Music Industry Labels Commit to net-zero emissions pledge

Climate Change is one of the biggest challenges faced in our modern world and we recently saw that at COP26, all nations came together to commit to cutting emissions to reduce the rate of global warming. The music industry needs to have a reckoning of its own with climate change, where touring, vinyl packaging and music consumption all contribute to the climate crisis.

Now the top music labels Sony, Universal and Warner have joined independent labels in signing pledges to try and curb their impact on the environment. The main target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and all emissions by 2050. Under the plans they have also promised to communicate more with the consumer about the music industry's impact on the environment, to help their artists communicate about environmental issues and to push for more sustainability.

The music industry is having a reckoning with the climate crisis as the labels all pull together to try and reduce their omissions. Whether or not they will be able to meet their targets we will see but there also needs to be a wider impact on how touring can also be made more sustainable.

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