85 Green: Supporting Climate Action Through Sustainable Tourism

Using national and regional examples from her research, Dr. Michelle Rutty will highlight the key climate change risks facing the tourism sector, followed by an interactive discussion on how a shift to sustainable tourism can support our local climate goals.

Dr. Rutty is a Canada Research Chair in Tourism, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo, a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, and Lead Expert on the Tourism Panel on Climate Change.