2008 Democratic National Convention GHG Emission Travel and Accommodation Calculator  
     
     
 
 
 
  This tool is designed to calculate Equivalent Carbon Dioxide (CO2e) emissions that result from the travel and accommodation of attendees of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.  It covers travel by main mode of transportation, airplane, automobile, bus and train, and accommodation at hotels in the Denver metropolitan area. Please ensure that all information is entered correctly.  Emissions can be calculated in Tons (American) or Tonnes (Metric).  
         
  1. General Information  
         
    Type of Attendee:      
             
    Main Mode of Transportation:      
             
    Departure State or Territory:      
             
  2. Attendee Travel - Air  
             
    State Capital City:      
           
  3. Attendee Travel - Automobile, Bus, Train  
         
    Distance From Denver (One-way Trip):   Miles    
           
  4. Attendee Accommodations  
           
    Total Number of Hotel Nights in Denver:      
           
         
  Your Personal Travel and Accommodation Carbon Footprint Results  
  Emissions associated with the travel and accommodation of attendees are: CO2e Equivalent  
           
  A breakdown of the CO2e producing activities is presented in the table and pie chart below.    
             
    Total CO2e emissions        
  Activities        
  Attendee Travel        
  Attendee Accommodation        
  Total        
             
             
             
           
           
         
  All emissions have been calculated using the most recent emission factors available at the time of release. A full list of references used by the calculator to assess the emissions from attendee travel and accommodations is provided below.   
         
  References      
  Air Routing International http://www.airrouting.com/      
  Amtrak Monthly performance report, November 2006 www.amtrak.com      
  Boeing 2007 Range and fuel capacity data http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737family/pf/pf_700tech.html    
  BTS 2007 June 2007 Airline Traffic Data: Six-Month 2007 System Passenger Traffic Up 2.7 Percent From 2006. US EPA http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/   
  Carbon Trust 2006 Website of the Carbon Trust http://www.carbontrust.co.uk      
  CIBSE 2004 Guide F. The Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers www.cibse.org       
  DEFRA 2005 Environmental Reporting: guidelines for company reporting on greenhouse gas emissions. Department of Environment Food   
  and Rural Affairs, London.      
  DEFRA 2007 (Revised) Environmental Reporting: guidelines for company reporting on greenhouse gas emissions. Department for the Environment,  
  Food and Rural Affairs, London.      
  IPCC 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report: Climate Change 2001      
  IPCC 2006 Revised IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Reference Manual    
  Greyhound 2003 Greyhound State Government Affairs Presentation      
  University of Colorado, Denver Greenhouse Gas Project, by Saeed G Barhaghi      
  WBCSD/WRI 2005 The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Calculation Tools www.ghgprotocol.org      
  WBCSD/WRI 2006 The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard Revised Edition, Guidance and   
  Estimation Tools. World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva and World Resources Institute, Washington.    
  If you have comments or questions following the use of this tool, please contact: dncc@camcoglobal.com  
  Copyright:  Camco International Group , Inc. © 2008, All Rights Reserved.      
  Released: 3/11/2008