As part of a special section on academic knowledge production in an age of climate disruption, this article engages with broad academic discussions on the intersection of conference travel and climate action. Specifically, we undertake a carbon footprint assessment of the travel emissions associated with the American Association of Geographers (AAG) annual gathering under three different scenarios: (1) the AAG’s most recent in-person meeting in 2019 in Washington, DC; (2) the emissions impact of a meeting located in Chicago optimizing travel distance; and (3) a hub meeting model where four meetings occur simultaneously across the United States along with three smaller international hubs. Following this, we discuss the limitations to centering carbon footprints in a climate action agenda. Although footprints are illuminative, we suggest more imaginative pathways that meaningfully engage with ecological and social justice.

作为气候破坏时代学术知识生产特别部分的一部分，本文对会议旅行与气候行动的交叉点进行了广泛的学术讨论。具体来说，我们在三种不同的情景下对与美国地理学家协会 (AAG) 年度聚会相关的旅行排放进行了碳足迹评估：(1) AAG 最近于 2019 年在华盛顿特区举行的面对面会议；(2) 芝加哥会议优化旅行距离的排放影响；(3) 中心会议模式，其中四个会议同时在美国各地以及三个较小的国际中心举行。在此之后，我们讨论了将碳足迹集中在气候行动议程中的局限性。虽然脚印很有启发性，