CARBON NEGATIVE BALANCE PERFORMING ARTS – BIONIC FESTIVAL

CARBON NEGATIVE BALANCE PERFORMING ARTS

BIONIC FESTIVAL – PEOPLE & PLANTS PERFORMING ARTS

CIRCULAR ART – CARBON NEGATIVE FOOTPRINT

Adult Trees absorb an average of 170 kg of CO2 per year. Some Tree species, like adult Stone Pines can even reach 25 tons of C02 absorption per year, due to the fact that they are evergreen trees. Evergreen trees of the same size usually have more absorption capacity than trees of feeble leaves.

Usually when companies advertise the planting of trees, if they do so, most of the planting is of baby trees and very small trees, which hardly have carbon capture capacity, due to their tiny size, baby trees and small trees, usually have a very low survival rate, which means they need more care in order to survive, this care and surveillance imply more maintenance costs, and many times the advertised trees are not really planted, and if they are planted a big percentage will die in the next years, and their carbon absorption capacity will be very low, due to the slow growth of most tree species.

The Bionic Festival uses human size trees and human size plants, that are not baby trees, they are also not adult trees, with high intake of CO2 from the atmosphere, but nevertheless the Trees and Plants participating in the Bionic Festival have medium-high intake of CO2 compared with most of the tree planting programes we hear about.

Creating a circular art model of medium size plants and trees with medium-high CO2 capture, that are donated to urban gardens and neighbouring communities, makes the Bionic Festival a carbon negative performing arts event, and opens the gate for real and honest sustainable art, that gives more oxygen to society while helping dancers and artists from all over the world.

In the last five years we have donated 38 adult trees to Madrid and Lisboa, generating a negative footprint and creating the first carbon neutral festival in the world. Check our Bionic Maps and the Trees we have donated.

TREES AND ADULT PLANTS DONATED BY BIONIC FESTIVAL TO MADRID & LISBOA

1 ACACIA TREE – AVENIDAS NOVAS LISBON DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 35 Kilos CO2/ Year
3 YEARS = 105 kilos CO2

1 ACACIA PLECTOLABIS TREE – CENTRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 35 Kilos CO2/Year
6 YEARS = 210 kilos CO2

1 ARBUTUS UNDEDO TREE – LA TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 45 Kilos CO2 / Year
5 YEARS = 175 Kilos CO2

1 BOUGAINVILLEA ADULT PLANT – AVENIDAS NOVAS LISBON DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 8 Kilos CO2/Year
3 YEARS = 24 Kilos CO2

1 CEDRUS ATLANTICA AUREA – TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 156 Kilos CO2 / Year
2 YEARS – 312 kilos CO2

1 CITRUS TREE – ARGUELLES MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 58 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 YEARS = 348 kilos CO2

1 CITRUS MEDICA DIGITATA TREE – LA LATINA MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 62 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 372 kilos CO2

1 CITRUS JAPONICA – ESTA ES UNA PLAZA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 72 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 432 kilos CO2

1 CITRUS RETICULATA TREE – ARGUELLES DISTRICT IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 48 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 240 kilos CO2

1 COTINUS COGGYGRIA TREE – ARGUELLES DISTRICT MADRID – Absorption Rate 29 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 58 kilos CO2

1 CUPRESSUS GOLDCREST – Absorption Rate 500 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 1 TON CO2

2 CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS – Absorption Rate 500 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 1 TON CO2
2 TREES = 2 TONS CO2

3 CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS – LA TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 500 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 2.5 TONS CO2
3 TREES X 2.5 TONS CO2 = 7.5 TONS of CO2

1 CYDONIA OBLONGA TREE – ESTA ES UNA PLAZA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID Absorption Rate 53 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 318 kilos CO2

1 DRACAENA – LISBOA 1 JAZMIN – Absorption Rate 238 Kilos CO2/ Year
3 Years = 714 kilos CO2

1 ERYOBOTRYA JAPONICA TREE – BERRUGUETE MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 122 Kilos CO2/ Year
3 Years = 366 kilos CO2

