Isra-Mart srl : What is the carbon footprint of the royal wedding?

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The royal wedding will generate more than ten times as much greenhouse gases than Buckingham Palace in a whole year, according to the first analysis of the carbon footprint of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The international event will generate 6,765 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), 12 times the annual emissions from the London palace or 1,230 times the annual emissions of the average UK household.

Most of the carbon is generated by international guests like David and Victoria Beckham flying in from Los Angeles and all those foreign Royals, as well as the transport used by the thousands of people expected to travel to London to see the couple wed.

Despite the Prince of Wales’s efforts to keep it green by providing local, seasonal food and flowers and turning off the lights, the food, drink and energy use also has a substantial footprint.

The total was estimated by Landcare Research, who have developed an internationally recognised method of counting carbon emissions.

Activities on the day of the wedding could be responsible for an estimated 2,808 tonnes of CO2e. Most is from the journeys of the 1,900 guests, of whom a quarter will come from abroad. Less than 13 tonnes is generated by accommodation, energy use, landfill and catering for the lunchtime reception and evening dinner at Buckingham Palace.