Coldplay Reacts To Criticism Over Partnership With Oil Company: ‘We Don’t Claim To Have Got It All Right’

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Coldplay is being accused of “greenwashing.” Last week, the band announced a partnership with Finnish oil company Neste to supply sustainable and low carbon fuel for their Music of the Spheres World Tour. READ MORE: Coldplay Drops New Music Video For ‘People Of The Pride’ The news was quickly met with criticism, including from Transport & Environment senior director Carlos Calvo Ambel. “Neste is cynically using Coldplay to greenwash its reputation.

This is a company that is linked to the kind of deforestation that would appal Chris Martin and his fans. It’s not too late, they should drop their partnership with Neste now and focus on truly clean solutions instead,” Ambel told The Guardian. “Coldplay’s commitment to reduce its emissions is no doubt well-intentioned,” he added. “But teaming up with a company linked to deforestation makes them useful idiots for greenwashing.” According to the report, while Neste claims to produce sustainable biofuels, “the firm’s palm oil suppliers cleared at least 10,000 hectares of forest in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia between 2019 and 2020.” READ MORE: Coldplay Dedicates ‘Everglow’ To Foo Fighters Following Death Of Taylor Hawkins In a statement, to People, Coldplay responded to the criticism, acknowledging possible room for improvement, but defending the partnership with Neste. “When we announced this tour, we said that we would try our best to make it as sustainable and low carbon-impact as possible, but that it would be a work in progress.

That remains true. We don’t claim to have got it all right yet,” the band said. “Before we appointed Neste as supplier of these biofuel products, we received their guarantee that they do not use any virgin materials in