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An analysis of ways to decarbonize conference travel after COVID-19

Biennials, regional hubs and virtual attendance can slash emissions, new calculations show.
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  1. Milan Klöwer

    1. Milan Klöwer is a PhD student in climate modelling at the University of Oxford, UK.

  2. Debbie Hopkins

    1. Debbie Hopkins is an associate professor in human geography at the University of Oxford, UK.

  3. Myles Allen

    1. Myles Allen is a professor of geosystem science at the University of Oxford, UK.

  4. James Higham

    1. James Higham is a professor in sustainable tourism at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Before the pandemic, many academics were frequent flyers. We travelled to conferences and board meetings, to conduct fieldwork, to visit collaborators and to give seminars and lectures. Many of us took multiple long-haul flights per year and have accrued thousands of air miles.

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Nature 583, 356-359 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02057-2

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