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Attention Delegates! You can make a donation to Trees For Life in the same transaction when registering for the Congress! Contribute to offsetting the environmental impact caused by your travel.  You might even consider offsetting the travel of a fellow delegate who may not have the means to do it themselves.
 
We have formed a partnership with the highly respected South Australian environmental organisation, Trees For Life to help minimise the environmental impact of delegates’ travel to ASSITEJ 2008. Your donation will be used to grow trees in carbon forest sinks in May - June 2008 through Trees For Life’s Carbon Neutral program.. The forest sinks are planted in South Australia using local native species grown from locally collected seed. So not only do the forests absorb carbon but they also create valuable habitat for SA’s fauna and flora including those which are currently endangered or under threat.
 
Use the guides below to calculate your impact. When you choose to donate to this scheme you are investing in the future of children everywhere.
 
Take responsibility for the carbon dioxide emissions you create with your cars, flights and energy use.
 
You’re not a delegate but want to offset? Visit the Carbon Neutral to find out more. If you donate online select the ASSITEJ option in the pull down menu asking how you heard of the program. All donations using this option will be put towards the ASSITEJ 2008 plantings.
Trees For Life is a South Australian community based organisation committed to revegetating South Australia and protecting its native bushland. Trees For Life was established in 1981 and has over 10,000 members, 4000 of these are active volunteers caring for remnant bush and growing native trees for landholders.  Trees For Life is also assisting to offset the Congress and Festival by growing 10,000 trees for planting across South Australia.

Car Travel

Estimates of emissions produced by vehicles travelling to the Congress:

Return car travel

kms

tonnes of GHG per vehicle

Offset cost @ $15.50 tonne

Brisbane - Adelaide

4088

3.2

$50

Canberra - Adelaide

2408

2.7

$42

Darwin - Adelaide

6084

3.9

$60

Melbourne - Adelaide

1456

2.4

$37

Perth - Adelaide

5450

3.7

$57

Sydney - Adelaide

2854

2.8

$43

Calculations assume a 6 cylinder car or medium 4WD

Flights

For an international conference the emissions generated by return flights are a major contributor to Greenhouse gases (GHG). There are three ways to calculate the emissions, CO2 only, all GHG emitted, or the total emissions produced from the flight including a percentage of the embodied energy in the aircraft. The latter is the most expensive but the most comprehensive calculation when looking to achieve full offsetting. The estimates presented here use the total emission calculations:
 
Fuel emissions and embodied energy

Adelaide - Return

Return trip in kms

Tonnes GHG

Cost @ $15.50

 Brisbane

 3260

 1.0

 $16

Darwin

5240

 2.0

 $31

Hobart

2340

0.8

$12

Melbourne

1282

0.4

$6

Perth

4220

1.0

$16

 Sydney

2320

0.8

 $12

Townsville

3840

1.0

$16

 

 

 

 

SE Asia

10820

2.89

$45

South Africa

20000

5.33

$83

North Africa

33800

9.01

$140

North America East Coast

34200

9.12

$141

Middle East

22000

5.87

$91

South America (North)

32600

8.69

$135

South America (South)

24200

6.45

$100

North America West Coast

26200

6.99

$108

Central America

28200

7.52

$117

Central North America

32000

8.53

$132

Central Africa

29000

7.73

$120

Central Europe

31400

8.37

$130

Western Europe

32200

8.59

$133

Eastern Europe

28200

7.52

$117

UK

32600

8.69

$135

 

 

 

 

Denpasar

7500

2.00

$31

Jakarta

9140

2.44

$38

Singapore

10820

2.89

$45

Kuala Lumpur

 11360

 3.03

 $47

Bangkok

 13480

 3.59

 $56

Hong Kong

 13720

 3.66

 $57

Okinawa

 13740

 3.66

 $57

Shanghai

 15120

 4.03

 $62

Colombo

 15420

 4.11

 $64

Tokyo

 15700

 4.19

 $65

Seoul

 16280

 4.34

 $67

Xian

 16580

 4.42

 $69

Beijing

 17260

 4.60

 $71

Delhi

 19120

 5.10

 $79

Durban

 19120

 5.10

  $79

Los Angeles

 26200

 6.99

 $108

Tel Aviv

 26200

6.99

 $108

Mexico

 27600

 7.36

 $114

Sweden

 30000

 8.00

 $124

Vienna

 30200

 8.05

 $125

Italy

 30800

 8.21

 $127

Denmark

 31000

 8.27

 $128

Frankfurt

 31400

 8.37

 $130

Germany

 31600

 8.43

 $131

Belgium

 31800

 8.48

 $131

Chicago

 32000

 8.53

 $132

Paris

 32200

 8.59

 $133

England

 32600

 8.69

 $135

New York

 34200

 9.12

 $141

Montreal

 34200

 9.12

 $141