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1. Climate Change & Carbon Neutrality
A Costa Rican Case Study
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2. regional airline - central
america
creating destinations for rare
experiences
creating memorable experiences
for travelers
storytelling for travelers
community social programs
flight school, aviation & bio-fuel
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4. why we took action?
• 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
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5. Airline Operations
a force - fuel efficiency improved
of our 7% through flight plans
and scheduling
own - bio-fuel in all ground
vehicles and equipment
nature Admin Energy Use
- energy efficiency training
program
- renewable power wind
turbines
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6. challenges of going c-neutral
• 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
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7. key attributes
• 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
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8. • 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
12. N
Límite
RF Golfo Dulce
Límite
PN Corcovado Bahía Drake
Fincas
Fincas con PSA
Bosque
PSA 2700 ha
13. N
Límite
RF Golfo Dulce
Límite
PN Corcovado Bahía Drake
Fincas
Fincas sin PSA
Bosque
Sin PSA 7000 ha
14. “the lack of resources has created the need to
look for new sources to protect nature”
Alvaro Ugalde
Nature Air offsets
• 004 - 4650 tons of carbon dioxide
2
• 005 – 5400 tons of carbon dioxide
2
• 006 – 5800 tons of carbon dioxide
2
• 007 – 6796 tons of carbon dioxide
2
• 008 – 7000 tons of carbon dioxide
2
• 009 – 6800 tons of carbon dioxide
2
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17. what have we achieved?
– 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
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19. One Route CO2 Emitted All Routes CO2 Emitted
New York-London per year: per year:
12,775 Tonnes 4650 Tonnes
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20. what’s tourism got to do with it?
• 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
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21. 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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