Sundance is taking on climate change … in the wrong way

According to the New York Times, Sundance’s theme is Climate Change. The NYT says:

“Mr. Redford, who recuses himself from programming decisions, bristles when his festival is seen as having an agenda. ‘We don’t take a position,’ he insisted. At the same time, his top programmers, John Cooper and Trevor Groth, say they are taking a specific stance, one that is political by nature: For the first time in the festival’s history, there will be a spotlight on one theme — global warming and the environment. Their goal? ‘To change the world’.”

We love that they are taking on climate change. We hope Sundance’s movies are being showed in India and China and make a real impact.

That said, do you know how much a CO2 a visitor to Sundance produces in route to Park City?

According to BlueSkyModel, a plane produces 53 pounds of carbon monoxide per mile. Let’s say, our average visitor to Park City flies from Los Angeles (580 miles). That plane has polluted about 60,000 pounds of Co2 (round trip). If there are 100 passengers per plane, that’s about 600 pounds of carbon monoxide (round trip) per passenger. According to Sundance, the 2015 festival attracted 30,000 out of state visitors. That’s about 18 million pounds of CO2 that result from out of state visitors.