Transportation energies. You are an Assistant Professor of history at a German university and an active member of the Green Party. You have just been appointed to a Chair of History at the University...

Transportation energies. You are an Assistant Professor of history at a German university and an active member of the Green Party. You have just been appointed to a Chair of History at the University of Sydney, Australia, 24,000 km away. You have a large library of books, which you cherish. The total weight of the books is 1,200 kg. You could send them by sea freight, but that would take months and there would be a risk of damage. Federal Express could air-freight them and they would get there before you, safe and sound. Weigh up the environmental consequences of these two options in terms of carbon release to the atmosphere. Table 6.9 has the required information.