AND SIGNS THE GLASGOW AGREEMENT
Puerto Morelos Quintana Roo, September 1st, 2022.
Innovation, the implementation of good environmental practices and, above all, continuous improvements are the basis for achieving Net Zero’s goal for 2050: We’re ready.
At the Sustainable and Social Tourism Summit, El Cid Resorts, along with other hotels and companies in the Mexican Caribbean, ratified its adherence to the Glasgow Agreement. In the presence of the World’s Tourism Organization and members of the sector, the companies that signed the Gaslow Agreement are joining the international actions to fight the climate crisis.
At El Cid Resorts, we are very proud to speak in favor of sustainability and join this commitment, since The Glasgow Agreement, arises as an international response to involve the Tourism Industry, as a united sector worldwide, to reduce the environmental impacts caused by this industry.
The signatory companies commit to implement good practices, innovate technologically and even improve their operations in order to halve the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by the sector by 2030 and reach NET ZERO by 2050.
Where did this Initiative come from?
In 2015, the UN convened the Framework Convention on Climate Change, where the Paris Agreement was signed. At that time, the scientific community explained that for the preservation of biodiversity on the planet, it’s crucial to prevent the planet’s temperature from rising above 1.5°C.
Achieving this would reduce the impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, which in turn would allow humanity to retain nature’s services, while our livelihoods, food, water supply and economy remain on the move.
According to scientists, in order to achieve this, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must decrease by 45% by 2030, and reach net zero around 2050.
The Glasgow Agreement was formed last year during the COP 26 summoned by the UN. This international agreement suggests that all members of the tourism sector commit to aligning the climate impact of the Tourism Industry with scientific recommendations and international agreements.
What is the commitment?
- All the participating businesses of the Glasgow Agreement are committed to submitting annually their good practices and sustainable action plans,as well as implementing and keeping them updated.
- To align these plans with the five pillars of the Declaration: To measure greenhouse gas emissions, to reduce carbon dioxide production, regenerate, collaborate and, if possible, to invest in new projects focused on lowering CO2 emissions, allowing us to accelerate and coordinate the climate action in the tourism sector.
- Report the progress and work as a team by sharing the good practices and solutions, and spreading out information to encourage more businesses to join this worldwide initiative.
Throughout the last 50 years and going back to the beginnings of the company, El Cid Resorts has always been a leader in pioneering and breaking through innovative sustainable implementations like; Solar panel usage, detection, and conservation of new species of flora and fauna within property lands and the process of regrowing and replanting mangroves.
At El Cid Resorts, we are ready to take on this commitment to our planet! To overcome this challenge we face as a Planet, we have the appropriate infrastructure, the necessary technical equipment, the continuous improvement in our operation, but most of all, we are sure that we can face this challenge together as one force.
Making a difference is our promise to the planet.
