Effects of Internet-based multiple-site conferences on greenhouse gas emissions
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Virtual conference meetings have a GHG abatement potential of 37 to 50% compared to an on-site conference.
“The results indicate a GHG abatement potential of 37 to 50% compared to an on-site conference.”
From Digitalization and the Decoupling Debate: Can ICT Help to Reduce Environmental Impacts While the Economy Keeps Growing? (2020) · cites this paper as [137]
The Abstract reports 37% and 50% reductions compared with two single-site alternatives. Those figures are for travel-related GHG emissions from a two-site conference, not for all emissions or virtual conferences generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe substitution of e-goods for physical goods has not proven to yield an overall reduction of energy consumption.
“While there are examples of successful and dematerializing digital substitutions such as partly virtualized conferences [131], the substitution of e-goods for physical goods (e.g., e-books instead of physical books) has not proven to yield an overall reduction of energy consumption [132].”
From Sustainability in computing education: A systematic literature review (2024) · cites this paper as [131]
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- Authors
- Coroama, V. C., Hilty, L. M., & Birtel, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Empa (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Hilty, Lorenz M.
- ORCID
- Hilty, Lorenz M.
- Venue
- Telematics and Informatics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-11
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 362-374
- ISSN
- 0736-5853 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2100365338
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 21
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- FWCI
- 3.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Telematics and Informatics (publishedVersion)
- DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Cisco Systems
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Green IT and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Keywords
- greenhouse gas emissions, videoconferencing, conference travel, intercontinental travel, participant satisfaction, energy efficiency
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