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Low-Carbon Tourism Approach as an Alternative Form for Tourism Development: A Review for Model Development

Fauziah Che Leh, Nor Kalsum Mohd Isa, Mohd Hairy Ibrahim, Mansor Ibrahim, Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunos and Johan Afendi Ibrahim

Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, Volume 29, Issue 4, December 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.29.4.19

Keywords: Blueprint, carbon dioxide, climate change, Covid-19, emissions, low-carbon tourism

Published on: 13 December 2021

The tourism industry is a major contributor to the gross domestic product of several countries, including Malaysia. However, recent tourism growth has led to increase the industry’s carbon dioxide (CO2). Low-carbon tourism, therefore, needs to be introduced to the sector to help curb global climate change. A comprehensive understanding of low-carbon tourism needs to be developed to achieve this goal. This article looks at the relevant studies in the literature using content analysis. By adopting a qualitative methodology, the article collected and assessed measurements of tourism’s carbon emissions and examined the effects of implementing a low-carbon tourism programme. Some of the low-carbon strategies were listed by going through the entire implementation process of low-carbon tourism as an alternative form of tourism development. The discussion also focuses on how Covid-19 can influence low-carbon tourism development. A blueprint for a low-carbon recovery proposed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is also presented at the end of the paper. The results of this study can be used as a basis for policy development and further research on low-carbon tourism in industry sub-sectors worldwide.

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