An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from tourism related activities in Chiang Mai municipality, Thailand

The report identifies that tourism activities in Chiang Mai municipality emitted approximately 4.4 million tons of CO2 equivalent in 2011, with travel being the primary source of emissions and large hotels being the largest contributing business type.

• In 2011, tourism sector activities in Chiang Mai municipality emitted approximately 4,417,510 tons of CO2 equivalent.
• Travel, encompassing visitors from other Thai cities and international locations, is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 4,228,702 tons of CO2 equivalent.
• Among tourism businesses in Chiang Mai, large hotels are the highest emitters of greenhouse gases, followed by restaurants and local transportation.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from tourism related activities in Chiang Mai municipality, Thailand. https://cdkn.org/resource/inventory-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-tourism-chiang-mai-municipality-thailand

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from tourism related activities in Chiang Mai municipality, Thailand. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/inventory-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-tourism-chiang-mai-municipality-thailand.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014inventory, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from tourism related activities in Chiang Mai municipality, Thailand}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = aug, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/inventory-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-tourism-chiang-mai-municipality-thailand}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }