Sustainability
Sustainable travel is a part of the DNA of Moving Identities. That is why we encourage all artists to travel with the lowest carbon footprint possible, when they travel between the residencies in Europe.
The Eco Travel Map is a tool for artists to explore how to travel between the Moving Identities cities in an eco-friendly way.
We recognise that time spent travelling, and ticket prices, are factors that need to be taken into consideration.
That is why we encourage artists and residencies to consider the most sustainable means of transportation for each exchange.
The Eco Travel Map is developed by Sustainable Culture NOW, one of the Moving Identities partners.
Davvi (Hammerfest, Norway) → Vonk (Hasselt, Belgium)
Eco-friendly: Ferry from Hammerfest to Tromsø → ferry from Tromsø to Ålesund → night bus from Ålesund to Oslo → train to Copenhagen Central Station, Denmark → train to Hamburg Hbf, Germany→ train to Brussels Central Station, Belgium → train to Hasselt, Belgium
Time: approx. 36 hours
CO2-emission: 70 kilo per person
Less eco-friendly: Bus from Hammerfest to Alta Airport or Tromsø Airport in Norway → flight to Oslo Gardemoen Airport → train to Oslo Central Station → train to Copenhagen Central Station, Denmark → then follow the steps from above
Time: approx. 25 hours
CO2-emission: 189 kilo per person
Vaba Lava (Narva, Estonia) → Vonk (Hasselt, Belgium)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Narva to Tallinn, Estonia → ferry to Stockholm, Sweden → go to the Central Station and take a train to Copenhagen, Denmark → train to Cologne, Germany → train to Brussels, Belgium → train to Hasselt, Belgium
Time: approx. 35 hours
CO2-emission: 70 kilo per person
Vonk (Hasselt, Belgium) → Hellerau (Dresden, Germany)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Hasselt Central Station to Brussel Central station → train to Cologne Central Station, Germany → train to Dresden
Time: approx. 11 hours
CO2-emissions: approx. 23 k/p.
UP (Copenhagen, Denmark) → Vonk (Hasselt, Belgium)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Copenhagen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station → train to Cologne, Germany → train to Brussels, Belgium → train to Hasselt
Time: approx. 13 hours
CO2-emission: 30 kilo per person
Vonk (Hasselt, Belgium) → Nau Ivanow (Barcelona, Catalunia)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Hasselt to Brussels Central Station → train or bus towards Paris, Gare du Nord → train to Barcelona Sants
Time: approx. 12 hours
CO2-emissions: 39 kilo per person
Vaba Lava (Narva, Estonia) → UP (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Eco-friendly: Take the train that runs on electricity from Narva to Tallinn, Estonia → ferry to Stockholm, Sweden (you can spend the night in Stockholm) → fast train to Malmö and change to the Öresund train to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Time: approx. 28 hours
CO2-emission: approx 117 kilo per person
UP (Copenhagen, Denmark) → Hellerau (Dresden, Germany)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Copenhagen Central Station, Denmark to Hamburg Hfb, Germany → train to Dresden, Germany.
Time: approx.: 9-10 hours
CO2-emissions: around 24 kilo per person
Davvi (Hammerfest, Norway) → UP (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Eco-friendly: From Hammerfest to Oslo by bus or train → train to Gothenburg → train to Copenhagen
Time: approx 48 hours
CO2-emissions: 100 kg per person
Less eco-friendly: Take the plane from Hammerfest to Copenhagen (change in Oslo)
Time: 7 hours
CO2-emissions: 233 kilo per person
INFO: Both the trains in Norway and Sweden are known for running on green energy.
UP (Copenhagen, Denmark) → Nau Ivanow (Barcelona, Catalunia)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Copenhagen to Hamburg, Germany → train to Paris, Gare du Nord, France → train to Barcelona Sants, Spain
Time: approx. 22 hours
CO2-emissions: 68 kilo per person
Vaba Lava (Narva, Estonia) → Hellerau (Dresden, Germany)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Narva to Tallinn Central Station, Estonia → ferry to Helsinki, Findlandi → go to Helsinki train station and take the train to Stockholm → train to Copenhagen Central Station, Denmark → train to Hamburg Hbf, Germany → train to Dresden
Time: approx. 24 hours
CO2-emissions: 97 kilo per person
Davvi (Hammerfest, Norway) → Vaba Lava (Narva, Estonia)
Eco-friendly: Take the bus from Hammerfest to Bodø → train to Oslo, Norway → train to Stockholm, Sweden → ferry to Tallinn, Estonia → bus to Narva, Estonia.
