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Coldplayis under criticism after announcing their partnership with Finnish oil company Neste last week in effort to decrease touring emissions during theirMusic of the Spheres World Tour.
“Neste is cynically usingColdplayto greenwash its reputation. This is a company that is linked to the kind of deforestation that would appal Chris Martin and his fans,” Ambel said. “It’s not too late, they should drop their partnership with Neste now and focus on truly clean solutions instead.”
He continued, “Coldplay’s commitment to reduce its emissions is no doubt well-intentioned. But teaming up with a company linked to deforestation makes them useful idiots for greenwashing.”
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The band then issued a statement in response and said they’re doing their “best.”
“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,” Coldplay said.
In October during an interview withBBC, the band announced plans to shrink their touring footprint.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Neste said the firm does “not accept any sustainability violations in our own operations.”
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The tour has also been criticized for collaborating with BMW, which is providing 40 rechargeable electric vehicle batteries to power the shows.
The band’s statement said that they had approached other electric car manufacturers but “BMW were the ones that offered to help.”
“We have no connection to or influence on their corporate policies,” the release continued. “We just need their batteries so that we can power our shows with renewable energy.”
“We are doing our best, and always genuinely welcome suggestions as to how to do it better,” the band said.
source: people.com
