The word "offset" means to "compensate for" or "replace" or "make up for" the carbon dioxide emitted by the planes (and all vehicles burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)).
Air travel is a very energy-intensive activity. On average it generates about 200 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) (7 ounces)per person, per air kilometre travelled.
Trees, too, vary in size and weight, but on average, six trees will hold one tonne of carbon dioxide, or one tree will hold 167 kilograms (368 lbs) of CO2.
A 300 km plane trip will then generate (200 x 300) 60 000g per person, or 60 kg (132 lbs) for each person, which is just over one third of a tree.
The exact number of trees needed to offset emissions from a trip to Antarctica would depend on factors such as the mode of transportation, distance traveled, and energy usage. However, a rough estimate would be around 10-20 trees per metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions generated from the trip. It's also beneficial to consider supporting other carbon offset projects in addition to tree planting.
How are you travelling? Plane, cruise ship, car? Combination of all three? There are too many variables. Flight layovers, holidays, miles to drive, depart time of crusie ship.....
No, trees will not break the Earth's crust. The roots of trees may grow and spread out over time, but they will not pierce or break through the Earth's crust as it is a solid, hard layer that extends for many miles below the surface.
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There are many people who believe that an astral plane exists. This has not been scientifically proven.
How many trees to plant to offset 1 metric ton? Eg; 1865 reams of paper = 4.66 metric ton 1865 / 400 reams = 1 metric ton
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109 miles by plane.
1,350 miles
Approximately 2500 miles.
11390 miles (18331 km)
316 miles by plane. 611 miles by car.
The plane travels at 2,526.64 miles per hour.
Around 6600 miles.
The flight distance is 8,676 miles.
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