Turismens utsläpp på Gotland

Sammanfattning: The tourism industry is accounted for high monetary revenues but is also responsible for a high amount of emissions globally. In this study the emissions from the tourism sector are discussed with a special focus on the Swedish island, Gotland. Because Gotland is an island there are limited ways to travel to the island. There are generally three ways to get to the island, by ferry, airplane or by a cruise ship. Approximately 70% of the tourists travel by ferry and it is therefore the focus of this study. In this study emissions from tourism were calculated by the travel to and from the island, and during the stay. Emissions from transport on the island to various destinations were calculated as well as emissions from accommodations. The result from the study shows that the tourism on Gotland has far lower emissions than the general global tourism. This is mostly due to the low emissions from the electric production in Sweden.