A regular annual sea transport carbon footprint for the islands of Cres and Lošinj

Grofelnik, Hrvoje

doi:10.21861/hgg.2015.77.02.04

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“…Additionally, 18 papers used bottom-up approaches, using primary sources of data obtained from surveys of tourists or economic operators [33], institutions managing an area [34] or conducted in direct contact with transport companies [35]. The bottom-up approach used primary data sources to provide accurate and more secure outcomes.…”

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Applying Carbon Footprint Method Possibilities to the Sustainable Development of Sports Tourism

Grofelnik

Perić

Wise

2020

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Tourism generates diverse and complex economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts on space. Tourism organizers and service providers tend to emphasize the positive effects, and often underestimate or neglect negative environmental impacts. The environmental impact of tourism is clearly visible in the transportation of tourists from their homes to their destinations and back, thus generating significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that directly participate in global warming. In order to determine the intensity of the impact of transport (for tourism purposes) on the environment, or more specifically on CO2 emissions, the Carbon Footprint method (CF) is increasingly applied in modern scientific research. The possibilities of CF research in the form of case studies can be monitored in an increasing number and in various fields of research, confirming the value of the method. This review paper analyses the development and application of the CF method in the sustainable development of tourism and specifically sports tourism. By reviewing and analysing the relevant CF literature represented in the WoSCC database, this paper presents the basics of the scientific methodology of CF and its development and application from the aspect of sustainable development, with particular emphasis on the application of CF in measuring the environmental impact of tourism. The research points out the potential contribution of future CF research and complement methods in the overall picture of environmental burden. This should give an agenda and impetus for future research of sustainable development within the topic of the environmental burden generated by tourism.

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Applying Carbon Footprint Method Possibilities to the Sustainable Development of Sports Tourism

Grofelnik

Perić

Wise

2020

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…In modern research on the impact of tourism through CO2 emissions into the atmosphere on the natural environment, as an element that absorbs CO2, the method of determining the carbon footprint is increasingly used (Lenzen et al 2018). Carbon footprint can be measured on a global level, according to the average biocapacity of the global ecosystem, or locally, according to the absorption biocapacity of a certain isolated area (Grofelnik 2015;Liu et al 2016). The majority of scientific research in the relevant scientific databases deals with the impacts of tourism on carbon emissions on a systemic, theoretical, global or national level (Gühnemann et al 2021;Lenzen et al 2018;Yang and Jia 2022).…”

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Determining the Impact of Tourism on the Environment by Extracting the Carbon Footprint of Road Infrastructure in Natural Protected Areas – Case Study of the Učka Nature Park

Grofelnik,

Kovačić

2023

Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe

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Purpose – The research is based on the thesis that if the impacts of tourism on the environment were reduced to a local carrying capacity of the environment, then the global impact of tourism on the environment would be fully sustainable. In this light, the purpose of this research is to measure the local impact of tourism related road traffic on the environment on the example of the Učka Nature Park. Methodology – The carbon footprint of road traffic in the Učka tunnel was calculated using the carbon footprint methodology. The footprint was measured in the period from 2015 to 2020 on a monthly basis in order to gather database for analysing the seasonality of CO2 emissions, taking into account the local biocapacity of the environment. Findings – The total carbon footprint of traffic in the Učka tunnel from 2015 to 2020 is the result of an average volume of 3,204,375 vehicles per year. This amount of road traffic emitted an average of 2934.3 tons of CO2 per year. On a yearly basis 4.45% of the total biocapacity of the Učka Nature Park or 687.9 lha is needed to absorb carbon emissions from the Učka tunnel. The share of tourism in the total carbon footprint of road traffic in the Učka tunnel during the observed period at the annual level is 30.5%. Contribution – The paper contributes to the discussion of the local impact of tourism related to road traffic. Specifically, the paper aims to raise awareness and encourage the scientific community to research more local case studies that will measure the concrete impact of tourism on the environment. The applied contribution of the work is expressed through the measured value of the total and specifically separated tourist carbon footprint and contributes to the expansion of the database that would enable objective, measurable and sustainable spatial management.

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“…If it is taken into account the both trade liberalization, sea transportation as independent variables and carbon-dioxide emissions as dependent variable in terms of testing the EKC hypothesis for Mexico, there is no study by employing three variables together in the academic literature. In addition, if those variables taken into account separately as dependent and independent variables, there are some works (Grofelnik, 2015;Kalayci and Ozden, 2021;Onifade et al, 2021;Yazici, 2022;Zafar, et al, 2013) in the academic literature.…”

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The Relationship between Trade Liberalization, Sea Freight, and Carbon-Dioxide Emissions within the Perspective of EKC: The Case of Mexico

Kayabas

2023

IJEEP

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The main purpose of this research is to investigate the long-term nexus among trade liberalization, sea transportation, economic growth, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by considering the EKC hypothesis for Mexico from 1980 to 2021. In this context, multiple regression, ADF, PP, FMOLS, Bayer-Hanck co-integration tests are employed in order to examine both the effect of independent variables on dependent variables and the long-run relationship. According to results of multiple regression, FMOLS analysis and Bayer-Hanck co-integration test, trade liberalization, sea transportation, economic growth, energy consumption have substantial impact on CO2 emissions and there is a long-run relationship among variables from 1980 to 2021 for Mexico which verifies the EKC hypothesis. All empirical evidence demonstrates that the Mexican government should take radical steps to prevent environmental degradation. The presence of trade liberalization and the positive movement of the ecological footprint reveal the increasing effect of growth on carbon dioxide emissions, especially in a developing country such as Mexico, which aims for more economic growth. All these indicate the necessity of switching to practices aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. In this sense, incentives for renewable energy sources, rate differentiation in motor vehicle tax, and regulations in the tax system for negative externalities are some of the applications that can be done. In addition, public expenditures for green infrastructure such as low-carbon energy production and energy efficiency in public buildings can be increased, investments can be made in R&D studies to support innovation, and activities can be preferred to increase environmental awareness. Besides, there are various sea transport green solutions in order to reduce emissions and pollution in maritime transport. Green energy suggest solutions such as reducing the cruise speed of the ship, reducing the use of fossil fuels, choosing new generation fuel types with cleaner content, increasing energy efficiency, and making a weather-dependent cruise plan.

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A regular annual sea transport carbon footprint for the islands of Cres and Lošinj

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Applying Carbon Footprint Method Possibilities to the Sustainable Development of Sports Tourism

Applying Carbon Footprint Method Possibilities to the Sustainable Development of Sports Tourism

Determining the Impact of Tourism on the Environment by Extracting the Carbon Footprint of Road Infrastructure in Natural Protected Areas – Case Study of the Učka Nature Park

The Relationship between Trade Liberalization, Sea Freight, and Carbon-Dioxide Emissions within the Perspective of EKC: The Case of Mexico

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