The United Nations will substantially offset the carbon emissions caused by Monday's High Level Event on Climate Change, which is estimated at about 500 tons of carbon dioxide, a UN spokesperson said Monday.
These carbon emissions are primarily from the energy use for the meeting, the travel of UN staff involved in the organization of the meeting, special invitees and speakers, and heads of state and government and ministers who have come to New York only for the high-level event, UN spokesperson Michele Montas told a noon briefing at the UN Headquarters.
The carbon emissions from the event will be offset by a small- scale hydroelectric project located in Intibuca, Honduras, near the city of La Esperanza.
In addition to providing power stability to the electric grid in the area, this high quality renewable energy project provides significant local social and environmental benefits, such as rural electrification and reduced dependency on fuelwood, increased employment of local people, and improvement of the watershed through reforestation.
The effort to offset the carbon footprint of the event, which will cost 15,800 U.S. dollars, is supported by the UN Foundation, she said.
The one-day event, convened by UN chief Ban Ki-moon, has brought together top officials from over 150 nations, including 80 heads of state or government.
Source: Xinhua
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