Topic 4: Concept for future more ‘climate-friendly’ excursions @ GIUZ

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Energy consumption of companies

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Travel and CO2 Emission of companies

NZZ 19.10.2009:

Heute Paris, morgen Boston: Wie viel Fliegen für die Forschung darf es sein?   Die Hochschulen tun sich schwer mit einer Reduktion ihrer CO2-

Emissionen

-> for most Universities, there is no data baseline available!- > Integrative Project (-> Alex)

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Environmental impact of Companies

Example INFRAS:

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Business-related mobility INFRAS

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Emission producer

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Methods: Ecopassenger – example ZH - Vienna

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Methods ‘routeRANK’

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Methods ‘MyClimate’

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Group 4: Concept ‘climate-friendly’ GIUZ E.

• How could a concept for ‘climate-friendly’ excursions @ GIUZ look like?

• What are the ecological, social and economical impacts of the new concept?

-> Collaboration with Group 3 and IP !!!

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Group 4a: Excursion travel emissions

• What methods are behind these ‘internet calculator’, are they all identical, what are their weakness, strengths?

• How can these calculators be rated and ranked for specific demands at an University (e.g. for the development of ‘more climate-friendly excursion)?

• How much emission does the Colombia excursion produce through travel?

-> Collaboration with Group 3, 4b and IP !!!