University of Cologne: Astronomers Significantly Impact the Climate by Travelling to Conferences
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
KOLN, Germany, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release:
Taking the plane to attend conferences leads to high carbon dioxide emissions / Online and hybrid event formats can be a climate-friendly alternative / publication in 'PNAS Nexus'
In 2019, global travel to international academic conferences in the field of astronomy caused the equivalent of 42,500 tons of climate-damaging CO2 emissions. This equates to an average of one ton of . . .
Taking the plane to attend conferences leads to high carbon dioxide emissions / Online and hybrid event formats can be a climate-friendly alternative / publication in 'PNAS Nexus'
In 2019, global travel to international academic conferences in the field of astronomy caused the equivalent of 42,500 tons of climate-damaging CO2 emissions. This equates to an average of one ton of . . .