Greece’s Costa Navarino Cuts Carbon Emissions by 80% in 2022

The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino. Photo source: Costa Navarino.

As part of its ongoing decarbonization efforts, Greece’s Costa Navarino resorts in Messinia, achieved an 80 percent carbon emission reduction last year compared to 2019, the company said.

Greek developer TEMES SA, the company behind Costa Navarino, said it met its commitment by using renewable sources of energy, reducing LPG use, and slashing its energy consumption per night. Costa Navarino is aiming to reach net-zero across its hotels and facilities by 2050.

Its strategy includes setting short-term and long-term goals and implementing actions to reduce CO2 emissions both for direct emissions related to the use of fuels for energy production, and for indirect emissions that include all emissions related to Costa Navarino’s supply chain.

Water reservoir, the bay course. Photo source: Costa Navarino.

The target is to achieve short-term goals by 2034. TEMES is also hoping by 2030 to use only renewable energy sources for all its needs.

Costa Navarino and TEMES SA have repeatedly been awarded by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Travel Market (WTM) for sustainability initiatives and best practices. Last month, the company said it would be focusing investments on strengthening alternative forms of tourism.

Olive transplant, sustainable practices. Photo source: Costa Navarino.

Among others, the country’s leading sustainable tourism destination partnered with WWF Greece with aiming to limit single-use plastics across its resorts and operations. The company is part of the UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by UNEP and UNWTO in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Other initiatives include organizing the biggest olive tree transplant program in Europe, the creation of water reservoirs to cover irrigation needs only with surplus surface water, and the establishment of the Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO).