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Greening Events IIVideo Conferencing and Alternatives to Travel at the University of Bristol
Heppie Curtis
Greening Events II Project
• Quantify • Reduce• Research
Business Travel Carbon Footprint
Business Mileage Distance
Alternatives to TravelTravel to Work Survey
• 54% of respondents travel as part of their job• 40.9% of respondents travel less than six times a
year• 63% of travel is for conferences or research
collaborations• Top concerns when planning travel:
• Convenience - 58%• Speed – 49.1%• Cost – 47.0%
Alternatives to TravelTravel to work survey
• 54.1% attended virtual meetings in 2011• 73% of non attendees “Were never asked”• Other reasons:
• Suitability – “Can’t administer an anesthetic remotely”
• Lack of facilities/lack of knowledge• Other attendees• Time• Prefer face to face
Promoting Alternatives to Travel
• Target Departments• Initial survey• Workshops• Interventions
• Web presence for UoB Facilities• Poster Campaign• Skype Installation• Supporting Materials
• Follow up survey• Analysis of travel data.
Further Research• The environmental impact of virtual meetings.
Further Research
• The environmental impact of virtual meetings
• Carbon Footprint of Coming to Warwick10.117kg
• Carbon Footprint of Remote Attending0.3303kg
Further Research
• Rebound Phenomena• Time spent?• Money spent?• Encouraging uptake?
• What effect does using virtual meeting technologies have on travel
• Use of travel time?