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Climate Change – intro tourism

Will skiing soon be a thing of the past? Global warming could have dire consequences for the tourist industry in the Alps. But tourism, by its very nature, is part of the problem.

Travellers are responsible for the growth of passenger traffic – by air, road or rail – and therefore greenhouse gas emissions. This dossier investigates the impact climate change is having on alpine resorts – and how they are reacting.

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