Academic Air Travel and Climate Change: How Can We Move to Low-carbon Research at Carleton?
Academic Air Travel and Climate Change: How Can We Move to Low-carbon Research at Carleton?
Categories: General | Intended for Staff/Faculty
1811 Dunton Tower
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON
Contact Information
Marie-Odile Junker, 7601, MarieOdileJunker@cunet.carleton.ca
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No registration required.
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$0
About this Event
Host Organization: Carleton Climate Commons
More Information: Please click here for additional details.
A brow-bag lunch session moderated by Marie-Odile Junker (Linguistics and Language Studies).
Aviation has a disproportionately large impact on the climate system. Since 1990, CO2 emissions from international aviation have increased 83 per cent and there is no formal plan to reduce aviation emissions. Academic researchers are among the highest emitters, as a result of emissions from flying to conferences, project meetings, and fieldwork.
Questions for Discussion:
What are the forces that make us fly?
What incentives might make us fly less?
How can we address these issues at Carleton and encourage a low-carbon culture at the university?
We will examine some initiatives existing elsewhere and discuss possible initiatives for us at Carleton University.
Bring your lunch. We will provide cookies.
More information:
climatecommons@carleton.ca
https://academicflyingblog.wordpress.com
http://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/future-less-flying-thorniest-thorns/
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/science/climate-change-basics/air-travel-and-climate-change/