Coldplay share details of game-changing environmental measures on ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour

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Coldplay have shared details of their game-changing environmental measures on their ‘Music Of The Spheres‘ world tour.Back in 2019 the band – comprised of Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion – announced that they were taking time to consider how they would tour in the future in order to make it as environmentally friendly as possible.In 2022, they pledged to cut emissions by 50 per cent compared to their previous world tour between 2016-2017.

A year later, figures showed that the band were able to emit 47 per cent less carbon emissions on the tour. Speaking of the achievement, Coldplay said at the time “This is a good start – and something that our incredible crew should be very proud of – but clearly there’s still room for improvement.”Now, the have released a sustainability report detailing all of the initiatives undertaken during the ongoing ‘Music of the Spheres’ World Tour.DHL was brought on board as the tour’s official logistics partner, with a focus on using advanced biofuels in the air and electric vehicles on land.

Where the band cannot reduce their impact, they have been drawing down unavoidable emissions following guidance within the Oxford Principles for Net-Zero Aligned carbon offsetting.Coldplay also partnered with BMW to create a mobile, reachable show battery made from recyclable BMW i3 batteries.

The battery powers 100 per cent of the shows through renewable energy.They have also installed kinetic floors around the stadiums and venues so that the dancing and movement from the crowd can be converted into energy and used to power shows.