A little more conversation, a little more action, please: the carbon footprint of travelling to conferences of the European Health Psychology Society.

IF 2.4 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-02 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1080/21642850.2024.2447454

Lisa M Warner, Ruvn Fleiner, Gudrun Sproesser, James A Green, Lucia Rehackova, Jennifer Inauen, Vera Araújo-Soares, Claudia Teran-Escobar

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Abstract

Introduction: The environmental impact of on-site conferences, with air travel as the primary contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, has prompted a surge in research in recent years. The objective of this report is to raise awareness and stimulate transformation in the organisation of meetings of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS).

Methods: We conducted estimations of travel-related CO₂eq emissions of EHPS conferences in 2019, 2022, and 2023, and performed projections for 2024 and 2025. Additionally, we developed hypothetical scenarios for selected European cities as centroids for future conferences.

Results: EHPS conferences with an online option result in significant reductions in CO₂eq emissions when compared to on-site only conferences. The selected European locations of these conferences enable more delegates to choose alternative forms of transportation instead of flying, such as trains, cars or buses, and consequently lead to significantly lower CO₂eq emissions.

Discussion: The principal avenues for curbing travel-related emissions while maintaining on-site attendance are the provision of hybrid conferences with enhanced online participation and the optimisation of venue locations.

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请多一点对话，多一点行动：参加欧洲健康心理学会会议的碳足迹。

导言：随着航空旅行成为温室气体排放的主要来源，现场会议对环境的影响近年来促使了相关研究的激增。本报告的目的是提高认识，促进欧洲健康心理学会（EHPS）会议组织的变革。方法：对2019年、2022年和2023年EHPS会议的旅行相关二氧化碳当量排放量进行了估算，并对2024年和2025年进行了预测。此外，我们还对选定的欧洲城市进行了假设，作为未来会议的质心。结果：与现场会议相比，具有在线选项的EHPS会议显著减少了二氧化碳当量排放。这些会议选定的欧洲地点使更多的代表能够选择其他交通方式而不是飞机，例如火车，汽车或公共汽车，从而显著降低二氧化碳当量排放。讨论：在保持现场出席率的同时，减少旅行相关排放的主要途径是提供混合会议，增强在线参与和优化场地位置。

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Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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3.50

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3.70%

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine: an Open Access Journal (HPBM) publishes theoretical and empirical contributions on all aspects of research and practice into psychosocial, behavioral and biomedical aspects of health. HPBM publishes international, interdisciplinary research with diverse methodological approaches on: Assessment and diagnosis Narratives, experiences and discourses of health and illness Treatment processes and recovery Health cognitions and behaviors at population and individual levels Psychosocial an behavioral prevention interventions Psychosocial determinants and consequences of behavior Social and cultural contexts of health and illness, health disparities Health, illness and medicine Application of advanced information and communication technology.