We at THAI belive that it is easier to make conscious decisions when you have clear and understandable information. It can be difficult to understand how much one person stands for in terms of carbon offset when it comes to the airline industry.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has developed a methodology to calculate the carbon emission per passenger. The calculation takes into considiration type of aircraft, route, number of passengers and eventual cargo. To access the calculator,
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Below are some examples presented:
Flight route
| Flight route in KM
| CO2 in KG / passenger
| Gram per KM
|
Stockholm - Bangkok
|
8290
|
353.7
|
42.67
|
Copenhagen - Bangkok
|
8631
|
368.7 |
42.72
|
Stockholm-Doha-Bangkok
|
9891
|
556.5
|
56.26
|
Stockholm-Dubai-Bangkok
|
9681
|
596.8
|
61.65
|
Stockholm-Istanbul-Bangkok
|
9709
|
496.5 |
51.14
|