DCN partnered with Zellar to assess the carbon footprint of our annual conference which took place in March.

The event, at Sopwell House in St Albans on 14-15 March, led to 8.1 tonnes of CO2 being emitted.

Over two-thirds of this was from transport. Seventy percent of delegates travelled by car, with the rest using the train. However, had all delegates switched to train travel, the emission of 4.3 tonnes of CO2 could have been prevented.

Only a fifth of delegates car shared. Had half of them done so, 2.1 tonnes of carbon would not have been emitted.

DCN Director James Hood said of the emissions figure: “This benchmark is an important step towards minimising the environmental impact of our events.

“I hope you find this snapshot interesting and I extend my thanks to all our conference delegates who contributed their valuable time to enable us to share this with you.”

You can read the full report here: DCN 2024 Conference Carbon Impact Report