Does the North Pole Marathon have a carbon offsetting policy?
Yes. The North Pole Marathon pays the relevant amount of money to the CarbonNeutral Company for carbon offsetting projects. Polar Running Adventures has been pioneering in this regard, becoming the first business to completely neutralise the CO2 effects of all its flights to the North Pole in 2007. First, the CO2 impacts of the 2 hour flights to the North Pole camp – and any related helicopter flights in the polar region – are scientifically calculated on the basis of the type of aircraft used, fuel burn rate, fuel type and flight duration. Second, this calculated impact is offset by an investment in a mix of approved global projects such as tree-planting / forestry development. Competitors can travel to the North Pole with the knowledge that their polar flights have official Carbon Neutral status.
