Travel and transport cause a significant part of the CO2 emission of most of the events. Visitors, artists, crew, etc. all travel to the location, just like the transportation of the hardware and materials used at events.
For reducing the emission of travel and transport, one can think about the reduction of the total transports and less kilometers, as well as switching to low or zero-emission vehicles. Read here what solutions our partners tested and use to decrease the CO2 emission.
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
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
Mobility is the most powerful theme in which festivals can reduce emissions, improve safety, and enhance visitor experience. The Smarter Travel Festivals program demonstrates that festivals can shift visitor travel behaviour. Read more about Smart and sustainable festival travel: From theory to practice
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
In this article the current state, the advantages and the challenges of switching to zero emission construction equipment for outdoor events and festivals, are explored. Read more about Building towards climate neutral festivals: The shift to zero-emission construction equipment
"The involvement of our audience has been mind blowing" Read more about Creating an ecologically conscious festival
The Climate Gig is a tool that enables artists, fans and venues to enjoy live music travels in a more sustainable way. Users are able to reduce the carbon footprint of their travels to and from events with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and/or carbon offsets. Read more about The Climate Gig – Enabling artists, fans and venues to travel to festivals sustainably
ecolibrium works with events, organisations, suppliers & artists, providing resources, tools, advice & inspiration to measure & reduce travel emissions with the option to balance unavoidable carbon emissions through investment in our climate solutions programmes; Trees+ and Energy Revolution. Read more about ecolibrium - the charity helping the live events industry tackle the environmental impacts of travel
Transport hub Read more about ESNS
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