Michael Daw
Head of Research Computing
Directorate of IT Services
The University of Manchester
Devonshire House, Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
t: +44 (0)161 275 7026
e: michael.daw@manchester.ac.uk
Responsible for the strategic direction and management of research computing services within the Directorate of IT Services at the University of Manchester.
Also IT Sustainability Enthusiast and member of the University of Manchester Carbon Management Project.
Carbon Footprint
My carbon footprint for 2009 was: 8.59 tonnes of CO2
- House 1.75 tonnes
- Flights 1.11 tonnes
- Car 1.01 tonnes
Bus & Rail 0.26 tonnes
- Secondary 4.47 tonnes
The average footprint for people in the UK is 9.80 tonnes; the average worldwide carbon footprint is about 4 tonnes; a sustainable worldwide target to combat climate change is 2 tonnes.
These figures were calculated using the carbon footprint calculator at http://www.carbonfootprint.com/.