The climate campaigning organisation Music Declares Emergency has launched a new initiative, Fan Club for Climate, “a community of music-lovers who care about the planet.” The fan club is a weekly newsletter containing “inspiring messages from musicians” and tips on making climate-positive decisions, but it’s also a network-building exercise. The aim is for members “to create their own spaces […]

Musician Blond:ish has launched her latest project: a 14-track compilation called #PlasticFreeParty. Sustainability is key to the release. The post Blond:ish tests PHA vinyl with biodegradable #PlasticFreeParty appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Spotify has published the 2022 edition of its ‘Equity & Impact’ report, summarising efforts in areas including climate action and diversity. The post Spotify publishes its latest Equity and Impact report appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We knew that the modern music industry often involves more co-writers on songs, but here’s one we didn’t see coming: the Earth itself. The post Musicians name Earth as a co-writer to raise funds for climate activism appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Environmental non-profit organisation Reverb has been working with lots of musicians and music companies in the US. The post UMG expands its partnership with climate organisation Reverb appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest tool to help musicians cut their carbon emissions comes from talent development firm One House and sustainability company Aerial. The post One House and Aerial launch tool to fuel greener music tours appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Today, what we’re looking back on is the music industry’s efforts to tackle the climate emergency by reducing its emissions. The post 12 ways the music industry leaned in to climate action in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A group of music artists are among the signers of an open letter calling for the EU to adopt a new law cracking down on deforestation. The post Music artists and ClientEarth call for new Euro climate law appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

When it comes to the climate emergency, some artists are putting their money where fans’ mouths are. The post Diplo, Ellie Goulding and Kygo invest in biodegradable bottles appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

As part of Music Ally’s coverage of the climate emergency and the music industry, we’ve written several times about Julie’s Bicycle. The post Climate emergency: notes from Julie’s Bicycle’s We Make Tomorrow 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This weekend sees the latest ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP) climate summit kick off in Egypt, with COP27 due to bring world leaders, climate scientists and activists together. The post Music and climate: #WeMeasureTogether and Nordic pilot project appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Vinyl sales are booming, but it’s also good to see an uptick in the discussion and innovation around making the format more sustainable. The post Naked Record Club launches with sustainable vinyl focus appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

European indies body Impala has been talking about and working on climate emergency issues for some time now. The post Impala launches climate literacy-training IMPACTS project appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

As the world experiences shocking extreme weather due to the climate emergency, there’s increasing attention on celebrities’ use of private jets. The post Pop stars, private jets, and the bigger picture appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Diesel-powered generators are one of the big climate headaches for the live music industry when it comes to outdoor concerts and festivals. The post Lukas Graham set for ‘green battery-driven’ tour in Denmark appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Artist apps are still a thing: witness Coldplay’s new Android and iOS app, released for the band’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ tour. The post Coldplay launch an app for their Music of the Spheres tour appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve tended to write about the climate emergency and wellbeing issues separately, but a new partnership between Universal Music Group and The Mental Health Coalition combines the two issues. The post UMG backs new climate-focused ‘Mental Health Roadmap’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A who’s who of European indies have already volunteered to support the project, including Ninja Tune and Beggars Group. The post Impala and Julie’s Bicycle build carbon calculator for labels appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Its latest initiative is called Spotify Tap, a feature that’s being included in headphones from companies including Samsung, Bose, and Skullcandy. The post Spotify Tap expands the streaming service’s hardware ambitions appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It has a dedicated sustainability arm working on the plan, with the help of companies and organisations including Julie’s Bicycle, AGreenerFestival and The Tour Production Group. The post UK live music body aims to reach net zero emissions by 2030 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

“Last Night a DJ Took a Flight” is an excellent name for a report, even if many DJs’ touring has been grounded for more than a year by Covid-19. But the report, from Clean Scene, is an important analysis of the environmental impact of the electronic music industry before Covid struck, with thoughts on how […]

How bad for the environment is streaming? It’s one of the questions we’re still seeking answers to. In the video streaming world, Netflix is playing its part. The company has been working with researchers at the University of Bristol to calculate the carbon footprint of watching its service. Wired has the details: “Netflix claims that one […]

Our recent Music Ally TV Show sustainability episode offered plenty of encouragement for music companies thinking about cutting their emissions. Now BMG has been talking about its efforts on this front. The company says it has offset the more than 3,000 tons of carbon dioxide produced by its activities in 2019, including offsetting its emissions […]

This isn’t a music story, specifically, but there are some high-profile musicians involved. Global Citizen is the organisation behind several high-profile livestreamed music events last year, as part of its wider mission to tackle global poverty, inequity and the climate emergency. Yesterday, it published what it’s describing as a ‘recovery plan for the world… to […]

The latest episode of our Music Ally TV Show focused on sustainability and the music industry: the case for companies in our sector upping their efforts even more to help tackle the climate emergency. The first section of the show was a discussion between Dr Allen Hershkowitz, one of the world’s leading experts on the […]

“We’re treating the atmosphere like a sewer! Every day we dump a hundred million tonnes more of global warming pollution into the atmosphere… We are literally on a path, this might sound extreme, but frankly the new concept that people are talking about is ‘human extinction event’.” As one of the world’s leading environmental scientists, […]

Friday’s episode of the Music Ally TV Show was really interesting: an exploration of the music industry and environmental sustainability. “It’s more than just the right thing to do: it’s an essential business obligation,” said Dr Allen Hershkowitz, one of the world’s authorities on this area. “There is no one big answer to this issue… […]

Classical musician Wojtek released his album ‘Atmosphere’ in July, with fans made aware that it was produced and written ‘carbon neutrally’. Now he’s launched a website explaining how, with infographics showing how carbon emissions were neutralised during the making of the album, as well as some of the other ways Wojtek is trying to balance his environmental […]

2030 has become a key date in the battle against the climate emergency, although also a controversial one – many campaigners think even 10 years is too long to take the urgent action required. Still, it’s a target, and it’s one that BMG’s parent company Bertelsmann is getting behind. “By 2030, the international media, services, and […]

British band The 1975 have taken a leading role in talking about the climate emergency, as well as taking action to reduce their own environmental impact (for example with recycled merchandise). Now the band are trying something new: they’ll be selling a £15 reusable water bottle as merchandise at their upcoming round of gigs in […]

A growing number of artists are making their views known in the debate about how best to tackle the climate emergency. One of the thorniest issues for our industry, however, is touring. Ocean conservation organisation Project Zero has a new tool that might help. It’s called Zero Carbon Roadie, and it’s a ‘carbon calculator’ specifically for touring […]

Peter Quicke isn’t just the managing director of independent label Ninja Tune and chair of British indies body AIM. He’s also a co-founder of Music Declares Emergency, the working group set up last year to drive the music industry’s response to the climate emergency. At AIM’s London conference this week, AIM Connected, Quicke addressed what […]

The Paris Agreement is the 2016 deal on measures to tackle the climate emergency signed by 195 nations and states. However, US president Donald Trump has made it clear that he intends to withdraw from the agreement, and the earliest date at which he could do that would be November 2020. Now a group of […]

Too often, still, the climate emergency is seen by even-senior politicians as an opportunity for puerile stunts of political point-scoring – and this at a time when researchers are warning that the planet may already have crossed a series of climate ‘tipping points’, where certain impacts of global heating take on a momentum of their own. In Music […]