Novacon Carbon Footprint
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major_clangerGetting two of us from Edinburgh to Walsall for Novacon:
By air: circa £120 (air fares and taxis), 3 hrs.
By car: circa £120 (petrol and running costs), 6 hrs.
By rail: circa £200, 6 hrs.
And that is booking ten weeks in advance.
According to the Guardian's carbon-offset website, flying would generate 240 kg of carbon dioxide, which would cost £1.77 to offset. Driving would generate 210 kg, costing £1.58 to offset. No data for trains.
EDIT: Or we could give the GoH a lift and split the costs!
By air: circa £120 (air fares and taxis), 3 hrs.
By car: circa £120 (petrol and running costs), 6 hrs.
By rail: circa £200, 6 hrs.
And that is booking ten weeks in advance.
According to the Guardian's carbon-offset website, flying would generate 240 kg of carbon dioxide, which would cost £1.77 to offset. Driving would generate 210 kg, costing £1.58 to offset. No data for trains.
EDIT: Or we could give the GoH a lift and split the costs!
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Date: 2007-08-23 01:27 pm (UTC)I've usually done pretty well on picking up cheap rail tickets, but I haven't looked into Novacon yet. I really ought to get around to it...
I rarely drive anywhere now, though that's as much a general dislike of driving as it is carbon saving.
According to http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ I'm using 1.82 planets. I'm well ahead of the UK average of 3 planets, but I still have some way to go.