De laatste rookpaal is naar het Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht gebracht.
NOS: Nieuwe stap in de strijd tegen roken: pakjes met een 'afstotende' kleur (2020-10-01)
November 2020 Archiv
Rookpaal.
Heareading.
The downside of audio books: I do not have a collection of favorite quotes after I am done with them.
Time for frequent polluter loyalty programs.
Frequent-flying “‘super emitters” who represent just 1% of the world’s population caused half of aviation’s carbon emissions in 2018, according to a study.
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Only 11% of the world’s population took a flight in 2018 and 4% flew abroad.
The Guardian: 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions – study
Big in the (E)U(SSR).
We present evidence that the number of trips matters for more citations but longer distances are only associated with higher citation numbers for European academics.
Konstantinos Chalvatzis, Peter L. Ormosi: The carbon impact of flying to economics conferences: is flying more associated with more citations? https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1806858
Flying Careers.
We found no relationship between air travel emissions and metrics of academic productivity including hIa (h-index adjusted for academic age and discipline). There was, however, a relationship between emissions and salary that remains significant even when controlling for seniority.
Seth Wynes, Simon D. Donner, Steuart Tannason, Noni Nabors: Academic air travel has a limited influence on professional success. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.109