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The travel industry – and air travel in particular - is at the sharp end of the emissions debate.Laila Al-Hassan, an Emirati woman who works for state environmental agency in Abu Dhabi, represent...s a small but growing lobby - urging their fellow citizens, and the rest of the world, to rethink attitudes to tourism and travel.She is in Dubai to interview key players in the environmental debate.She speaks to the Head of Dubai International Airport, the UAE Minister for Culture and Tourism, hotel developers and members of the local environmental lobby.
The travel industry – and air travel in particular - is at the sharp end of the emissions debate.Laila Al-Hassan, an Emirati woman who works for state environmental agency in Abu Dhabi, represent...s a small but growing lobby - urging their fellow citizens, and the rest of the world, to rethink attitudes to tourism and travel.She is in Dubai to interview key players in the environmental debate.She speaks to the Head of Dubai International Airport, the UAE Minister for Culture and Tourism, hotel developers and members of the local environmental lobby.
| Series: | Climate connections |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 2009-12-04 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC World Service |
| Published: | 2009 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:26:31 |
| Note: | BBC World Service version |
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| Producer: | Anna Horsbrugh-Porter |
| Presenter: | Lawrence Pollard |
| Contributors: | Lawrence Pollard; Laila Al-Hassan |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | AUDA736B |
| Available to public: | no |
