I am pretty disappointed to see the IETF LLC investing in the "carbon
offset" strategy, let alone paying consultants to produce an expensive
report.
Carbon offset is basically all about PR -- an excuse for not reducing
the carbon footprint of an organization. The actual benefits for the
planet are mot often illusory, and quite often straightforward scams.
Let's please focus on the harm reduction part, not the PR maximization part.
-- Christian Huitema
On 3/21/2023 6:42 AM, Greg Wood wrote:
Hello,
Built with input from the IETF community, we now have an initial approach and tools for calculating the IETF’s carbon footprint and a strategy for carbon offsetting. For 2023, we will implement this approach with data already available and seek to further improve it for future years. A blog post provides additional information and a link to a full report is at:
http://www.ietf.org/blog/towards-a-net-zero-ietf-next-steps/
We hope to explore options for improving carbon footprint calculations and to gather additional information about the community’s preferences for carbon offsetting during a side meeting during the upcoming IETF 116 meeting:
Pacifico North
Room G301
8:30 JST on 30 March 2023 (23:30 UTC on 29 March)
https://ietf.zoom.us/j/86826219211?pwd=QjhvdkY5YmxIWi9YeE9iMzFReFh3dz09
Meeting ID: 868 2621 9211
Passcode: ietfco2
Details are also available on the IETF 116 side meeting wiki:
https://wiki.ietf.org/meeting/116/sidemeetings
Further discussion is also encouraged on admin-discuss@xxxxxxxx mailing list (and reply-to for this email has been set to that list).
Please feel free to contact me directly if I can provide additional information.
-Greg
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Greg Wood
Director of Communications and Operations
IETF Administration LLC
ghwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
