The purpose of the calculator is to help event organizers identify the climate impacts of their events and make the right choices. The calculated values are intended to serve as guidelines and draw attention to the climate impacts of event production. In order to ensure that the calculator is clear and easy to use, several aspects, such as logistics, material choices and technology, have been left out. Their climate impacts can be influenced through choices: minimizing travel, distances, materials and energy consumption. A good atmosphere and people coming together cause no emissions at all.
Climate Calculator
1. Arrival CO₂ 
Who is coming and from where?
Estimate how many people are coming, from where and by what means. Performers must also be taken into account. Enter quantity or percentage.
| Number of participants | |||
| % | no of ppl | ||
| of whom | arrive by emission-free means or by metro, tram, commuter train or local bus or on foot. | ||
| of whom | arrive from another municipality by bus | ||
| of whom | arrive from another municipality by train | ||
| of whom | arrive from another municipality by car | ||
| joista | arrive with cruise ship | ||
| of whom | fly in from a distance shorter than 463 km | ||
| of whom | fly in from a distance between 463–3,700 km | ||
| of whom | fly in from a distance exceeding 3,700 km | ||
| Each with a roundtrip of x
kilometres
on
average |
resulting in the following emissions | |||
| arrive by emission-free means or by metro, tram, commuter train or local bus or on foo | ||||
| arrive from another municipality by bus | ||||
| arrive from another municipality by train | ||||
| arrive from another municipality by car | ||||
| arrive with cruise ship | ||||
| fly in from a distance shorter than 463 km | ||||
| fly in from a distance between 463–3,700 km | ||||
| sfly in from a distance exceeding 3,700 km | ||||
| Total CO₂e kg | Total CO₂e kg | |||
2. Energy consumption CO₂
from
use
of
space
| Enter size of space | m2 | |
| and period of use | hours | |
| Total CO₂e kg |
3. Overnight accommodation
CO₂
| Impact from USA & European countries that have provided the data | ||
| Approximately | participants stay overnight in hotels or other paid accommodations | |
| For | nights | |
| Total CO₂e kg | ||
4. Catering CO₂
Enter how many meals participants will be having at the event:
| meals per person | |||
| % | |||
| of which | % are fully vegan | ||
| of which | % are vegetarian including dairy products | ||
| of which | % include fish, chicken or pork | ||
| of which | % include beef | ||
| of which | % include lamb | ||
| joista | % include venison / game | ||
| joista | % include reindeer | ||
| Total CO₂e kg | |||
| Event participants consume: | |||
| snacks including meat | |||
| vegetarian snacks (no meat products) | |||
| cups of coffee per person | |||
| cups of tea per person | |||
| 0.33 l of beer per person | |||
| 12 cl glasses of wine per person | |||
| drinks per person. Gin used as the basis for the calculation. | |||
| Total CO₂e kg | |||
5. Waste CO₂
The event generates the following waste fractions:
| kg of organic waste | |||
| kg of energy waste | |||
| kg of cardboard and paperboard | |||
| kg of paper | |||
| kg of glass | |||
| kg of metal | |||
| kg of mixed waste for combustion | |||
| kg of plastic | |||
| kg construction waste | |||
| Total CO₂e kg |
Results 
Environmental impact of an encounter
Comparison: The carbon footprint of an average Finn is 10 300 kg CO₂e per year.
| Results | |
| Total CO₂e kg | |
| Total CO₂e t | |
| CO₂e per participant | |
| Price of compensation € |
The calculator gives an estimate of five time carbon offset, based on the operation of Compensate foundation.
Sources
Arrival
Arrive by emission-free means
– Emission factor: 0,00 CO2ekv (g/hkm)
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: VTT Lipasto 2018
Arrive by bus
– Emission factor: 40,00 CO2ekv (g/hkm)
– Source: WWF ilmastolaskuri: SUOMI/FINLAND: VTT Lipasto 2018
Arrive by train
– Emission factor: 1,68 CO2ekv (g/hkm)
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Kuitunen Taina. 2016. VR. Personal communication.
