Tourisms global carbon footprint increased by ** percent between 2009 and 2019, to *** billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCOâ‚‚e). This accounted for almost ** percent of global GHG emissions that year. The following year saw emissions from the tourism industry more than halve, owing to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
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