Navigation

Climate Change - intro tourism

Will skiing soon be a thing of the past? Global warming could have dire consequences for the tourist industry in the Alps. But tourism, by its very nature, is part of the problem.

This content was published on September 23, 2009 minutes

Travellers are responsible for the growth of passenger traffic – by air, road or rail – and therefore greenhouse gas emissions. This dossier investigates the impact climate change is having on alpine resorts – and how they are reacting.

Articles in this story

In compliance with the JTI standards

In compliance with the JTI standards

More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative

Contributions under this article have been turned off. You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us!

If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.

Share this story

Change your password

Do you really want to delete your profile?