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| Title: | Tourism operators responding to climate change: becoming carbon neutral |
| Authors: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| Keywords: | Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)-Climate |
| ASFA Subjects: | Climatic changes Ecosystem resilience |
| APAIS Subject: | Tourism Greenhouse effect |
| Category: | Information Publication Scheme Tourism Leading environmental practice Climate change Tourism operators |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| Abstract: | What does it mean to be carbon neutral? The meaning of the term "carbon neutral" is evolving as the business of climate change moves forward. Put simply, gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's energy, keeping the Earth at a suitable temperature for life. This is called the greenhouse effect and the gases are called greenhouse gases. As levels of greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide) increase, the atmosphere traps more heat, causing the temperature of the Earth to rise, leading to changes in our climate. In this case study, becoming carbon neutral means achieving a zero overall carbon output and therefore not contributing to climate change |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/163 |
| Type of document: | Brochure |
| Appears in Collections: | Community |
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