1 FICUS CARICA TREE – VALDEACEDERAS MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 89 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 534 kilos CO2

1 FICUS CARICA – SAN ISIDRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 105 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 210 Kilos CO2

1 FICUS ELASTICA TREE – SAN ISIDRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 75 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 450 kilos CO2

1 GINKO BILOBA – LA TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 43 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 215 kilos CO2

1 HIBISCUS SYRIACUS – LA LATINA MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 103 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 206 kilos CO2

1 JASMINUM OFFICINALE – Absorption Rate 62 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 124 kilos CO2

1 LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA – EMBAJADORES DISTRICT MADRID – Absorption Rate 128 Kilos CO2/Year
6 Yeats = 768 kilos CO2

2 LAUREL NOBILIS – ARGUELLES MADRID DISTRICT Absorption Rate 147 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 294 kilos CO2
2 TREES = 588 kilos CO2

1 LAUREL TREE – CAVASSA SPAZIO ARTE DANCE SCHOOL- TORRELODONES MADRID – Absorption Rate 147 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 294 kilos CO2

1 LIQUIDAMBAR TREE – LA TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 54 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 270 kilos CO2

1 MAGNOLIO GLANDIFLORA – LA TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 62 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 372 kilos CO2

1 MALUS DOMESTICA TREE – HUERTA DE TETUAN / TETUAN URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 162 Kilos CO2/ Year
7 Years = 1.134 tons of CO2

1 MALUS DOMESTICA TREE – LA TABACALERA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 33 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 165 kilos CO2

1 NERIUM OLEANDER TREE – SANTA MARIA MAIOR LISBON DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 61 Kilos CO2/ Year
6 Years = 183 kilos CO2

1 NERIUM OLEANDER – ARGUELLES MADRID DISTRICT Absorption Rate 61 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 122 kilos CO2

3 OLEA EUROPAEA TREES – CENTRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 450 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 2.25 TONS CO2
3 TREES X 2.25 = 6.75 tons of CO2

4 OLEA EUROPAEA TREES- SAN ISIDRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 450 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 900 kilos CO2
4 TREES X 900 = 3.6 TONS of CO2

2 OLEA EUROPAEA – ARGUELLES MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 450 Kilos CO2/ Year
3 Years = 1.35 TONS CO2/Year
3 TREES x 1.35 = 4.05 TONS of CO2

1 OLEA POM POM / OLEA EUROPAEA TREE – ESTA ES UNA PLAZA URBAN GARDEN IN MADRID – Absorption Rate 850 Kilos CO2/ Year
5 Years = 4.25 tons of CO2

2 PINUS HALEPENSIS – VALLECAS MADRID DISTRCIT – Absorption Rate 20 tons CO2/Year 2years = 40 tons CO2

2 Trees x 40 = 120 tons CO2

1 PINUS MUGO – Absorption Rate 128 Kilos CO2/ Year
2 Years = 156 kilos CO2

3 PINUS PINEA TREES – CENTRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 10.5 tons CO2/ Year
5 Years = 52.5 tons CO2
3 TREES x 52.5 = 157.5 tons of CO2

7 PINUS PINEA TREES – SAN ISIDRO MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 10.5 tons CO2/ Year
4 Years = 42 tons CO2
7 TREES x 42 = 294 tons of CO2

1 PUNICA GRANATUM TREE – VALDEACEDERAS MADRID DISTRICT -Absorption Rate 106 Kilos CO2/ Year
7 Years = 742 kilos CO2

1 PRUNUS ARMENIACA TREE – BELLAS VISTAS MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 77 Kilos CO2/ Year
7 Years = 539 kilos CO2

1 PRUNUS CERASIFERA TREE – BELLAS VISTAS MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 48 Kilos CO2/ Year
7 Years = 336 kilos CO2

