Research culture: a survey of travel behaviour among scientists in Germany and the potential for change

Awareness of the environmental impact of conferences is growing within the scientific community. Here we report the results of a survey in which scientists in Germany were asked about their attendance at conferences, their reasons for attending, and their willingness to explore new approaches that would reduce the impact of conferences on the environment. A majority of respondents were keen to reduce their own carbon footprint and were willing to explore alternatives to the traditional conference.科学界对于学术会议所产生的环境影响的认知正日益加深。本文报道了一项面向德国科学家开展的调查研究结果：该调查询问了受访者的参会经历、参会动机，以及他们探索降低会议环境影响的新路径的意愿。绝大多数受访者均希望减少自身的碳足迹，并愿意探索传统会议的替代方案。