Reviewing the carbon footprint analysis of hotels: Life Cycle Energy Analysis (LCEA) as a holistic method for carbon impact appraisal of tourist accommodation

Filimonau, Viachaslau; Dickinson, Janet; Robbins, Derek; Huijbregts, Mark A. J.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.002

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“…For example, a case study of two hotels in the city of Poole, in Dorset, UK, used this ratio to calculate the implicit emissions of building per guest per night, which were found to be 1.1 kg CO 2 -eq and 0.7 kg CO 2 -eq. The overall hotel emissions were estimated at 11.65 kg CO 2 -eq, and 8.25 kg CO 2 -eq [10]. This is about one-third to one-half of the emissions of the buildings and farmhouses type studied in this paper.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Currently, research concerning carbon emissions in the tourism industry often overlooks or underestimates carbon emissions due to tourism construction carried out by tourism operators to provide accommodation and related services for tourists [9,10]. Recently, a number of authors have explored the application of lifecycle assessment (LCA) in tourism, and there has been work on LCA in tourism around the world [11][12][13].…”

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Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

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Abstract:The need to improve the accuracy of carbon emission measurements is a major issue which the tourism industry must resolve in order to reduce adverse impacts on climate change and the environment. This study established a detailed consumption list based on household survey data and calculated the carbon emissions of accommodation and services of the rural tourism industry of Mount Qingcheng using the input-output and lifecycle methods. Further, it analysed the key factors affecting carbon emissions. The results indicate that within the surveyed area, carbon emissions from accommodation and services amounted to 30.27 kg CO 2 /per person per day; these emissions were primarily from indirect sources, which accounted for 74.99% of the total emissions. Emissions from construction and production of durable goods accounted for 13.08% and 21.58% of the total emissions. The omission of these sources of carbon emissions was the primary reason for the carbon emission levels of the tourism industry being underestimated previously. For each additional 10,000 yuan in revenue, accommodation and related services of the rural tourism industry emit an additional 1412.08 kg of CO 2 . This is higher than the level of carbon emissions of the agriculture industry, but lower than those of the processing and manufacturing industries. Tourist consumption behaviours and types of tourism operations are important factors affecting carbon emissions. Effective emission reduction strategies include guiding tourist consumption behavioural changes, optimizing tourism operation portfolios, and extending the service life of constructions and durable goods.

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Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

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“…As a result, the quality of existing methods has been enhanced and a number of new, more advanced carbon impact assessment approaches have evolved, thus enabling more accurate and comprehensive carbon footprint estimates. The issue of tourism product's life cycle related GHG emissions has become the focus in the growing number of studies (see, for instance, Filimonau et al 2011a;2011b;Schianetz et al 2007) as this assessment approach provides a more holistic overview of the carbon significance of the tourism industry and identifies more opportunities for mitigation intervention.…”

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The carbon footprint appraisal of local visitor travel in Brazil: A case of the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo itinerary

Pereira

Ribeiro

Filimonau

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Tourism transportation contributes substantially to the global carbon footprint. This contribution is predicted to enlarge, especially in 'emerging' tourism markets, and hence urgent carbon mitigation is necessary. Effective mitigation is determined by reliable carbon footprint assessments whose number is however limited, particularly for developing countries with growing tourism. This study applied the life cycle assessment (LCA) based method to appraise the carbon significance of various transport modes between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the key itinerary for travel with leisure and tourism purposes by local residents and overseas visitors in Brazil. Given the envisaged rise in biofuel use in the Brazilian transportation sector, this study is unique in that it evaluated the carbon reduction potential offered by biofuel. The study demonstrated that overland public transport represents the most carbon-efficient mode of local transportation. It further highlighted the crucial role of biofuel in minimising the carbon intensity of transportation between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.Policy-making and managerial recommendations were put forward to facilitate more climatebenign local transportation practices.

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“…The total energy used over 50 years in two hotels studied varies between 7417 KWh/m 2 and 10315 KWh/m 2 while CO 2 emissions vary between 4809 kg CO 2 /m 2 and 6289 kg CO 2 /m 2 . A review of the carbon footprint analysis of hotels has been presented by Filimonau et al , 2011. The authors used life cycle energy analysis in two 3-star hotels in the UK in order to quantify their CO 2 emissions.…”

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Energy Consumption and Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Hotels: A Case Study in Crete, Greece

Vourdoubas¹

2016

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The energy analysis of five summer operating hotels in Crete, Greece was implemented and their average annual energy consumption has been estimated at 149 KWh/m 2 and 19.4 KWh/p.n.s. Their average annual CO2 emissions due to energy use have also been estimated at 12.1 kg CO2/p.n.s.. Hotels in Crete utilize various renewable energy technologies with solar thermal energy being the most widely used. Apart from solar thermal energy, solar cooling, passive solar, solar-PV, solid biomass burning and low enthalpy geothermal energy with heat pumps have also been used in various cases. Since some of these technologies are currently cost effective having at the same time many environmental benefits , it is expected that in the future renewable energy technologies will have more applications in providing heat , cooling and electricity in hotels in Crete. Use of various renewable energy technologies in hotels could result in zeroing their CO2 emissions due to the energy use in them. The Greek government currently subsidizes the use of energy saving and renewable energy technologies in hotels aiming in reducing their high energy consumption and the use of the polluting fossil fuels in them.

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Reviewing the carbon footprint analysis of hotels: Life Cycle Energy Analysis (LCEA) as a holistic method for carbon impact appraisal of tourist accommodation

Cited by 157 publications

References 43 publications

Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

Use of Household Survey Data as a Tool to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Rural Tourist Accommodation and Related Services in China: A Case Study of Mount Qingcheng

The carbon footprint appraisal of local visitor travel in Brazil: A case of the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo itinerary

Energy Consumption and Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Hotels: A Case Study in Crete, Greece

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