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A panel discussion which takes as its jump-off the established fact of climate change, with the only remaining question being one of scale. Are we facing a 2 degree temperature rise or, as latest science would have it, 7 degrees? One thing appears certain - in a 7 degree scenario, all bets are off.

The question however, in a period of chronic contraction for the record business and where the live industry is bracing itself for an inevitable decline, not to mention the universal lack of financing is: "Can the music industry afford to go green?”

The UK music industry currently produces half a million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, with 43 per cent coming from audience travel to live events - a real cause for concern that led Festival Republic founder, Melvin Benn, to recently comment "The most environmentally sustainable festival is one that doesn't happen".

Recent research reveals that the recording industry could reduce its packaging emissions by a whopping 95% by switching from plastic jewel case to card wallets.

How sensible and practical are the recommendations of a typical environmental audit?

The music industry is hugely influential, might efforts not be better spent getting the message out to consumers first?

Presentation
Catherine Bottrill, Energy Researcher, Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute

Panel
Tony Wadsworth, Chairman, BPI
Jon Webster, CEO, Music Managers Forum
Alison Tickell, Director, Julie's Bicycle
Andy Howarth, Environmental Manager, Live Nation
Nick Ladd, Promoter & Co-founder, Glade Festival

Chairman
Keith Harris, Keith Harris Music / MusicTank Chairman / PPL Director

Venue
The Basement, PRS for Music, 29-33 Berners Street, London, W1T 3AB

cost
£20, Trade body members £20, MusicTank members £15

Tickets for this event have been subsidised by Knowledge Connect, and include drinks.

For more information and to book tickets go to the MusicTank website https://www.musictank.co.uk/events/sustainability