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Air travel is an essential part of the professional lives of many academics, and a [[Wikipedia:Environmental impact of aviation|major source of pollution]] from that sector. In the context of the [[Wikipedia:Climate crisis|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. | Air travel is an essential part of the professional lives of many academics, and a [[Wikipedia:Environmental impact of aviation|major source of pollution]] from that sector. In the context of the [[Wikipedia:Climate crisis|climate crisis]], there have been appeals to reduce air travel by replacing it with other modes of transportation, replacing it with [[Wikipedia:videoconferencing|videoconferencing]], or renouncing inessential trips. | ||
==Role of air travel in academia== | ==Role of air travel in academia== | ||
==Attitudes of academics== | ==Attitudes of academics== | ||
==Emissions and their reduction== | ==Emissions and their reduction== | ||
The {{CO2}} emissions for a single conference trip were estimated to 7% of an average individual’s total {{CO2}} emissions. | The {{CO2}} emissions for a single conference trip were estimated to 7% of an average individual’s total {{CO2}} emissions. | ||
The total emissions of scientists travelling to conferences for presenting papers were estimated to 0.228% of international aviation emissions in 2008.<ref name="sl13"/> | The total emissions of scientists travelling to conferences for presenting papers were estimated to 0.228% of international aviation emissions in 2008.<ref name="sl13"/> | ||
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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
The Template:CO2 emissions for a single conference trip were estimated to 7% of an average individual’s total Template:CO2 emissions. The total emissions of scientists travelling to conferences for presenting papers were estimated to 0.228% of international aviation emissions in 2008.[1]
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.[2]