1 SALVIA MICROPYLLA – PLASENCIA EXTREMADURA – Absorption Rate 12 Kilos CO2/year 2 Years = 24 kilos CO2

1 SOPHORA JAPONICA TREE – ARGUELLES MADRID DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 125 Kilos CO2/ Year
4 Years = 500 kilos CO2

1 STRELITZIA ADULT PLANT – AJUDA LISBON DISTRICT – Absorption Rate 38 Kilos CO2/ Year
3 Years = 114 kilos CO2

64 PLANTS
612.371 TONS CO2

IN THE 7 YEAR PERIOD OF THIS ANALYSIS 20% OF DONATED PLANTS & TREES HAVE DIED

20% OF 612,371 TONS OF CO2 IS 122,274 TONS OF CO2 THAT HAVE BEEN LOST

TOTAL CARBON CAPTURE OF BIONIC FESTIVAL PLANTS BETWEEN 2016-2021 = 490,097 CO2 TONS

CARBON BALANCE IMPACT OF THE BIONIC FESTIVAL

TOTAL 64 ADULT TREES AND PLANTS DONATED TO MADRID & LISBON

TOTAL OF 64 ADULT TREES & PLANTS CAPTURING TONS OF CO2 IN MADRID AND LISBON PER YEAR

BIONIC FESTIVAL TOTAL CARBON FOOTPRINT IN SEVEN YEARS (transport footprint of dancers, festival logistics and trees transport) + 42 CO2 TONS

BIONIC FESTIVAL TREES TOTAL CARBON FOOTPRINT IN SEVEN YEARS – 490 CO2 TONS

+ 448 CO2 TONS ABSORPTION

NEGATIVE CARBON BALANCE / +448 CO2 TONS CAPTURED

BIONIC FESTIVAL SEVEN YEAR AVERAGE IS 64 CO2 TONS NEGATIVE BALANCE PER YEAR

AND WE WANT TO ABSORB MORE CO2 PER YEAR

Bionic Festival has also donated many small and medium size plants in Madrid & Lisbon, the Festival has also donated 25 seed packets of 25 different species to the urban gardens of Tetuan and Esta es una Plaza in Madrid

We have supported more than 50 artists from more than 20 countries and managed top musical collaborations with musicians and DJs from the 5 continents while absorbing tons of CO2

Help us in this journey, support us and let us grow together, helping in the green transition and supporting artists and local urban communities and gardens.

BIONIC FESTIVAL

CO2 ABSORPTION CAPACITY OF TREES

167 kg / year of CO2 absorption per Adult Tree ( 20-30 years old trees) / 6 trees on average will absorb 1 ton / year of CO2 / CLIMATE.SELECTRA.COM

https://climate.selectra.com/en/news/co2-tree

167 kg / year of CO2 absorption rate per Adult Tree ( 20-30 years old trees) / The Hidden Life of Trees – Peter Wohlleben

20 kg / year of CO2 absorption average tree / A cubic metre of wood absorbs nearly 1 CO2 ton / year / ECOTREE.GREEN

https://ecotree.green/en/how-much-co2-does-a-tree-absorb#:~:text=A%20tree%20absorbs%20approximately%2025kg%20of%20CO2%20per%20year&text=But%20really%20a%20tree%20absorbs,a%20whole%20host%20of%20factors.

21.7 Kg / year of CO2 absorption average tree / ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION

https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2015/03/17/power-one-tree-very-air-we-breathe

10-30 kg / year of CO2 absorption average tree / FUNDACIÓN AQUAE

https://www.fundacionaquae.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/infografia_oxigeno.pdf

WHAT TREES ABSORB THE MOST CO2

GO TREE QUOTES https://www.gotreequotes.com/how-much-co2-do-trees-absorb/#Stone_Pine

TREE JOURNEY https://treejourney.com/what-trees-produce-the-most-oxygen-and-how-they-do-it/

ECOLOGÍA VERDE https://www.ecologiaverde.com/arboles-que-producen-mas-oxigeno-2873.html