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?