Environmental and climate issues

The intensification of environmental crises, growing pressure on natural resources and the confrontation with our planet's limits are shaping major ecological changes in our societies. In this context, the music sector, like the cultural field as a whole, must play a crucial role in lessening environmental impacts, by aligning itself with reduction targets and national, European and international regulations currently in force. It must also initiate its own transformation to adapt to the upheavals to come, strengthening its resilience in the face of the risks it faces, the shocks and the inevitable outcomes. Music, because it reaches very large audiences and has a strong capacity to influence, can also inspire and serve as a role model in understanding and telling the story of these current and future systemic changes. The objectives of this part of the MOOC are to present: A brief overview of the scientific findings on the environment and climate The legal and political framework for the environment and climate at European level A methodological focus on calculating the carbon footprint applied to the music sector.