RV Vacations are "Green"
Across the board, RV Vacations have a lower carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions level than airline/rental car/ motel or hotel vacations.
CO2 Emissions (in Tons)
| |
3-Day Vacation |
7-Day Vacation |
10-Day Vacation |
14-Day Vacation |
| |
Pittsburg
to
Lancaster |
Detroit
to
Traverse
City |
Portland
to
Napa |
Nashville
to
New
Orleans |
Atlanta
to
Orlando |
Phoenix
to
Napa |
Charlotte
to
New
Orleans |
Richmond
to
Orlando |
Denver
to
Napa |
Cincinnati
to
Orlando |
Car/
Folding
Trailer |
.27 |
.30 |
.68 |
.61 |
.53 |
.93 |
.83 |
.88 |
1.39 |
1.21 |
SUV/
Travel
Trailer |
.42 |
.47 |
1.07 |
.96 |
.82 |
1.46 |
1.29 |
1.38 |
2.18 |
1.90 |
|
.56 |
.62 |
1.40 |
1.27 |
1.11 |
1.92 |
1.73 |
1.82 |
2.85 |
2.53 |
Type A
Motorhome
(Diesel) |
.44 |
.49 |
1.12 |
1.01 |
.89 |
1.53 |
1.38 |
1.46 |
2.28 |
2.02 |
Airline/Rental
Car/Motels
or Hotels |
.82 |
.92 |
2.15 |
1.95 |
1.71 |
2.98 |
2.68 |
2.83 |
4.44 |
3.94 |
*Source: 2008 PKF Consulting, Estimated Carbon Footprint of RV Vacations for RVIA
|
Using the carbon calculator developed by Conservation International, RV vacations have a less adverse environmental impact than the typical airline/rental car/motel or hotel vacation. A higher level of CO2 emmissions indicates a more adverse environmental impact. Of note is that the CO2 emmissions presented for the non-RV vacations include an allocation for the lodging component.
