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  1. Aug 2023
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    Art and sustainability: how artists are failing the climate change challenge
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    1. stopresetgo 12 Aug 2023
      And where the artists take part in a fantasy of overconsumptionThe place where artists play a distinctive role, exactly like high-level sports athletes, is in the propagation of a certain fantasy.
      • for: W2W, carbon inequality, carbon footprint - 1%, carbon emissions - 1%, luxury advertising, luxury advertising contracts, carbon emissions - luxury goods
      • key insight
        • the elites are often the main popularizers, influencers and propagandists of the fantasy of overconsumption
        • culture of overconsumption
        • such elites have a close tie to the luxury industry via large advertising contracts
        • Media posts critical of the carbon air travel emissions of famous DJ named DJ Snake offers a prime example of a common attitude of privilege and self-righteousness found amongst a number of elites
      W2W carbon inequality carbon footprint - 1% carbon emissions - 1% 1% cap elites culture of overconsumption luxury advertising luxury advertising contracts carbon emissions - luxury goods DJ Snake
    2. stopresetgo 12 Aug 2023
      artists are complicit in
      • for: carbon emissions of the 1%, carbon inequality, carbon emissions - artists, high carbon lifestyle
      • comment
        • top tier entertainers are conditioned to a high carbon lifestyle. This is a challenge to overcome.
        • example given
          • DJ who flew to perform in four different EU cities in the same evening!
      carbon emissions - culture carbon emissions - cultural sector carbon emissions - music industry high carbon lifestyle carbon emissions - DJ
    3. stopresetgo 12 Aug 2023
      Culture, a hyper-consumerist sector

      • for: carbon emissions - culture, carbon emissions - cultural sector, carbon footprint - culture,

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      • stats
        • for France
        • culture and leisure are the third reason for travel after work and shopping
        • watching movies at movie theatre alone is responsible for nearly one million tons of CO2 emissions
        • culture takes up 60% of all downloads on the internet, 80% if porn is included
        • tens of thousands of buildings such as auditoriums are depending on fossil fuels to operate
        • cultural events drive high carbon tourist industry:
          • account for 60% of revenue of hotels and restaurants at the Avignon Festival
          • Louvre's carbon footprint of 3.4 million tons of CO2 emissions are in large part due to air travel of tourists from around the globe
      carbon emissions - cultural sector carbon emissions - culture carbon footprint - culture
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