Tourism and carbon emissions - Find a freedom of information request

1. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful to know if the LIncolnshire County Council (LCC) has calculated or forecast the quantitative amount of increased carbon emissions from its plans to have year round tourism on the coasts attained with a planned £1 billion in funding.  If so, what will the increase in carbon footprint be due to this plan, and what is your methodology in calculating this increase?  

The information on the LCC’s plans was obtained from this article here

https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/lincolnshire-county-council-targets-1bn-of-funding-a-year-in-tourism-9061233/

I ask as tourism is now seen as responsible for 8% of carbon emissions, concluded in a 2018 study at the University of Sydney.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/tourism-responsible-for-8-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-study-finds

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/road-more-traveled-tourisms-alarming-and-growing-carbon-footprint

2.I ask under the FOI Act 2000, if the Lincolnshire County Council has employed a climate scientist to advise on the impact of its decisions to increase tourism on climate change?  If not, will the LCC do so in future?

I ask as the UN has declared the earth to be in a climate emergency.  The Royal Society has just published a report here about climate change, thought largely to be due to human activity and burning of fossil fuels.

https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/

I also ask these questions as a researcher doing work in the history of environmental science and as a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

1. The £1bn referred to is the worth of tourism to the Lincolnshire economy as measured by the annual STEAM data, and not to any additional funding.  The highest carbon emissions are from tourists who fly to their destination.  Lincolnshire has a lower than average number of overseas visitors and this piece of work was in any case aimed at a local and regional audience.  Visit England are keen to encourage 'staycations' – this reduces the amount of plane travel, and some of the holidays themselves may be by "sustainable modes" versus potential additional car-based travel.

2. LCC has not employed a climate scientist specifically to advise on its approach towards the visitor economy.  However LCC is engaged with the Carbon Trust in implementing its corporate carbon reduction plan, which relates to the Council's approach across all its services.