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lower density of passengers in business class, so the environmental impact is spread among fewer visitors in business class. the implication is that if we all flew like cattle it would be more efficient
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On Jan 27, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Martin Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Interesting calculator but why does the footprint go up for business class?
> They multiply the economy passenger by 1.5 to get business class fuel for
> passengers (see How is it calculated).
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> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Richard O Brown
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>> Thanks, Charlie. This is important info for institutional as well as
>> personal choices.
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>> Has anyone tried to calculate their institution's total carbon footprint,
>> including transportation, food, etc.? I suspect that for many museums,
>> institutional air travel and food services may both have larger carbon
>> footprints than the exhibits, offices, lighting, etc.
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>> FYI, here's a handy interactive map for calculating carbon footprints of
>> specific flights, including the effects of radiative forcing:
>> http://www.chooseclimate.org/flying/mapcalc.html
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>> -Richard
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>>> Here's a useful article. The graphic is particularly clear.
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