{"id":4673,"date":"2021-11-16T08:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T08:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/eventsglos\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T09:22:49","slug":"festi-full-of-cop-outs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/eventsglos\/2021\/11\/16\/festi-full-of-cop-outs\/","title":{"rendered":"Festi-full of COP outs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘There Is No Plan(et) B’ <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image by Markus Spiske via unsplash <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the midst of the COP26 conference, it is crucial that the events industry does some self-evaluation. We must take a good look at how we can make meaningful change in the fight against the climate crisis and why it is important managers and organisers get their act together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the events industry grows in significance, so too does its responsibility. Making events green should not be done as an added selling point and to benefit the image of the event, it should be paramount in all parts of the planning, development, and delivery stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image by Callum Shaw via unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Emission Impossible?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event industry’s negative impact on emissions has to become a priority for change. Sustainable events must progress from the buzzword status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UK events industry is a huge contributor to carbon emissions. The largest culprits being; travel, food catering, and event machinery with diesel use within events currently contributing a shocking 1.2 billion kilograms of CO2<\/sub><\/a><\/strong> every single year, approximately more emissions than international flights and equal to the entire country of Malta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COP26 provides two key aims for those within the industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n