Let's work together to keep greenhouse gas emissions to a minimum!
What we do
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Knowing that 90% of the environmental footprint of our conference is due to air travel, CISBAT offers the possibility of remote attendance. The organizers commit to extend a warm welcome to remote participants and make their participation both pleasant and rewarding. More about remote and in-person participation.
We distribute a minimum of printed matter and generally use recycled paper (or FSC if unavoidable).
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Meals - thanks to our cooks' creativity, we will be able to provide excellent food without meat or fish. Non-vegetarian choices will be available at the evening event.
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All electricity consumed at EPFL is green and heating/cooling is provided by a plant that has the capacity to heat and cool the Lausanne campus solely by drawing water from Lake Geneva and recovering excess heat from a connected data center!
What you can do
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We invite participants from Europe to travel by public transport. For a calculation of CO2 emissions that can be avoided by travelling by rail enter your trip in carbonfootprint.com. Also check out travel times: all clocked up, the difference in time and cost with travelling by plane is often not as high as expected!
CO2 emission examples
Munich - Geneva: Flight: 94 kg (4h45) - Car: 112 kg (6h03) - Train: 27 kg (6h55)
Florence - Geneva: Flight: 157 kg (4h45) - Car: 120 kg (6h03) - Train: 30 kg (6h55)
Nantes - Geneva: Flight 133 kg (4h28) - Car: 148 kg (8h02) - Train: 42 kg (6h12). -
Long-haul flights can generate huge emissions. If you live outside Europe, please consider remote participation, or group events and activities in Europe to avoid multiple trips.
CO2 emission examples of air travel
Sidney - Geneva return: 6 t CO2e Singapore - Geneva return: 3.4 t CO2e Chile - Geneva return: 4 t CO2e Vancouver - Geneva return: 2.8 t CO2e
