CHI 2020: Right here, right now?: A bottom-up approach to estimating the carbon emissions from more than twenty years of CHI conference travel

Jason T. Jacques

doi:10.1145/3334480.3381806

CHI 2020: Right here, right now?: A bottom-up approach to estimating the carbon emissions from more than twenty years of CHI conference travel

Jason T. Jacques^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Over the last twenty years the CHI conference has grown substantially. However, with the reframing of climate change as a climate crisis, environmental concerns have become increasingly pervasive in the community. In 2019 CHI introduced a sustainability role and set a goal to make CHI more sustainable. In 2020 CHI is in Hawaii. This work looks back over the last two decades and estimates what are substantial and growing CO2 emissions from conference travel. First, it posits how, in the short term, potential environmental damage can be minimised. Second, and longer-term, it invites the community to reflect on research dissemination and how the conference experience may need to change.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI EA 2020 - Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	ACM
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450368193
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3381806
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2020
Event	2020 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2020 - Honolulu, United States Duration: 25 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020

Publication series

Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2020 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	25/04/20 → 30/04/20

Keywords

Co2 emissions
Conference attendance
Sustainability

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Jacques, J. T. (2020). CHI 2020: Right here, right now?: A bottom-up approach to estimating the carbon emissions from more than twenty years of CHI conference travel. In CHI EA 2020 - Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article 3381806 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3381806

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Jacques, JT 2020, CHI 2020: Right here, right now?: A bottom-up approach to estimating the carbon emissions from more than twenty years of CHI conference travel. in CHI EA 2020 - Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 3381806, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, ACM, 2020 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2020, Honolulu, United States, 25/04/20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3381806

CHI 2020: Right here, right now?: A bottom-up approach to estimating the carbon emissions from more than twenty years of CHI conference travel. / Jacques, Jason T.
CHI EA 2020 - Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 2020. 3381806 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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CHI 2020: Right here, right now?: A bottom-up approach to estimating the carbon emissions from more than twenty years of CHI conference travel

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