Carbon Offsetting Melbourne Inogen WorldView®
October 2010
Shining Earth™, the sustainability division of UK Inogen Associate Delta-Simons, undertook a carbon footprinting and offsetting exercise for Inogen to measure the CO2 eq emissions associated with the travel of attendees to and from the Melbourne Inogen WorldView® Conference in October. The data detailing the travel details, including travel methods, vehicle type and distance was collected by Shining Earth™ following the issue of an electronic questionnaire sent to all attendees of the conference. The latest UK greenhouse gas conversion values were used to calculate the total emissions associated with the data collected. Using these values it was estimated that approximately 92.26 tonnes of CO2eq were associated with travel to and from the conference.
The results found that 97% of the calculated CO2 emissions were associated with emissions from flights, including domestic, short haul and long haul flights.
The total calculated emissions have been 200% offset by Inogen and, as such, all attendee travel to and from the Melbourne Inogen WorldView® Conference can be classified as carbon positive. The CO2eq emissions have been offset using a combination of verified emission reduction credits for international renewable energy and methane capture projects. These projects include the construction of hydro power stations in the Guizhou province of China, and the capture of methane from the Meihe coal mine in the Jilin province of China, which will be used to generate electricity for the Northeast China Grid. Both projects have been verified to the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS).
For further information please contact Dr. Roger Griffiths at roger.griffiths@deltasimons.com