Carbon calculator: taking one flight emits as much as many people do in a year

Re:Carbon calculator: taking one flight emits as much as man... by jacknews on Friday July 19, 2019 @07:30AM (#20477699)

I wonder how much carbon the average national newspaper puts out, with the print newspaper itself and it's distribution, online edition servers, journalist travel, accommodation etc.

Sure, we should fly less frivolously, but many other activities can improve their carbon footprint (flying, not so much, until we switch to butanol or whatever), and many are also less necessary or beneficial than flying.

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Re:Carbon calculator: taking one flight emits as much as man... by Symmetry on Friday July 19, 2019 @07:39AM (#20477750)

For most people the four biggest categories of carbon emission are the stuff they buy, heating their house, car emissions, and jet flights. A newspaper falls into the first category but it's a pretty small fraction of it.

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Re:Carbon calculator: taking one flight emits as much as man... by scrose on Friday July 19, 2019 @11:41PM (#20484064)

Newspapers may have a big carbon footprint, but printed news is important in local communities for many people who don't have easy access to smart phones or computers. There's plenty other things that I think can be dropped before the paper.

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