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Touring bands and climate change: 6 Minute English

Touring bands and climate change: 6 Minute English

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When music bands tour, it comes at a cost to the environment. Huge amounts of carbon are generated when the musicians and fans travel the world to attend a gig. But now some bands are trying to develop a blueprint for performers and artists who want to continue what they do but reduce their environmental impact. In 6 Minute English we discuss some of the ideas and teach some useful related vocabulary. This week's question One British band recently announced they would stop going on tour until they were 100% carbon neutral, but which band? Was it: a) The 1975 b) The Rolling Stones, or c) Coldplay Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary: carbon footprint the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 released into the atmosphere as a result of your everyday activities. turn down reject or refuse an offer of something a precarious situation a situation where things could become difficult or dangerous do the right thing do what is most fair, ethical or just. gig live concert played by a music band the (national) grid the network supplying electrical power across a country : carbon footprint the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2 released into the atmosphere as a result of your everyday activities. turn down reject or refuse an offer of something a precarious situation a situation where things could become difficult or dangerous do the right thing do what is most fair, ethical or just. gig live concert played by a music band the (national) grid the network supplying electrical power across a country
Date: 2020-09-18

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most climate activists whine about how no change is being done without given any examples of what can be done. electric cars, florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, wave energy plants, even the clothes on your back require energy (oil) to be made. its so incredibly unrealistic to assume all eight billion people on the planet can switch over to some hippy, local trade, lifestyle. it will never happen, human civilization is too vast. most environmentalist are more corrupt than the corporations they persecute, always griping for more money without any thought of an endgame. humans arnt going to rollback on civilization like the mayans did, theres only a forward path. and that path is off planet, all the energy we will ever need is right here in the solar system. once we can find off world resources, only then earth can stop being farmed to death.
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Hi! I have some questions, it would be great if someone can help:
1. at 4:16, why Massive Attack followed by 'are' instead of 'is'? Isn't Massive Attack/ a band singular?
--- Massive Attack are certainly ticking all the green boxes.
2. I didn't get the joke at 5:42
what do Neil mean Rob was 'born to run' on renewable energy?
was it because Rob loves gigs and bands are trying to reduce carbon footprint and even generate power to the grid
so it means it will be more and more carbon neutral in the future to enjoy gigs, hence the 'Rob was born to run on renewable energy'??
thanks!

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Just out of curiosity, you recorded this vid in two different places, didn't you? Neil seems to use a different mic than the usual one. As usual, thank you very much for your vids. Take care, long live smart-working
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Wow, I just realized that being poor can be very green to the environment. I have never been to a gig in my life, I barely travel by plane, maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 30 years.
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Wow... What a great topic and so much RESPECT for all the people taking this course of action. I am literally speechless... What a fine examples of human beings/.
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