Böcker av Ioannis S Vourdoubas

Climate change with its inflictive effects on developed, developing and poor countries is a topic of increasing concern to the international community, especially following the global climate summit in Paris in 2015. The commitments made by almost all countries to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere in order to limit the increase of the average temperature of the planet to manageable levels, require the gradual implementation of radical measures in many sectors, and especially in the energy sector. The role of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in climate change mitigation is crucial, while the replacement of fossil fuels with RES requires major changes in the way we produce and use energy and fuels. The green energy transformation of modern societies requires the understanding of the role of fossil fuels in the aggravation of climate change and the advantages of the use of RES towards its mitigation. This transformation cannot be achieved without understanding the necessity for changing the energy model of the industrial era - the period after the mid-18th century until today - which has led to current environmental deadlocks. This understanding is particularly useful and necessary for young people who shall bear the burden and cost of this complex transition. This book addresses this very topic, that is young people's awareness over environmentally friendly energy technologies, understanding their environmental, social and economic benefits and their role in coping with climate change. The text could be useful to everyone who is interesting to be aware about the causes of the most important global environmental problem in the current era of Anthropocene.

Climate change consists of the most important global environmental problem in our era while tourism industry is the main industry in the island of Crete, Greece contributing at around 50% in the regional income. International tourism is growing fast increasing the tourism-related carbon emissions. Climate change and tourism are interconnected and interrelated. Climate change has undesired and harmful impacts on the tourism industry in Crete threatening the local fragile and sensitive ecosystems while the Cretan tourism industry contributes to climate change. The aim of the current book is the study of their nexus and interdependencies. The direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the local tourism industry are investigated as well as their contribution to climate change. The mitigation of all sectors of tourism industry to climate change as well as its adaptation to the new climate conditions are examined and assessed. The de-carbonization in various sectors of the tourism industry in the island is studied highlighting the difficulties of achieving carbon neutrality in each of them. The impacts of Covid-19 as well as the over tourism in the island are also examined. The possibility of creating net-zero carbon emissions accommodation facilities are mentioned. The book highlights the necessity for a sustainable and low-carbon transformation of the local tourism. It could be useful to all stakeholders of the tourism industry in Crete, including the public authorities, who should try jointly to mitigate their impacts to climate change and adapt the attractive and popular insular tourism destination to the new unavoidable climate conditions.