Hotel GHG Mitigation Tool (GACMO)
The objectives of the tool are to allow a business to: - estimate past/current GHG emissions related to the energy and food activities - estimate GHG emissions reduction potential and costs associated with specific mitigation options
The tool has been shared with businesses in the countries where the Transforming Tourism Value Chains project is focused: Dominican Republic, Philippines, Mauritius, and Saint Lucia. Business consider the tool is very useful to identify, compare, and assess the different GHG mitigation options. In addition, the tool has been shared with an Experts Group on Sustainable Tourism. They consider the tool fills a gap left behind by other GHG tools, in terms of quantifying the GHG emissions related to food. Challenges identified and faced during the deployment of the tool include the level of competency required to use the tool, although the project has strived to increase its ease of use significantly.
