• Blame it on the Beckhams: Carbon Footprint of the Royal Wedding is Huge
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[release]The big day has arrived: it's a national holiday in the UK and everyone has either fled the country or is watching it on the telly. It seems churlish to complain about the carbon footprint of the wedding, but someone has to do it... Actually, a number of people have done it and come up with the conclusion that the one day will cause 12 times more carbon emissions than a whole year at the Palace. Blame it on the Beckhams... and all the other international celebrities and Royals flying in for the event. Landcare Research, a New Zealand think tank has been hard at work calculating the impact of the wedding. The biggest offenders are all the foreign Royals and celebrities and tourists flying into London. A quarter of the 1,900 guests will come from abroad. [img]http://www.treehugger.com/energy-chart.jpg[/img] Photo: landcare research The Energy Saving Trust has said the best way for the couple to travel from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace is by horse and carriage (no emissions) rather than the Rolls-Royce Phantom (1.7kgCO2). Crowds lining the streets, and travelling by train and subway will be another big source of emissions. Not to mention all the garbage that they will leave behind in food, cheap Union Jacks, and confetti. The garbage company is predicting that it will collect approximately 140 tons of waste left along the processional route; that's equal to the weight of over 50 Rolls Royces. Then there is all the energy use from the millions watching it on television and eating and drinking more. In the "Only in Britain" category: it is predicted that after the couple kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, 600,000 people (seems like a low estimate) will turn on their kettles, setting off a massive power surge. To be fair, the couple have made great efforts to keep things green. Local and seasonal food will be served, flowers are from the Queen's estate, and Kate's ring is reported to be made from Welsh gold rather than minerals from an exploitative mine. All documents will be printed on recycled paper and FSC-certified wood will be used in the building of the media stands. The couple has a list of 26 charities including Earthwatch for guests to make donations. American broadcasters have pleaded with Buckingham Palace to keep the lights on during the evening because it will be prime time in the USA (one in the morning in the UK) but the Palace has refused. [/release] [url=http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/04/carbon-footprint-royal-wedding.php]Source[/url]
Yeah, because why would they use the car when they have the private jet. If anyone here expected them to come down to the wedding on bycicles you're daft, or a hallucinating treehugger. Also the sky leads to space and water is wet.
It's a completely negligible amount compared to what's normally released over a week. Somebody just needs more ammo to bash it.
Why can't we kill the royals and solve all problems in an instant.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507129]Why can't we kill the royals and solve all problems in an instant.[/QUOTE] They bring in quiet a lot of money to the U.K government. Killing them wouldn't solve anything.
[QUOTE=Saxon;29507242]They bring in quiet a lot of money to the U.K government. Killing them wouldn't solve anything.[/QUOTE] they also waste a shitton of money.
Don't think it really matters about the carbon footprint, it's not like it happens everyday
Next time a royal visits my city I'm going to finger them.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507129]Why can't we kill the royals and solve all problems in an instant.[/QUOTE] What "Problems", if anything we'd lose money in terms of income from tourists.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507252]they also waste a shitton of money.[/QUOTE] they waste less money than they earn indirectly for the economy go and learn what the definition for "profit" is
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507252]they also waste a shitton of money.[/QUOTE] [url]http://twitter.com/#!/Louis_Theroux/status/63718839132762113[/url]
Tourism is indirect, people will still come to the UK even if they all died.
[QUOTE=Epic Sandwich;29507493][url]http://twitter.com/#!/Louis_Theroux/status/63718839132762113[/url][/QUOTE] They only cost around 60p per tax payer per year as well
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507562]Tourism is indirect, people will still come to the UK even if they all died.[/QUOTE] Uh no they wouldn't, the Royal Family is an essential part of what Britain is to foreign countries.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507562]Tourism is indirect, people will still come to the UK even if they all died.[/QUOTE] That is how much money (if its the same stats I read ages ago) comes directly from tourists visiting things connected to the royal family.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29507562]Tourism is indirect, people will still come to the UK even if they all died.[/QUOTE] Do you seriously expect millions of tourists to come pouring in to sample our fish, chips & chavs?
OH MY GOD THE ROYAL WEDDING SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING seriously who the hell cares for the wedding except for the brits and some celebrities?
[QUOTE=JT.;29508488]OH MY GOD THE ROYAL WEDDING SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING seriously who the hell cares for the wedding except for the brits?[/QUOTE] Pretty sure the people in the other commonwealth countries care. And the Americans for some reason (I bet they regret their independence on days like this..)
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;29508231]Do you seriously expect millions of tourists to come pouring in to sample our fish, chips & chavs?[/QUOTE] Ask the tourists.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29508508]Ask the tourists.[/QUOTE] People do ask the tourists. Tourists like our royal family.
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;29508231]Do you seriously expect millions of tourists to come pouring in to sample our fish, chips & chavs?[/QUOTE] When I was in England (in London) I was there for the language, the pubs, the parks, Madam Tussauds and the museums. I couldn't care less about the royal family.
[QUOTE=Catdaemon;29508516]People do ask the tourists. Tourists like our royal family.[/QUOTE] No, not really.
[QUOTE=Robber;29508549] the language, .[/QUOTE] Ah yes, the rare and exotic english language, A delightful delicacy that one must travel the ends of the earth to have its magic syllables tickle your ears.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29508689]No, not really.[/QUOTE] I notice your profile says you live in Canada, so how exactly are you able to comment so deeply on the UK? Unless of course you are the only person to have visited the UK as a tourist and therefore know everything about tourists visiting the UK.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;29508689]No, not really.[/QUOTE] Where are your sources.
Didn't the US fight a war to get away from this
[QUOTE=Jsm;29508504]Pretty sure the people in the other commonwealth countries care. And the Americans for some reason (I bet they regret their independence on days like this..)[/QUOTE] I assure you there is a planet sized shit somewhere in this universe that I'm not giving about this wedding
[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;29513632]I assure you there is a planet sized shit somewhere in this universe that I'm not giving about this wedding[/QUOTE] Thank god for that, every American I have seen on TV or read about on the internet seemed to be going as if its the greatest thing ever.
thom yorke's gonna be PISSED
Tbh the carbon footprint from transport like cars, airplanes and all that is miniscule when compared to the carbon footprint from factories and other manufacturing plants. Some researchers say you can convert all the cars in to hybrids that don't use gas and all that and the carbon footprint wouldn't change that much. Most of our carbon footprint comes from factories and energy plants.
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