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Goa to host Indias first carbon neutral wedding Written by NT Network Friday, 11 December 2009 01:40 Sharin Wader, a journalist and resident of Goa, is planning to make her wedding the first carbon neutral wedding in the country. It will take place in December this year. In recent months, Pope Benedict has made several strong appeals for the protection of the environment. For every ton of carbon dioxide our wedding generates, we plan to offset the same through the purchase of carbon offsets, said her fiancé, Kishore Butani, who is already keeping track of the carbon emissions related to wedding pre-planning, visits to the in-laws and shopping for outfits. Emissions due to transportation by the guests attending the church ceremony and wedding reception, right down to the power used by the wedding band and even emissions related to the transportation of the decorations to the wedding venue will be tracked. Carbon offset provider, CARBONyatra.com will help the couple calculate their emissions and provide them with offsets to have a carbon neutral wedding. Emissions will be tracked from the engagement ceremony in August till the wedding in December. Typically, a wedding will emit 100 tons of carbon dioxide. We are looking to purchase 400 tons since we are tracking the emissions from the engagement stage itself, said Kishore. http://www.navhindtimes.in/buzz/6140-goa-to-host-indias-first-carbon-neutral-wedding
