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What‘s the problem?
- 70,000 Tons of CO2
– COP 15, Copenhagen
Climate Friendly Climate Research Adam Pawloff Centre for Global - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Climate Friendly Climate Research Adam Pawloff Centre for Global - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Climate Friendly Climate Research Adam Pawloff Centre for Global Change & Sustainability, BOKU Vienna Whats the problem? 70,000 Tons of CO 2 COP 15, Copenhagen 3.5 x Whats the problem? 70,000 Tons of CO 2 COP 15,
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What‘s the problem?
- 70,000 Tons of CO2
– COP 15, Copenhagen
- 1,000 Tons of CO2
– Every IPCC Meeting
- European Geosciences Union
- Americal Geophysical Union, fall meeting
- Society for Neurosciences
- 11,200, 20,000 + 30,000 participants
– 1 ton CO2/particpant, travel emissions (conservative)
13,500 round-rail-trips, Vienna-Potsdam
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CO2 FOOTPRINT RESEARCHER
t CO2/a
10 20
Average Austrian Researcher in Austria
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CFCR Project
- Addressing the question of how we conduct
research ?
– Responsibility / Consistency
- Project in the context of JPI CLIMATE + Alliance
- f Sustainable Universities in Austria
- Results – 3 Policy Briefs, 5-day virtual
conference
- JPI Call / Austrian climate research program
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“Does flying around the world to conferences suggest a real and urgent concern for the effect
- f greenhouse gas emissions on the climate?”
(THOMPSON 2011)
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“The Kyoto Protocol has not proven to be particularly effective at anything
- f
consequence-except perhaps flying government
- fficials
around the world to enjoy exotic places like Bali, Poznan, Buenos Aires, Cancun, and Doha.”
RUCKER 2012
“…Al Gore got an Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth and someone did some analysis of his carbon footprint and found it was pretty big.” “…Gore deserves a gold statue for
- hypocrisy. “
BLEISCH NZZ 19.10.2009
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What can we do?
- Large, institution-wide issues
– Energy sources – Environmental management systems – Energy standards of buildings – ...
- Department level
– Depending on institutional policy, autonomy with regard to IT, travel, etc.
- Individual level
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t CO2/a
8,000 BOKU CO2 Emissions 2011
BOKU CO2 emissions
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BOKU CO2 emissions
t CO2/a
8,000 BOKU CO2 Emissions 2011 BOKU CO2 Emissions 2011, scenario with reneawable energy
Electricity Other emissions
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Meetings compared
Emissions
100%
Physical Meeting Virtual Meeting
Hotels Travel Food, energy, infra. Computer/Server Food, energy, infra.
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Sources: webdirectory, lovelylaos, airtravelinternational, cheapflights
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What can we do?
http://www.jpi-climate.eu/jpi- themes/climatefriendlyclimateresearch
- Green meetings
- Video conferences
- Rail travel
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Source: infocus.com
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Source: CFCR project
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Source: CFCR virtual conference
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Source: deutsche bahn
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„We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.“ (OBAMA 2015)
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