Professor of Tourism, University of Otago
James Higham is a Professor specializing in tourism and environmental change, and Visiting Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the University of Stavanger (Norway). His current research programmes centre on climate change, aviation and tourism. He also has a long-standing research interests in the field of sport and tourism.
Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study
Dec 12, 2024 02:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend arent working. That is the main finding of our new research, published in Nature Communications today. It...
The NZ aviation industry is making bold climate claims – and risking anti-greenwashing litigation
Dec 13, 2023 13:43 pm UTC| Business
On the same day last week that Air New Zealand announced the purchase of its first fully electric aircraft, Christchurch Airport announced it had reached a new standard for decarbonisation. On the face of it, great news...