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4/11/2012

How far you'd have to fly to be responsible for one tonne of carbon?

To answer that question definitively, below is a webcomic: Ecometrica Investigates the One-Tonne Flight.

An economy class one‐way ticket from London to Kuala Lumpur will emit approximately one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), based on the most recent emission factors released by Defra (Defra 2011). However, if you were to travel with a first‐class seat, the calculations must be adjusted. The difference in carbon emissions attributed to a first‐class or an economy class ticket is caused by a number of factors, but Defra estimate that a long‐haul first‐class ticket contributes 0.38540kg CO2e per passenger kilometre, exactly four times the emissions attributed to an economy‐class ticket.

To the source: Ecometrica Investigates… the One-Tonne Flight, with an accompanying fact sheet for further detail and context to these findings along with full references.

Posted at 4:33 PM by ning | Category: Climate Change | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

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