British lawmakers said on Thursday they would count the environmental cost of mass tourism amid warnings that leisure trips pose an ever greater threat to the planet.
Fast-growing tourism accounts for about 5% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide while floods of visitors are damaging a host of hot spots, said the Environmental Audit Committee, which scrutinises the impact of government policy on the environment.
From queues up Everest to cruisers crowding Venice, 'must-see' landmarks are increasingly imperilled by their very popularity. And that's before the spew of emissions from planes, trains and automobiles is taken into account.
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