CSTPR Publications >

Publication Detail

PUBLICATIONID : 47608
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Article
TITLE : Carbon soundings: greenhouse gas emissions of the UK music industry
ORIG_TITLE : Carbon soundings: greenhouse gas emissions of the UK music industry
AUTHOR : Bottrill, C, D Liverman and M Boykoff
FIRST_AUTHOR : Bottrill, C, D Liverman and M Boykoff
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : [Bottrill, C.] Univ Surrey, Ctr Environm Strategy, Sch Engn D3, Surrey GU2 7XH, England; [Liverman, D.] Univ Arizona, Inst Environm, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA; [Liverman, D.] Univ Oxford, Environm Change Inst, Oxford OX1 3QY, England; [Boykoff, M.] Univ Colorado, CIRES Ctr Sci & Technol Policy Environm Studies &, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
PUBLISHER : IOP PUBLISHING LTD
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : Environ. Res. Lett.
ART_NO : 14019
VOLUME : 5
ISSUE : 1
PUBLISH_DATE : JAN-MAR
YEAR : 2010
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2010.13.pdf
REFEREED : 1
RESOURCE : WOS:000276097900020
CITATION : 1
DEPT : CSTPR
LAST_UPDATED : 2012-11-15 12:43:27
ISSN : 1748-9326
IDS : 575VR
DOI : 10.1088/1748-9326/5/1/014019
ABSTRACT : Over the past decade, questions regarding how to reduce human contributions to climate change have become more commonplace and non-nation state actors-such as businesses, non-government organizations, celebrities-have increasingly become involved in climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives. For these dynamic and rapidly expanding spaces, this letter provides an accounting of the methods and findings from a 2007 assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the UK music industry. The study estimates that overall GHG emissions associated with the UK music market are approximately 540 000 t CO(2)e per annum. Music recording and publishing accounted for 26% of these emissions ( 138 000 t CO(2)e per annum), while three-quarters (74%) derived from activities associated with live music performances ( 400 000 t CO(2)e per annum). These results have prompted a group of music industry business leaders to design campaigns to reduce the GHG emissions of their supply chains. The study has also provided a basis for ongoing in-depth research on CD packaging, audience travel, and artist touring as well as the development of a voluntary accreditation scheme for reducing GHG emissions from activities of the UK music industry.
KEYWORDS : music industry; creative industry; corporate responsibility; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; energy use; emission reduction
AREA : Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : c.bottrill@surrey.ac.uk; liverman@u.arizona.edu; boykoff@colorado.edu
PUBLICATION : ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
PLACE : BRISTOL
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 47608
APPROVED : yes
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Bottrill, C (reprint author), Univ Surrey, Ctr Environm Strategy, Sch Engn D3, Surrey GU2 7XH, England
AUTHOR_OTHER_FORM : Bottrill, C.; Liverman, D.; Boykoff, M.
FUNDING : University of Surrey
FUNDING_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT : The authors would like to greatly thank: Alison Tickell and Catherine Langabeer from Julie's Bicycle for their inspiration and commitment to the project; Geoff Lye and Dr Russell Layberry for their guidance; all members of Julie's Bicycle's Board and Working Group as well as all those companies and individuals contributing data, time and insights without whom the study would not have been possible to undertake. We are grateful for the funding support provided by the BRIT Trust and the Cultural Leadership Programme. In addition, Catherine Bottrill is very much appreciative of the support given by her PhD supervisors Professor Tim Jackson and Dr Geoff Cooper at the University of Surrey.
REFERENCES_NUM : 30
REFERENCE : BARLOW TJ, 2001, PRSE23000 TRL; BOTTRILL C, 2009, JAM PACKED 1; BOTTRILL C, 2008, 1 STEP UK MUSIC IND; BOTTRILL C, 2008, TECHNICAL NOTE 1 STE; Boykoff MT, 2009, ANNU REV ENV RESOUR, V34, P431, DOI 10.1146/annurev.environ.051308.084254; Boykoff MT, 2009, GEOFORUM, V40, P395, DOI 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.04.006; Boykoff MT, 2009, POLITICS CLIMATE CHA, P136; DHILLON A, 2006, SUNDAY TELEGRAP 0430, P3; Eden S, 2006, ENVIRON PLANN A, V38, P1061, DOI 10.1068/a37287; Gieryn T. F., 1999, CULTURAL BOUNDARIES; GOODMAN M, 2009, ENV POLITICS DEV WOR; HICKMAN L, 2006, GUARDIAN 1018, P3; HICKMAN L, 2006, GUARDIAN 1018, pG2; KOT L, 2009, CHICAGO TRIBUNE 0912; LIPSHUTZ R, 2005, GLOBALIZATION GOVT G; OKEREKE C, 2007, EUR MANAG J, P475; Pielke RA, 2009, ENVIRON RES LETT, V4, DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/4/2/024010; Solomon S., 2007, INT PAN CLIM CHANG 4; Stern N., 2006, STERN REV EC CLIMATE; World Business Council for Sustainable Development/World Resources Institute (WBCSD/WRI), 2004, GREENH GAS PROT CORP; *AR ENV CHANG I PU, 2009, IMP OPP RED EM CD PA; *BPI, 2007, BPI STAT HDB 2007; *CREAT CULT SKILLS, 2007, CREAT BLUEPR SECT SK; *DCMS, 2001, CREAT IND MAPP DOC 2; *DEFR, 2007, GUID DEFR GHG CONV F; *EEA, 2000, 49 EEA EUR TOP CTR A; *IPCC NGGIP, 2000, INT PAN CLIM CHANG N; *MINT INT GROUP LT, 2007, LIV ENV UK MARK REP; *NETC, 2003, NAT ATM EM INV NAEI; *SUSTAINABILITY WW, 2007, ON PLAN BUS CREAT VA
PUBLISHER_ADDRESS : DIRAC HOUSE, TEMPLE BACK, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLAND
COUNT : 1
Entered by : Maxwell Boykoff