The Copenhagen summit next week will generate vast quantities of hot air. It will see 16,500 people coming in from 192 countries. That amounts to 41,000 tons of carbon dioxide, roughly the same as the carbon emissions of Morocco in 2006. Also, the organisers will lay 900 kilometres of computer cable and 50,000 square metres of carpet. More than 200,000 meals will be served and visitors will drink 200,000 cups of coffee -- at least that will be organic. When asked if the carbon footprint might have been reduced by turning Copenhagen into a video conference, a spokesman for the event said: "For such a major agreement, people need to meet together and negotiate face to face. We have delegates from all over the world. Video-conferencing systems are extremely useful, but they don't match the personal touch. This is one of the main factors in having a good conference."
The Copenhagen summit next week will generate vast quantities of hot air. It will see 16,500 people coming in from 192 countries. That amounts to 41,000 tons of carbon dioxide, roughly the same as the carbon emissions of Morocco in 2006. Also, the organisers will lay 900 kilometres of computer cable and 50,000 square metres of carpet. More than 200,000 meals will be served and visitors will drink 200,000 cups of coffee -- at least that will be organic.
When asked if the carbon footprint might have been reduced by turning Copenhagen into a video conference, a spokesman for the event said: "For such a major agreement, people need to meet together and negotiate face to face. We have delegates from all over the world. Video-conferencing systems are extremely useful, but they don't match the personal touch. This is one of the main factors in having a good conference."
It will see 16,500 people coming in from 192 countries. That amounts to 41,000 tons of carbon dioxide, roughly the same as the carbon emissions of Morocco in 2006.
None of the these numbers are coherent with one another. 2.5 ton per person of emissions, just for one trip? And 41,000 tons being the yearly emissions of Morocco? Don't journalists have any sense of what numbers mean? (I know, silly question) In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
the real reason so many people in Tinseltown drive a Prius is because "it's the only car you can drive which costs under $35,000 which doesn't make everyone think that your career has gone down the toilet".
