Jeremy Smith

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Jeremy Smith Co-Founder, Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency Climate Specialist, Travel Foundation

Jeremy Smith is a writer and strategist for climate action in tourism. In 2020, he co-founded Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, a global initiative calling on tourism destinations and businesses to work together on equitable science-based climate action. In 2021, he was a co-author of the UNWTO-led Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism, which launched at COP26 in Glasgow. He is now working with the UNWTO to ensure the implementation of the declaration’s commitments over the next decade and with the Travel Foundation developing their Climate Action Programme for destinations. He is the author of the books Transforming Travel – realising the potential of sustainable tourism and Clean Breaks – 500 New Ways to See the World; he advises destinations and businesses in sustainable tourism strategy; and he sits on the advisory boards of the Future of Tourism Coalition and Travalyst.

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  • Day 1 June 8th, 2022


  • 11:45  - 12:45
    Ms. Virginia Fernández Trapa, Programme Officer Sustainable Development, UNWTO
    Mr. Jeremy Smith, Co-Founder, Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency
    Mr. Jaume Mata, Head of Sustainable Tourism, Visit Valencia
    Mr. Pau Pitarch, Partner Consultant, PAX Consulting
    Moderates: Mr. Javier Villayamor, Coordinator, Area for Economic Development, Tourism and Trade, Barcelona Provincial Council
    Short presentation: ZeroCO2 MED Project: Mr. Joan Colón, Head of the Sustainability Accounting and Optimization Unit, BETA Tech Center / UVic-UCC

    The growing number of natural disasters each year is threatening the natural and cultural heritage on which tourism destinations rely to attract visitors, whereas coastal destinations and other areas of natural beauty may also be particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. The green transition of tourism services and activities is inevitably linked with the implementation of initiatives related to environmental protection and climate neutrality, and the 82% of Europeans are already willing to change their travel habits for more sustainable practices, according to a Eurobarometer survey from October 2021. Global initiatives such as the Glasgow Declaration show how we are at a turning point towards the acceleration of the climate action in tourism.

    This panel centres on the need that the tourism industry responds and faces the already visible challenges and impacts that the climate change is bringing, and how can it contribute to accelerate the current scheme and dynamics towards a real climate action.





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