Arrive by car
– Emission factor: 184,00 CO2ekv (g/km)
-Source: WWF climate calculator : SUOMI/FINLAND: VTT Lipasto 2018
Arrive with cruise ship
– Emission factor: 553,2 CO2ekv (g/hkm)
– Source: VTT Lipasto 2016. Available: http://lipasto.vtt.fi/yksikkopaastot/henkiloliikenne/vesiliikenne/autolautta.htm
Arrive by plane, fly in from a distance shorter than 463 km
– Emission factor: 515,90 gCO2/pkm
– Source: WWF ilmastolaskuri: SUOMI/FINLAND/INTERNATIONAL: Climate Friendly. Flight Portal. 2010.
Arrive by plane, fly in from a distance between 463–3,700 km
– Emission factor: 289,3 gCO2/pkm
– Source: WWF ilmastolaskuri: SUOMI/FINLAND/INTERNATIONAL: Climate Friendly. Flight Portal. 2010.
Arrive by plane, fly in from a distance exceeding 3,700 km
– Emission factor: 325,5 gCO2/pkm
– Source: WWF ilmastolaskuri: SUOMI/FINLAND/INTERNATIONAL: Climate Friendly. Flight Portal. 2010.
Use of space and accommodation
Use of space
– Emission factor: 3,5 CO2ekv g/€m2/h
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations. Hotel emission factor. Calculations based on: https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/41435/Raportti_B85_Kurnitski.pdf?sequence=4
Hotel
– Emission factor: 25 CO2ekv kg/hotel night. Hotel emission factor average.
– Lähde: Defra: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2019; Hotel Footprint 2020. Available: https://www.hotelfootprints.org/footprinting
Catering
% are fully vegan
– Emission factor: 800 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Saarinen ym. 2011
% are vegetarian including dairy products
– Emission factor: 1005 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Saarinen ym. 2011
% include fish, chicken or pork
– Emission factor: 1741 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Average of fish, chicken and pork meals
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Saarinen ym. 2011
% include beef
– Emission factor: 3467 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Saarinen ym. 2011
% include lamb
– Emission factor: 7840 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: Open CO2: EWG (Environmental Working Group), Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change + Healt
% include venison / game
– Emission factor: 22,2 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: Luke: Hartikainen ja Pulkkinen 2016: Summary of the chosen methodologies and practices to produce GHGE-estimates for an average European diet
% include reindeer
– Emission factor: 14 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: Hietala, Kurppa ja Silvenius: Environmental impacts of reindeer meat – LCA analysis of Finnish production. 2015. Available: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295800811_Environmental_impacts_of_reindeer_meat_-_LCA_analysis_of_Finnish_production
Event participants consume:
snacks including meat
– Emission factor: 217 CO2ekv (g/portion). Ham roll used as a default.
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Hartikainen & Pulkkinen 2017
vegetarian snacks (no meat products)
– Emission factor: 146,4 CO2ekv (g/portion). An average of vegetable rolls and pastries used as a default.
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Hartikainen & Pulkkinen 2017
Drink
cups of coffee per person
– Emission factor: 600,00 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Hartikainen & Pulkkinen 2016
cups of tea per person
– Emission factor: 300,00 CO2ekv (g/portion)
– Source: University of Helsinki’s carbon footprint calculator for organisations: Hartikainen & Pulkkinen 2016
0,33l of beer per person
– Emission factor: 0,54 kg/l
– Source: Open CO2: Panimoliitto 2018
12cl glasses of wine
– Emission factor: 1,28 kg/per 0,75l wine bottle
– Source: Open CO2: Sestra
drinks. Gin used as the basis for the calculation.
– Emission factor: 0,07 kg/40cl giniä
– Source: Open CO2: Diageo / Tanqueray gin
Waste
kg of organic waste
– Emission factor: 69,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Lähde: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg of energy waste
– Emission factor: 410,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg of cardboard and paperboard
– Emission factor: 60,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg of paper
– Emission factor: 1050,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg of glass
– Emission factor: 570,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg of metal
– Emission factor: 130,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication
kg of mixed waste for combustion
– Emission factor: 410,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg of plastic
– Emission factor: 70,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: WWF climate calculator: SUOMI/FINLAND: Henna Teerihalme. 2018. HSY. Personal communication.
kg construction waste
– Emission factor: 100,00 gCO2 eq/kg
– Source: HSY – Julia -hanke: https://www.hsy.fi/julia2030/Documents/julia2030/Documents/J%C3%A4tteiden%20khk-kertoimien%20taustadokumentti%202011.pdf