Carbon Footprint of the World Cup

Carbon Footprint of the 2010 World Cup EU 40,140 Regional home** 30,727 Road, coach 75,176 Road, independent 4,922 Luxury rail INFRASTRUCTURE 2,162 Rail While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the World Cup 2010 will have anythiíng but an environmental benefit with a report saying the tournament will have a carbon footprint six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany. 1,775 Luxury coach 330,057 Air 54,990 Durban 484,589 Inter-city Transport Here we take a look at the total estimated carbon footprint of the South African World Cup. 63,730 Cape Town 43,227 Port Elizabeth 28,526 Pretoria 88,039 Johannesburg 5,130 Rail 1,748 Luxury coaches 5,245 Road, coach 340,128 17,354 Hub Energy Use in Accommodation 102,738 Road, independent 13,179 Bloemfontein World Cup 2010 8,740 Polokwane 2,753,251 1,856,589 International Transport 165,775 Connecting international short haul flights Tons CO2 10,372 Nelspruit 11,973 Rustenburg The equivalent of the total yearly CO2 emissions of over 1million cars* 4,786 Car 5,432 Intra-city rail 6,538 Coach 3,245 Soccer City 2,397 Green Point 804 International Broadcast 738 Peter Mokaba 39,577 1,823 Ellis Park • 738 Mbombela 12,989 City bus 9,973 Mini-bus Intra-city Transport 1,575,953 International long haul flights 811 Peter Mokaba 5,167 Green Point 833 Ellis Park 1,692 Nelson Mandela 16,637 811 Mbombela 2,972 Moses Mabhida 952 Soccer City 1,353 Moses Mabhida 15,359 Stadia and Precinct Energy Use 1.110 Royal Bafokeng Stadia Constructions and 1,011 Royal Bafokeng Materials 1,322 Loftus Versfeld 1,269 Manguang 1,540 Nelson Mandela 1,203 Loftus Versfeld 1,155 Manguang * Based on driving 10,000 miles a year with an average polluting car of 160g/km of carbon emissions Graphic created for Infrastructure EU I www.euinfrastructure.com I GDS Digital Source: 'Feasibility Study for a Carbon Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' - Report by the Norwegian Embassy ** Regional home = Those travelling locally to the event All numbers are in estimated tons of carbon dioxide Graphic by T Farrant I Twitter @fallenblossom Carbon Footprint of the 2010 World Cup EU 40,140 Regional home** 30,727 Road, coach 75,176 Road, independent 4,922 Luxury rail INFRASTRUCTURE 2,162 Rail While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the World Cup 2010 will have anythiíng but an environmental benefit with a report saying the tournament will have a carbon footprint six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany. 1,775 Luxury coach 330,057 Air 54,990 Durban 484,589 Inter-city Transport Here we take a look at the total estimated carbon footprint of the South African World Cup. 63,730 Cape Town 43,227 Port Elizabeth 28,526 Pretoria 88,039 Johannesburg 5,130 Rail 1,748 Luxury coaches 5,245 Road, coach 340,128 17,354 Hub Energy Use in Accommodation 102,738 Road, independent 13,179 Bloemfontein World Cup 2010 8,740 Polokwane 2,753,251 1,856,589 International Transport 165,775 Connecting international short haul flights Tons CO2 10,372 Nelspruit 11,973 Rustenburg The equivalent of the total yearly CO2 emissions of over 1million cars* 4,786 Car 5,432 Intra-city rail 6,538 Coach 3,245 Soccer City 2,397 Green Point 804 International Broadcast 738 Peter Mokaba 39,577 1,823 Ellis Park • 738 Mbombela 12,989 City bus 9,973 Mini-bus Intra-city Transport 1,575,953 International long haul flights 811 Peter Mokaba 5,167 Green Point 833 Ellis Park 1,692 Nelson Mandela 16,637 811 Mbombela 2,972 Moses Mabhida 952 Soccer City 1,353 Moses Mabhida 15,359 Stadia and Precinct Energy Use 1.110 Royal Bafokeng Stadia Constructions and 1,011 Royal Bafokeng Materials 1,322 Loftus Versfeld 1,269 Manguang 1,540 Nelson Mandela 1,203 Loftus Versfeld 1,155 Manguang * Based on driving 10,000 miles a year with an average polluting car of 160g/km of carbon emissions Graphic created for Infrastructure EU I www.euinfrastructure.com I GDS Digital Source: 'Feasibility Study for a Carbon Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' - Report by the Norwegian Embassy ** Regional home = Those travelling locally to the event All numbers are in estimated tons of carbon dioxide Graphic by T Farrant I