rahmstorf , German
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Hub model for science conferences can save emissions:
"... switching the AAS meeting from a single-venue meeting to a hub model ...with an eastern and western US hub, would have reduced emissions by around 60%."
https://physicsworld.com/a/astronomy-conference-travel-is-on-par-with-africas-per-capita-carbon-footprint/?utm_campaign=26330-58098&utm_content=%E2%80%9Chub%20and%20spoke%E2%80%9D%20model&utm_term=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=iop

sarae ,
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@rahmstorf as someone who mostly attends regional meetings, in part for exactly this reason...I have to laugh that the proposal is essentially to reinvent the regional meeting

philippbirken ,

@rahmstorf Does anybody have experiences from hub conferences? And possibly a written report that one can use to push the idea?

ereinbergs ,
@ereinbergs@fediscience.org avatar

@rahmstorf 350 meetings?! astronomers are busy 🤣

ewerybody ,
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@rahmstorf In English, is that: The yearly emissions of an astronomy conference attendee for travel ALONE is equal to ALL yearly emissions of an African citizen.
Is that correct? 🤔

vicgrinberg ,
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@rahmstorf And if somebody wants a deeper dive into our paper: https://mastodon.social/@vicgrinberg/112361499785075567

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