Time: approx: 28 hours
CO2-emission: 60-70 kilo per person
Less eco-friendly: Take the ferry to Tromsø → fly to Tallinn → bus or train to Narva.
Time: approx. 12 hours
CO2-emission: 170 kilo per person
Vaba Lava (Narva, Estonia) → Nau Ivanow (Barcelona, Catalunia)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Narva to Tallinn, Estonia by using the train service Elron → flight to Berlin, Germany → fast overnight train to Barcelona Sants by using Deutsche Bane and SNF train service.
Time: approx: 15 hours
CO2-emission: 195 kg/p.
Davvi (Hammerfest, Norway) → Hellerau (Dresden, Germany)
Eco-friendly: Take a plane from Hammerfest to Tromsø (Norway) → fly to Oslo, Norway → train to Oslo Central Station → train to Copenhagen Central Station → train to Hamburg Central Station, Germany → train to Dresden, Germany
Time: approx. 22 hours
CO2-emissions: approx. 186 kilo per person
Hellerau (Dresden, Germany) → Nau Ivanow (Barcelona, Catalunia)
Eco-friendly: Take the train from Dresden to Frankfurt am Main Central Station → train to Barcelona Sants (change in Paris, at Gare Du Nord Station)
Time: 17 hours
CO2-emissions: 49 kilo per person
Davvi (Hammerfest, Norway) → Nau Ivanow (Barcelona, Catalunia)
Eco-friendly: From Hammerfest you take the bus or train to Oslo → train to Gothenburg → train to Copenhagen → train from Copenhagen to Hamburg, Germany → train to Paris, Gare du Nord, France → train to Barcelona Sants, Spain
Time: approx. 70 hours
CO2-emissions: 170 kilo per person
HOW TO USE THE ECO TRAVEL MAP
The Eco Travel Map is easy to use. Find your destination. Carbon footprint per person, price and time spent can be compared between Train, Plane, Car and electrical car.
WHY SLOW TRAVEL?
We encourage everyone to act responsible and minimise the climate footprint of their artistic practice. This requires travelling with the lowest carbon impact. Travelling slowly combines aspects of sustainability, mindfulness and awareness.
WHERE TO FIND YOUR TICKETS?
We suggest you use Rome2Rio as the platform for looking for tickets. The platform gives you a quick and easy overview of types of transportations, prices and travel time.
DISCLAIMER
All ticket prices are based on prices for the following day. There is an indication of the price span between the cheapest and most expensive ticket. Prices are expected to be significantly lower when you order your tickets well in advance.
Train travel: It is not possible to travel by train alone to all destinations. That is why the carbon footprint for trains is a combination of the carbon footprint of train and bus/coach.
Car travel: The carbon footprint per person for travelling by car is based on four people travelling in a car. Car travel might include travelling by ferry. The estimated price range for car travel is subject to changing fuel prices, size and age of the car, how heavy the car is loaded etc.
Electric car travel: It is not possible to create an estimate of prices for travelling by electric car due to changing prices on power throughout Europe.
Carbon footprint measurement is subject to change, measuring methods and ticket prices might go up or down.
Air travel: Transfer is included in total time, carbon footprint and price estimate.
HOW DID WE CREATE THE ECO TRAVEL MAP?
We used Travel & Climate to measure the climate impact of each route between the residencies.
Travel & Climate is a reliable climate impact calculator created by scientists from Gothenburg University in Sweden in collaboration with a range of advisory partners.
Learn more about Travel & Climate
The project was originally initiated by the Climate Smart Vacation Network of West Sweden, which consists of researchers, public bodies and tourism actors in Gothenburg and West Sweden, with the aim of collectively addressing tourism’s contribution to climate change. The network is affiliated with the Centre for Tourism at the University of Gothenburg and Mistra Urban Futures.
The following organisations were responsible for funding and participation in developing the platform:The Region of West Sweden via Klimat 2030, Centre for Tourism at the University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology, West Sweden Tourism Board, The City of Gothenburg, Göteborg & Co, Mistra Urban Futures and Mistra Sustainable Consumption.
Principal for the project is the Centre for Tourism at the University of Gothenburg, where Erik Lundberg is project owner. Jörgen Larsson, researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, is responsible for all numerical data used and for the methodological report which was produced. Fredrik Warberg, Tidsverkstaden, was project leader.
