Securing a clean, sustainable and reliable energy supply is one of the greatest climate challenges we are currently facing. The festival system still heavily relies on the use of fossil fuels. Fortunately, there is a growing array of energy efficient appliances that help stages, traders and production areas become more sustainable. The GDCF’s aim is to develop a festival mainly powered by renewable energy.
Read more about energy related sustainable festival developments.
Practical steps that can be applied in real festival contexts: seven decision trees that support festival and event organisers in making more circular and climate-conscious choices. Read more about Seven decision trees for a circular and climate neutral festival
Towards a common framework for festival monitoring Read more about Measuring Impact Together
GDCF study on power profiles and energy use per dish Read more about From fries to crêpes: mapping the electricity use of festival kitchens
The GDCF Monitoring Tool is a climate impact and circularity assessment tool for festivals. Our Monitoring Tool supports both beginners looking for a first approach, and advanced festival organisations working on in-depth circularity strategy. Read more about The GDCF Monitoring Excel Tool - Beta version
During the ADE Green Conference, the GDCF came together to present a collective call-to-action to the Dutch national government. With this gesture, the participating festivals reaffirmed their commitment to collaboration and urged the government to acknowledge and build on the momentum achieved. Read more about European Green Deal Festivals call on Dutch national government for sustainable collaboration
Get inspired by one of our GDCF frontrunners: read all about Shambala's Green Road Map towards 2025. Read more about Regeneration: beyond sustainability
"The involvement of our audience has been mind blowing" Read more about Creating an ecologically conscious festival
Significant energy use reduction in Mysteryland's first year as a weekend festival Read more about Mysteryland
How to replace the temporary generator power by grid connections: multi use of charge and other infrastructure Read more about SAIL Amsterdam 2020 sustainable energy project
The Powerful Thinking Guide contains practical advice and information about sustainable energy at events. Many links to both case studies and step-by-step guides to reducing your event’s energy footprint are available in this document. Read more about Powerful Thinking Guide
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