THE MONA LISA IS NOW A ZERO NET CARBON ARTWORK!
Zero Net Carbon Emission status (sometimes called “Carbon Neutral” or “Carbon Offset”) for the Mona Lisa was achieved by calculating methane production from horse usage, and carbon dioxide from material preparations totaling an estimated 3.55 Metric Tonnes of CO2 – this was then offset by Carbon Credits purchased on 9/17/09 from Carbonfund.org a cost of $35.50.
Why the Mona Lisa?
It is one of my favorite works of art, and anything I value this much should be made green.
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January 22, 2010 at 4:44 am
John, cool idea. As regards calcs, I wonder if we need to account for Mona Lisa’s portion of her lodging all these years. Euro museums are drafty old places, but then they don’t care much about heating and cooling them. But they turn on lights occasionally. Before electricity they burned tapers and torches, and burned a lot of wood in inefficient fireplaces, all of which had air quality issues beyond the carbon. Truth is though, none of that really mattered “way back then” as the earth’s capacity to absorb our pollutants exceeded our output. Maybe the calcs make more sense if you consider the museum energy inputs since the 2nd industrial revolution.
Thanks for making my brain twist. Jim.