Event Information:
CARE 2007 5th Annual Conference
Dates: May 8-10, 2007
Location: Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina
Event Organizer: Carpet American Recovery Effort (CARE)
Post-Event
Emissions Calculations
Event Attendance:149= local (10), regional (56), national (79), international (4)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space = 16,519
Total Electricity Consumption = 20,482 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use = 824 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles = 165,146 miles (2,461 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles = 33,288 VMTs (1,556 gallons gasoline)
Emissions Summary Prepared by Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and
Greener Program
|
Pollutant type |
Emissions caused by energy use for this event (lbs) |
Emission reduction offsets by donor and amount (lbs) |
Number of times emissions offset |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
Invista |
Milliken |
Leonardo Academy |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
152,866 |
209,523 |
130,000 |
130,000 |
-- |
3.1 |
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) |
114 |
834 |
-- |
-- |
204 |
9.1 |
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) |
240 |
574 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2.4 |
Particulates (PM10) |
32 |
12 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.4 |
Particulates (PM2.5) |
21 |
7 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
Mercury (Hg) |
2.81E-04 |
3.15E-03 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
11.2 |
Emission Reduction Donors
Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated 78,339 kWh of green tags from their waste heat recovery projects located in North Dakota and South Dakota. This donation offset of 100% of total conference emissions.
Invista donated 130,000 lbs of CO2 equivalent offsets from industrial process improvements.
Milliken donated 130,000 lbs of carbon credits from forest preservation projects.
Leonardo Academy donated and retired emission reductions to offset the SO2 emissions caused by this event. Source: U.S. EPA SO2 Allowance No. 200200199988 purchased by the Cleaner and Greener Program.
Companies and
Organizations
Companies and Organizations were invited to make monetary donations or
in-kind donations of emission reductions to help offset the
emissions of this event. Examples of emission reductions that
can be donated include: renewable energy certificates (RECs),
emission reductions from industrial process improvements and energy efficiency improvements,
emission sequestration in forests and land use actions, and emissions allowances and reduction credits
from emission regulatory programs.
Attendees
Attendees are invited to make monetary donations to help offset the
emissions caused by your participation in this event. A $4 donation purchases enough emission reductions to offset the average
emissions caused by one attendee's travel, lodging, meals, and event
activities by 100%. The monetary donations received are used by Leonardo
Academy to purchase and retire renewable energy certificates (RECs)
to help offset the emissions of the 2007 ASHRAE
Region V Conference. All
renewable energy certificates purchased are Green-E certified
renewable energy certificates from wind energy.
***Offset
Your Individual Emissions for ASHRAE Region V Chapters
Regional Conference***
Additional Opportunities for Companies and Organizations
If you represent an organization or business, you
can sign up to become a Cleaner and Greener Certified Organization and donate
emission reductions delivered by your organization’s energy
efficiency projects to help offset the emissions of this
event. This is a great, low-cost way to make a big difference. More Information
(Note:
Cleaner and Greener is program of Leonardo Academy, a charitable
501(c)3 nonprofit organization, so your donations are tax
deductible to the full extent allowed by law. EIN#39-1881853)
If you have any questions, please call
608-280-0255 or email info@cleanerandgreener.org.
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