Talking Tourism Episode 110 - Carbon Neutral by 2025 with Charlie Knaggs

Talking Tourism

Charlie Knaggs leads the Climate Change and Energy teams at Point Advisory, where he works with corporate and government clients to help find and implement decarbonisation solutions that are economically sensible and environmentally robust. He specialises in greenhouse gas measurement, management, reporting and auditing, and was recently engaged by TICT to undertake a report that would provide insights into what it would look like for the Tasmanian tourism industry to be carbon-neutral.
In this episode, TICT's Emma Azon-Jacometti chats with Charlie about the findings of that report, beginning by exploring what it actually means to be carbon-neutral. Charlie then explains how he went about determining the size of Tasmanian tourism's carbon footprint, and how it compares to other Australian states' tourism industries, as well as other industries within Tasmania.
Charlie suggests that we need to look at achieving carbon neutrality from a top-down approach as well as a bottom-up approach, and talks through the differences between both approaches and how you might apply these considerations in your own business.
Ultimately, the big question is whether the Tasmanian tourism industry can achieve its bold ambition to be carbon-neutral by 2025. And, if it can, what measures does it need to take to get there? Listen in for Charlie's take and to understand how you can make a difference.
Today's episode is brought to you by our partner, VXT. VXT is a purpose-built organisation with one purpose - to train a hospitality and tourism workforce to deliver the Tasmanian workforce. VXT offers an array of industry-led, outcome-focused training courses both online and around Tasmania. Thanks to VXT for their generous support of TICT and for helping to make this episode of Talking Tourism possible.