Desire for travel driving a surge in emissions, researchers say
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As Australians gear up for the holiday season, new research reveals the growing environmental cost of global tourism.

Emissions from the tourism sector have surged by 40 per cent over the past decade and now make up 9 per cent of the world’s greenhouse emissions, a new study has found.

Experts warn the figure could double every 20 years, which is incompatible with the Paris Agreement’s goal for the sector to reduce its emissions by more than 10 per cent annually.