PLAN / FORECAST — ESTIMATE, NEVER SEALED
Plan your event footprint
Sector, venue and attendance in — a planning estimate, an evidence checklist and reduction options out.
ESTIMATE — planning only. Never sealed, never a claim.
Estimated footprint
per attendee-day profile, industry benchmarks
~12.1 tCO₂e
Where the estimate comes from
Travel & Stay
~4.20 t
Food & Drink
~3.60 t
Energy
~1.44 t
Production & Materials
~1.40 t
Waste
~0.70 t
Logistics
~0.70 t
Water
~0.03 t
Evidence checklist — capture this on the day
Each item replaces estimate with measured or evidence-backed readings.
Travel & Stay
✓Shuttle manifests and parking counts
✓Attendee travel-mode sample survey
Food & Drink
✓Caterer meal counts by menu type (meat / plant-based)
Energy
✓Photo of the meter reading (start + end) or generator fuel receipts
✓Utility bill covering the event dates
Production & Materials
✓Build material invoices with weights
Waste
✓Weighbridge tickets per skip (landfill and recycling separately)
✓Hauler waybills with tonnage
Logistics
✓Truck trip log (trips × distance) from freight contractor
Water
✓Refill-station counter photo or tanker delivery notes
Reduction options
Travel & Stayup to −40% of this category
Add shuttle buses and promote metro access — car travel dominates audience emissions.
Food & Drinkup to −50% of this category
Shift menus toward plant-based options — beef meals emit ~8× a plant-based meal.
Energyup to −60% of this category
Swap diesel generators for grid hookup or solar/battery hybrid units.
Create this event and start capturing proof
The estimate becomes your baseline; sealed numbers only ever come from captured readings.