This is a review from The Right Hook, you can see all the places we’ve travelled on: newstalk.ie/travel
Ecotourism is travel which is small scale, low impact, culturally sensitive, community orientated, primarily nature based, educational and capable of broadening peoples minds and enlivening their souls but providing a unique experience, firmly grounded in sustainable principles and practices.
In 2007 Ireland’s carbon footprint was 5.0 global hectares per person – more than double the global average. Which meant the country would have to pay for its emissions, a total of 3.6m tonnes of carbon credits per year.
With the economic crisis, the Environmental Protection Agency has altered its forecast, guessing that the country would be liable for about half the amount of carbon credits, between 1.3 and 1.8m tonnes. Such improvements notwithstanding, Ireland will still struggle to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the EU’s own binding targets, scheduled for 2020.
