LiveEarth leaves dirty film on planet
The verdict is in on LiveEarth:
The total carbon footprint of the event, taking into account the artists’ and spectators’ travel to the concert, and the energy consumption on the day, is likely to be at least 31,500 tonnes of carbon emissions, according to John Buckley of Carbonfootprint.com, who specialises in such calculations.
Throw in the television audience and it comes to a staggering 74,500 tonnes. In comparison, the average Briton produces ten tonnes in a year.
Indeed. The concert to save the planet has actually set it back in very real terms. But Gaia need not weep, awareness was raised!
Besides, as is usually the case, there is something you and I (the anonymous rank and file) can do to offset the CO2 tonnage required for the rich and famous to get together for fun and profit:
“People leaving their lights on at home when nobody’s there is going to eat up electricity,” he (Jayme Fine) said.
“If we all just remember to shut those off, it’s OK for us to have an event like this.”
Perhaps if we left our lights off when we are at home too, jet-setting superstars could have awareness raising concerts every day.