“Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economic Service and Adviser to the Government on the economics of climate change and development, is delighted to present his report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Economics of Climate Change.” Read the report here.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
The Earth Times reports that “Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is getting an early start to summer by encouraging all of its hotel colleagues worldwide to commute to work on Friday, June 22, 2007. A company that likes to walk the talk on environmental action, Fairmont’s Sustainable Summer initiative will be a global event with hotels [...]
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Telluride Bluegrass Festival
The Telluride Daily Planet reports that the Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been reducing carbon emissions and waste produced in Town Park through a number of initiatives including recycling, offsetting and incentive programs. However, for this years festival Planet Bluegrass have also purchased carbon offsets to cover the CO2 produced via travel to the festival.
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30% bio-fuel blend in a commercial jet engine
Green Car Congress reports that “CFM International has successfully carried out an initial test of a CFM56-7B engine using an ester-type biofuel at Snecma’s Villaroche facility near Paris. The CFM56-7B is the exclusive engine for the Boeing Next-Generation Single-aisle airliner: 737-600/-700/-800/-900. Thrust ranges from 18,500 to 27,300 lbs. The biofuel used for this test is [...]
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Carbon neutral homes
Mortgage Strategy reports that carbon neutral homes are a long way off being produced – “it will be decades before we can build eco-towns of zero carbon homes, saying that housing shortage will continue to drive up prices and therefore constrain the ability to build, and pay for, carbon neutral homes.” Read more here.
I wonder [...]
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Cruise tourism
A QE2 cruise ship statistic to think about:
At the usual cruising speed of 28.5 knots she consumes 380 tonnes of fuel per day!
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Carbon Dioxide and Air Travel
The Economist reports that “Every tonne of fuel burnt by a jet aeroplane produces 3.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide. It takes roughly 80 tonnes of fuel to fly even the least thirsty airliner from London to New York and back again.” However, the article also focuses on the way aircraft manufacturers through efficiencies of engineering [...]
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Caribbean Airlines Offers Carbon Neutral
“Caribbean Airlines has embarked on a leading-edge initiative to provide sustainable air travel, with the introduction of the CarbonNeutral® programme. In partnership with the CarbonNeutral Company, Caribbean Airlines offers passengers the opportunity to offset airline carbon emissions by investing in eco-friendly projects such as renewable energy and reforestation”. Read more here.
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Survey on Climate Change for Lecturers in Tourism
A request for information from Lyn Bibbings Principal Lecturer and Teaching Fellow Department of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Management Oxford Brookes University.
We would really value your contribution to the debate on climate change and the impacts on and by tourism. Please help us out by completing the on- line survey which can be found by [...]
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First zero-emission home unveiled
The BBC reports “The UK has unveiled its first zero emission home that will set the environmental standard for all new homes in the future. The two-bedroom house is insulated to lose 60% less heat than a normal home. It also features solar panels, a biomass boiler and water efficiency devices such as rainwater harvesting.”
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