CO² footprint of events
The carbon footprint of events is a particular concern for municipal institutions. The portal Online-Blitzlicht has investigated the extent to which event participants pay attention to environmentally friendly behavior and would be willing to care for the environment.
The CO² footprint provides information about how responsibly we treat our environment and contribute to the emission of harmful greenhouse gases. In a survey conducted by the portal "Online-Blitzlicht", the output of the organizers was investigated in more detail.
51 participants, around three quarters of them municipal waste disposal companies, provided information on the extent to which they pay attention to environmentally friendly behavior when attending events and would be prepared to make an additional contribution.
Ecological balance?
For half of the respondents, the ecological balance, i.e. low cost, of an event is an important aspect. A quarter of the survey participants consider it very unimportant or rather unimportant. Another quarter is undecided on this question.
The preferred means of travel to events within a radius of 500 km is by rail. Just under two-thirds use this form of passenger transportation, while one-third rely on the car.
The percentage of those who prefer air travel is 4 percent.
Carpool better
4 out of 5 people participating in the survey would carpool to improve the carbon footprint of the event they attended. Just under one fifth reject this.
Opposition to additional fees to finance compensatory measures is significantly greater. Almost half of all respondents were against such fees.
Climate protection projects in concrete terms
As far as the use of the money collected through additional charges is concerned, almost one in two is in favor of using it to finance tree planting projects or tree sponsorships. Almost a quarter of those surveyed were in favor of donations to climate protection projects.
1 in 4 survey respondents cannot get excited about any of the compensatory measures put to a vote.
Although the vast majority of respondents are well aware of the problem of CO² emissions, there is still some convincing to be done.
The proportion of those who attach no or virtually no importance to the question of the carbon footprint of the events they attend remains a relevant figure at around 25 %.
You can find more on the subject of the carbon footprint of events here
