1、1ENVIRONMENTAL&SOCIAL RESEARCH 2025 Summary of FindingsDecember 2025STRATEGIC PARTNERS:2RESEARCH PARTNER:SUSTAINABILITY DATA PARTNER:Key Takeaways3Global direct and indirect T&T GDP surpassed its 2019 peak by 6%in 2024T&T contributed 7.3%to global GHG emissions in 2024,well below its pre-pandemic pe
2、ak of 8.3%in 2019 Total T&T GHG emissions per unit of T&T GDP fell by 3%between 2023 and 2024,and were 15%below 2019.Part of this is due to the slower recovery of T&T in Asia-Pacific,which is more emissions intensiveT&T contributed 8.7%of global energy use in 2024,up from 8.6%in 2023 but well below
3、the 10.1%contribution in 2019T&T directly contributed 1.1%of global water use in 2024,with an additional 4.0%share coming from its supply chain T&Ts contribution to global air pollution increased for all pollutants between 2023 and 2024 as the sector grew,but its share of global emissions is still s
4、lightly below its 2019 peak Materials use in the T&T value is estimated to have surpassed 2019 levels across all types of materials,with fossil fuel use around 4%higher in 2024Female employment made up a total of 40%(49%for hospitality)of direct T&T jobs,with people aged 15-24 making up 16%T&T suppo
5、rted 96.7 million high wage jobs in 2024,7.1 million more than the previous peak in 2019T&T-linked tax revenues were$3.5 trillion in 2024 across all channels,9.7%of total government revenues03ContentsIntroduction411Travel&Tourisms Greenhouse Gas Emissions16Travel&Tourisms Energy Usage 22Travel&Touri
6、sms Water Usage26Travel&Tourisms Air Pollution31Travel&Tourisms Materials Extraction37Travel&Tourisms Youth Employment41Travel&Tourisms Female Employment45Travel&Tourisms High-Wage Jobs48Travel&Tourisms Contribution to Tax RevenuesIntroduction5Glossary Environmental impactsThis report uses several s