Twitter @fallenblossom Carbon Footprint of the 2010 World Cup EU 40,140 Regional home** 30,727 Road, coach 75,176 Road, independent 4,922 Luxury rail INFRASTRUCTURE 2,162 Rail While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the World Cup 2010 will have anythiíng but an environmental benefit with a report saying the tournament will have a carbon footprint six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany. 1,775 Luxury coach 330,057 Air 54,990 Durban 484,589 Inter-city Transport Here we take a look at the total estimated carbon footprint of the South African World Cup. 63,730 Cape Town 43,227 Port Elizabeth 28,526 Pretoria 88,039 Johannesburg 5,130 Rail 1,748 Luxury coaches 5,245 Road, coach 340,128 17,354 Hub Energy Use in Accommodation 102,738 Road, independent 13,179 Bloemfontein World Cup 2010 8,740 Polokwane 2,753,251 1,856,589 International Transport 165,775 Connecting international short haul flights Tons CO2 10,372 Nelspruit 11,973 Rustenburg The equivalent of the total yearly CO2 emissions of over 1million cars* 4,786 Car 5,432 Intra-city rail 6,538 Coach 3,245 Soccer City 2,397 Green Point 804 International Broadcast 738 Peter Mokaba 39,577 1,823 Ellis Park • 738 Mbombela 12,989 City bus 9,973 Mini-bus Intra-city Transport 1,575,953 International long haul flights 811 Peter Mokaba 5,167 Green Point 833 Ellis Park 1,692 Nelson Mandela 16,637 811 Mbombela 2,972 Moses Mabhida 952 Soccer City 1,353 Moses Mabhida 15,359 Stadia and Precinct Energy Use 1.110 Royal Bafokeng Stadia Constructions and 1,011 Royal Bafokeng Materials 1,322 Loftus Versfeld 1,269 Manguang 1,540 Nelson Mandela 1,203 Loftus Versfeld 1,155 Manguang * Based on driving 10,000 miles a year with an average polluting car of 160g/km of carbon emissions Graphic created for Infrastructure EU I www.euinfrastructure.com I GDS Digital Source: 'Feasibility Study for a Carbon Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' - Report by the Norwegian Embassy ** Regional home = Those travelling locally to the event All numbers are in estimated tons of carbon dioxide Graphic by T Farrant I Twitter @fallenblossom Carbon Footprint of the 2010 World Cup EU 40,140 Regional home** 30,727 Road, coach 75,176 Road, independent 4,922 Luxury rail INFRASTRUCTURE 2,162 Rail While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the World Cup 2010 will have anythiíng but an environmental benefit with a report saying the tournament will have a carbon footprint six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany. 1,775 Luxury coach 330,057 Air 54,990 Durban 484,589 Inter-city Transport Here we take a look at the total estimated carbon footprint of the South African World Cup. 63,730 Cape Town 43,227 Port Elizabeth 28,526 Pretoria 88,039 Johannesburg 5,130 Rail 1,748 Luxury coaches 5,245 Road, coach 340,128 17,354 Hub Energy Use in Accommodation 102,738 Road, independent 13,179 Bloemfontein World Cup 2010 8,740 Polokwane 2,753,251 1,856,589 International Transport 165,775 Connecting international short haul flights Tons CO2 10,372 Nelspruit 11,973 Rustenburg The equivalent of the total yearly CO2 emissions of over 1million cars* 4,786 Car 5,432 Intra-city rail 6,538 Coach 3,245 Soccer City 2,397 Green Point 804 International Broadcast 738 Peter Mokaba 39,577 1,823 Ellis Park • 738 Mbombela 12,989 City bus 9,973 Mini-bus Intra-city Transport 1,575,953 International long haul flights 811 Peter Mokaba 5,167 Green Point 833 Ellis Park 1,692 Nelson Mandela 16,637 811 Mbombela 2,972 Moses Mabhida 952 Soccer City 1,353 Moses Mabhida 15,359 Stadia and Precinct Energy Use 1.110 Royal Bafokeng Stadia Constructions and 1,011 Royal Bafokeng Materials 1,322 Loftus Versfeld 1,269 Manguang 1,540 Nelson Mandela 1,203 Loftus Versfeld 1,155 Manguang * Based on driving 10,000 miles a year with an average polluting car of 160g/km of carbon emissions Graphic created for Infrastructure EU I www.euinfrastructure.com I GDS Digital Source: 'Feasibility Study for a Carbon Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' - Report by the Norwegian Embassy ** Regional home = Those travelling locally to the event All numbers are in estimated tons of carbon dioxide Graphic by T Farrant I Twitter @fallenblossom Carbon Footprint of the 2010 World Cup EU 40,140 Regional home** 30,727 Road, coach 75,176 Road, independent 4,922 Luxury rail INFRASTRUCTURE 2,162 Rail While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the World Cup 2010 will have anythiíng but an environmental benefit with a report saying the tournament will have a carbon footprint six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany. 1,775 Luxury coach 330,057 Air 54,990 Durban 484,589 Inter-city Transport Here we take a look at the total estimated carbon footprint of the South African World Cup. 63,730 Cape Town 43,227 Port Elizabeth 28,526 Pretoria 88,039 Johannesburg 5,130 Rail 1,748 Luxury coaches 5,245 Road, coach 340,128 17,354 Hub Energy Use in Accommodation 102,738 Road, independent 13,179 Bloemfontein World Cup 2010 8,740 Polokwane 2,753,251 1,856,589 International Transport 165,775 Connecting international short haul flights Tons CO2 10,372 Nelspruit 11,973 Rustenburg The equivalent of the total yearly CO2 emissions of over 1million cars* 4,786 Car 5,432 Intra-city rail 6,538 Coach 3,245 Soccer City 2,397 Green Point 804 International Broadcast 738 Peter Mokaba 39,577 1,823 Ellis Park • 738 Mbombela 12,989 City bus 9,973 Mini-bus Intra-city Transport 1,575,953 International long haul flights 811 Peter Mokaba 5,167 Green Point 833 Ellis Park 1,692 Nelson Mandela 16,637 811 Mbombela 2,972 Moses Mabhida 952 Soccer City 1,353 Moses Mabhida 15,359 Stadia and Precinct Energy Use 1.110 Royal Bafokeng Stadia Constructions and 1,011 Royal Bafokeng Materials 1,322 Loftus Versfeld 1,269 Manguang 1,540 Nelson Mandela 1,203 Loftus Versfeld 1,155 Manguang * Based on driving 10,000 miles a year with an average polluting car of 160g/km of carbon emissions Graphic created for Infrastructure EU I www.euinfrastructure.com I GDS Digital Source: 'Feasibility Study for a Carbon Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' - Report by the Norwegian Embassy ** Regional home = Those travelling locally to the event All numbers are in estimated tons of carbon dioxide Graphic by T Farrant I Twitter @fallenblossom Carbon Footprint of the 2010 World Cup EU 40,140 Regional home** 30,727 Road, coach 75,176 Road, independent 4,922 Luxury rail INFRASTRUCTURE 2,162 Rail While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the World Cup 2010 will have anythiíng but an environmental benefit with a report saying the tournament will have a carbon footprint six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany. 1,775 Luxury coach 330,057 Air 54,990 Durban 484,589 Inter-city Transport Here we take a look at the total estimated carbon footprint of the South African World Cup. 63,730 Cape Town 43,227 Port Elizabeth 28,526 Pretoria 88,039 Johannesburg 5,130 Rail 1,748 Luxury coaches 5,245 Road, coach 340,128 17,354 Hub Energy Use in Accommodation 102,738 Road, independent 13,179 Bloemfontein World Cup 2010 8,740 Polokwane 2,753,251 1,856,589 International Transport 165,775 Connecting international short haul flights Tons CO2 10,372 Nelspruit 11,973 Rustenburg The equivalent of the total yearly CO2 emissions of over 1million cars* 4,786 Car 5,432 Intra-city rail 6,538 Coach 3,245 Soccer City 2,397 Green Point 804 International Broadcast 738 Peter Mokaba 39,577 1,823 Ellis Park • 738 Mbombela 12,989 City bus 9,973 Mini-bus Intra-city Transport 1,575,953 International long haul flights 811 Peter Mokaba 5,167 Green Point 833 Ellis Park 1,692 Nelson Mandela 16,637 811 Mbombela 2,972 Moses Mabhida 952 Soccer City 1,353 Moses Mabhida 15,359 Stadia and Precinct Energy Use 1.110 Royal Bafokeng Stadia Constructions and 1,011 Royal Bafokeng Materials 1,322 Loftus Versfeld 1,269 Manguang 1,540 Nelson Mandela 1,203 Loftus Versfeld 1,155 Manguang * Based on driving 10,000 miles a year with an average polluting car of 160g/km of carbon emissions Graphic created for Infrastructure EU I www.euinfrastructure.com I GDS Digital Source: 'Feasibility Study for a Carbon Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa' - Report by the Norwegian Embassy ** Regional home = Those travelling locally to the event All numbers are in estimated tons of carbon dioxide Graphic by T Farrant I Twitter @fallenblossom