Trees For Life

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

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