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  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Marine Tours: A Case Study of Australian Tour Boat Operators

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    Author(s)
    Byrnes, Troy
    Warnken, Jan
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    Byrnes, Troy A.
    Warnken, Jan
    Year published
    2006
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    Abstract
    This paper estimates the overall and per capita energy costs and GHG contributions associated with tour boat operations in Australia, a country with a 35,000 km coastline and world class marine attractions. Using a comprehensive database of Australian tour boat operators, 145 face-to-face interviews or completed postal survey questionnaires and 45 in- situ audits, the overall GHG emissions for this industry sector was estimated conservatively at 70,000 tons CO2-e or 0.1% of the transport sector in Australia, the fastest growing sector in terms of GHG outputs. On average, this translated into an extra 61 kg CO2-e per tourist ...
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    This paper estimates the overall and per capita energy costs and GHG contributions associated with tour boat operations in Australia, a country with a 35,000 km coastline and world class marine attractions. Using a comprehensive database of Australian tour boat operators, 145 face-to-face interviews or completed postal survey questionnaires and 45 in- situ audits, the overall GHG emissions for this industry sector was estimated conservatively at 70,000 tons CO2-e or 0.1% of the transport sector in Australia, the fastest growing sector in terms of GHG outputs. On average, this translated into an extra 61 kg CO2-e per tourist if their travel itineraries included a trip on a boat with a diesel engine, or 27 kg CO2-e for a trip on a boat with a petrol engine - the equivalent of a single person driving 140 km or 300 km, respectively, in a standard passenger vehicle. Information obtained from Australian tour boat operators, however, indicated a range of technical and operational opportunities for reducing GHG emissions. In the light of Australia's anticipated growth in domestic and international visitors, the importance of reducing tour boat GHG outputs, is stressed.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Sustainable Tourism
    Volume
    14
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t794297833
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09669580608669058
    Copyright Statement
    © 2006 Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Business and Management
    Tourism
    Human Geography
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/13387
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