Clima Host II – Alpine Climate Action Competition in the Hotel and Catering Industry

The project is completed. The second climate protection competition “ClimaHost” began on September 1, 2021. The application deadline was December 31, 2021. Accommodation providers from the Alpine region were sought who had implemented exemplary climate protection measures and contributed to a sustainable tourism offering. The goal of the project was to reduce greenhouse gases generated in tourist accommodations in the Alpine region.

Sustainable Economy Tourism

Project info

Countries:

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Switzerland

Project duration:

10/20 - 12/22

Target groups:

Funding:

223,840.00 €

Contact info

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Implementing organisation

adelphi research gGmbH

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Background

The first Clima Host competition was held in 2018/19. Hosts from across the Alpine region who had implemented outstanding climate action measures in their businesses were honoured. The presentation of the awarded measures is meant to serve as a blueprint for other tourist facilities and to encourage them to implement suitable projects themselves. Such emulation effects expand the range of environmentally friendly accommodation available in the Alpine region and thus contribute to the transnational climate goals of the Alpine Convention.

Logo of EUKI project Clima Host. Photo: (c) adelphi

Project

The project organised the second climate action competition. Apart from project management, this included the planning and staging of the competition, dissemination, and assessment of the individual measures involved. After the competition, the project evaluated the effectiveness of the award-winning measures, summarised the results in a brochure, and ensured that the award-winning measures were communicated via diverse media channels in the Alpine region. The climate action competition was intended to become a recurring event in the medium term. The project explored alternative funding sources to ensure that the competition could be consistently held regardless of public funds.