As people who read my newsletter or attend Chart Chat know, I was one of the volunteers who contributed to The Carbon Almanac.

I also subscribe to the Carbon Almanac daily newsletter (it’s excellent). Here’s what came in the other day.

Carbon Almanac image discussing the carbon output of flying (it's a lot).

I used to travel a lot to give public and private workshops. Then the pandemic hit, and like everyone else I had to do everything virtually.

To my surprise and delight, the virtual workshops worked very well. In some respects they worked better than the in-person workshops. For example, I could now break a full-day workshop into two half-days. Yes, some of the collaborative exercises where a little harder to make work on Zoom, but for the most part the stuff worked, and worked well.

So I ask my colleagues who give workshops and presentations – and those that attend them:  If there’s a good reason for you to fly so you can meet in person, then of course, continue to do so.

But if not, please reconsider. The costs are high.

You can learn more at https://thecarbonalmanac.org.