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==Emissions and their reduction==
==Emissions and their reduction==
In a case study of a PhD project, mobility represented 75% of the carbon footprint, which could have been reduced by 44% using videoconferencing. The total emissions were 21.5t {{CO2}}-eq or 2.69t {{CO2}}-eq per peer-reviewed paper.


==Opinion pieces==
==Opinion pieces==

Revision as of 23:06, 7 February 2020

Air travel is an essential part of the professional lives of many academics, and a major source of pollution from that sector. In the context of the climate crisis, there have been appeals to reduce air travel by replacing it with other modes of transportation, replacing it with videoconferencing, or renouncing inessential trips.


Role of air travel in academia

Attitudes of academics

Emissions and their reduction

In a case study of a PhD project, mobility represented 75% of the carbon footprint, which could have been reduced by 44% using videoconferencing. The total emissions were 21.5t Template:CO2-eq or 2.69t Template:CO2-eq per peer-reviewed paper.

Opinion pieces

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