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Climate Change & Carbon Neutrality A Costa Rican Case Study
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regional airline - central america
community social programs
creating memorable experiences for travelers
storytelling for travelers
flight school, aviation & bio-fuel
creating destinations for rare experiences
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• our commitment to the environment and the communities we serve is vital to our values
• to motivate the costa rican tourism industry to take action, encouraged by our profitability and sustainable model
• be a catalyst so that other airlines would follow
why we took action?
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a force of our own nature
Airline Operations - fuel efficiency improved 7% through flight plans and scheduling - bio-fuel in all ground vehicles and equipment Admin Energy Use - energy efficiency training program - renewable power wind turbines brasil / april 2010
• methods set by the Kyoto protocol are difficult to decipher and implement
• controversy – Costa Rica was able to get words into Kyoto Protocol for “avoided deforestation” – outlined in Article 12. – this wording was eliminated in
implementation of Kyoto Protocol – pressure was to reduce, not to offset
• consumer knowledge - in 2003 most people did not understand or accept climate change
challenges of going c-neutral
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• we decided that the following criteria was important to us: – keep it local – protection of bio-diversity and creation of
natural corridors – social community benefits – transparency
key attributes
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• Costa Rica’s National Fund for Forest Financing (FONAFIFO) -a government entity – period1995-2009 FONAFIFO incorporated
more than 500.000 hectares of forests that directly benefited more than 11,000 families
multiple benefits in forestry protection protects tourism destinations conserves biodiversity restores watersheds & soils creates sustainable livelihoods brasil / april 2010
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Fincas con PSA
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PSA 2700 ha
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Fincas sin PSA
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Sin PSA 7000 ha
“the lack of resources has created the need to look for new sources to protect nature”
Alvaro Ugalde
Nature Air offsets • 2004 - 4650 tons of carbon dioxide • 2005 – 5400 tons of carbon dioxide • 2006 – 5800 tons of carbon dioxide • 2007 – 6796 tons of carbon dioxide • 2008 – 7000 tons of carbon dioxide • 2009 – 6800 tons of carbon dioxide
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– we challenged the aviation and tourism industry
– we became a catalyst for change – we are part of the solution, not the problem – proven that sustainable business is
profitable business – since 2004, 87 other companies have
joined the FONAFIFO program
what have we achieved?
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what can happen if morefollow...
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One Route New York-London
CO2 Emitted per year:
12,775 Tonnes
All Routes CO2 Emitted per year:
4650 Tonnes
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• a global industry with profound impact on global economies – international visits expected to double from
800 million in 2008 to 1.6 billion in 2020 – zero tourism growth strategy not a solution
• leisure travel is pre-disposed for conscious consumerism – travel is a positive action vs. negative/
fearful methods of education • information is important but not sufficient
alone to induce behavioral change, experiences can encourage action
what’s tourism got to do with it?
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Conclusion take a portfolio approach with climate actions – reduce risk & costs, maximize benefits include forestry offsets – unique multiple benefits (socio-economic) pick offset projects carefully – good practice standards – 3rd party audits and authorization – in tourism – stay local when and if possible partner with right organization – reputation, experience, local relationships
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the future is going this way…