Popular British band Coldplay will work with carbon capture specialist Climeworks to ensure an ‘at minimum’ net-zero carbon footprint world tour, with the company’s direct air capture (DAC) and storage selected as the main emission removal method.
The band intends to reduce all tour-related emissions by 50% during its Music of the Spheres World Tour, with the remaining percentage to be removed via methods such as reforestation – the band will plant a tree for every ticket sold, soil restoration, rewilding, blue carbon projects, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and DAC.
Coldplay’s use of SAF comes after widespread criticism of the band’s continued use of private jets while touring.
Stating that carbon removal at scale is a ‘must’ on the current emissions pathway, Christoph Gebald, Co-CEO, Co-Founder, Climeworks, went on to say, “We are very inspired to see public figures like Coldplay seizing the magnitude of the challenge and acting boldly by working towards ambitious emissions reduction and removing the unavoidable part.”
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