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Neutrality
We all need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One Kiwi traveling
to Black Rock City does as much damage to the climate as one
hundred Kiwis traveling to Kiwiburn. So if we can persuade two
people to come to Kiwiburn instead of Burning Man, then we're
ahead of the game. Still, we're keen to reduce Kiwiburn's impact
upon the climate as much as we can.
Over 95% of Kiwiburn's emissions come from people getting here
and that's a problem, because there's not many trains heading
to Whakamaru. Pretty much everyone has to drive there. We encourage
the use of ride-sharing,
but most travel emissions are unavoidable at this stage. So
we'll be making a donation to a local nature reserve, The
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, who are encouraging
the regeneration of native bush. This absorbs carbon, as well
as helping biodiversity, protecting our rare species and supporting
local initiative.
The cost of this is pretty small, around $2.60 per person.
For more details on the details behind all this, read Dr.
Science's research.
For international visitors, we ask you to account for your
own personal emissions (and to stay a while, to get the most
fun out of the huge emissions from your flight). Some airlines
are starting to offer their own carbon offset schemes, such
as Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue, Qantas, British Airways, Delta,
Air Canada, and Air France, so you should able to do this when
you buy your tickets.
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Thanks. See you there.
Jez, aka Dr. Science
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