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So what's your carbon footprint?  | One of the major benefits of Web 2.0 is the opportunity service providers have to use collaboration and communication technologies to reduce the need for client travel and other carbon-based expenditure (e.g. hotels, conference rooms). If we take the following assumptions about an average service provider's work related activity: 100 miles a week in a 2 litre petrol car 300 miles a week travelling on trains, metros, taxis, etc. 24 hours of short-haul flights a year 24 hours of long-haul flights a year
Then, according to MSN's Personal Carbon Emissions Calculator, the average off-line professional emits around 17.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year - nearly 50% more than the average UK household!
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| This level of emissions could be greatly reduced with better use of free VoIP services, webcams and interactive collaboration environments. Using the estimates above and an assumption that client and office location time amounts to 40 hours a week then every hour a week spent on-line without the need for travel saves 430kg of Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Make a commitment to help climate change:- Find out what your carbon footprint is Explore how Web 2.0 related technologies can help Try-out Skype, Live Messenger and other collaboration tools
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