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Carbon stocktake
CO
2
e reductions
2020
Impact of tourism
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Climate change and tourism
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Distances and Visitor Numbers
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The Carbon emissions impact of tourism in New Zealand
While tourism is not part of the first reporting period (2008 to 2012) of the Kyoto agreement on climate change, it is a significant contributor to greenhouse gases.
This has been highlighted recently (January 2008) by researchers Craig Rodgers and Inga Smith from Otago University.
This calculator is designed to see the likely components of their calculations. It
demonstrates the potential damage to New Zealand's economy when politicians, without any understanding as to how it might be achieved, suggest that carbon neutrality
is a realistic objective!
Assumptions
Initial value of a Carbon Credit $
The following are the CO
2
e values used:
Petrol (kg/litre)
Average stay
days
1
Diesel (kg/litre)
LPG (kg/litre)
Electricity (kg/kwhr)
Car/Camper van
Petrol
Diesel
LPG
l/100km
Persons/vehicle
=
kg CO
2
e per person per km
Air-travel
(kg CO
2
e/km)
Class
Domestic
Oceania
Longhaul
Economy
Business
First
Average
weighted average
CO
2
e Calculation per average passenger visit to NZ
Travel to NZ - average distance
km
=
tonnes CO
2
e
Internal travel - distance
km
Road
=
tonnes CO
2
e
Air
=
tonnes CO
2
e
Electricity usage - est/day
Kwhrs
=
tonnes CO
2
e
=
TOTAL
Number of tourists
m tonnes CO
2
e
(See next page)
Pinus radiata sequestration rate
t of CO
2
e /year over a
yr rotation
ha
Assume visitor annual growth of
additional plantings
ha pa
ha
The cost of establishing the required forest at $
1
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Climate change and tourism
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Distances and Visitor Numbers
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Approximate Flight Distances
London
Los Angeles
New York
Moscow
Tokyo
Buenos Aires
11,200
9,900
8,600
13,500
18,400
Melbourne
16,900
12,800
16,700
14,500
8,200
Wellington
18,800
10,800
14,500
16,600
9,300
2005 Visitor numbers and round trip distance estimates
Numbers
Km
Oceania
Oceania
Asia
Europe
Americas
Other
Longhaul
Average
Say
1
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