2021 Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 8-15
The World Tourism Organization of United Nations（UNWTO）, has given warning that tourism, in which many people are moving or traveling, has potentially had a significant impact on climate change through global warming. There are calculated greenhouse gases（GHG）emissions from travel packages, transportation, accommodation, food and beverage, and the industry using carbon footprint（CFP）in life cycle assessment（LCA） studies on tourism. On the one hand, the Sustainable Development Goals（SDGs）and targets, which have attracted public attention, include items that target tourism. The Japanese version of the Sustainable Tourism Guidelines（JSTS-D）has also been published in Japan. Currently, the serious impact of the new coronavirus （COVID-19）continues, and the industry is under pressure to make a significant transformation, including tourism, but at the same time starting with recovery from COVID-19. It can be considered that there is a great opportunity to shift for sustainability. Tourism-related businesses, industry groups, research organizations, universities, etc., must be working together to implement sustainability initiatives.
