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The Climate Change Season event at the Natural History Museum is running between 10th September - 20th December 2007.
Visitors can meet some of the scientists at the Museum and find out how their work is crucial in protecting the future of our planet. Climate Change Season lunchtime events take place during term time every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 12.30 and every Saturday at 12.30 and 14.30 from 10 September to 20 December 2007.

To find out more about the Natural History Museum and their Climate Change events click here and here.

RHS Tatton is one of the largest garden shows in England, forecast to attract some 110,000 visitors.  It’s interesting to note that  Northwest Regional Development Agency have commissioned a carbon neutral garden which demonstrates how to offset the carbon dioxide produced during the creation of a garden.

Organisers of the Sunderland International Airshow are hoping to run a ‘carbon neutral airshow’ which will be achieved by firstly reducing emissions and secondly by buying carbon offsets. At the airshow visitors can also visit the Green Village where they will find environmentally friendly products, a ‘Climate Dome’ and a recycling area.

There have been a number of articles which have raised a question about the CO2 produced by the Live Earth concerts yesterday.  It’s estimated that Live Earth produced at least 32,500 tons of CO2.  However, organisers have tried to offset the CO2 produced.  But more importantly, Live Earth has again pushed the issue of climate change into the public eye.

Music fans are going green with 90 per cent of people attending the John Butler Trio’s national tour in August paying more for a ‘carbon neutral’ ticket.  Read more here

The Telluride Daily Planet reports that the Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been reducing carbon emissions and waste produced in Town Park through a number of initiatives including recycling, offsetting and incentive programs. However, for this years festival Planet Bluegrass have also purchased carbon offsets to cover the CO2 produced via travel to the festival.

The Bollywood Oscars have been held in Yorkshire which has attracted approximately 30,000 visitors spending an estimated £10m.  The  International Indian Film Academy have tried to make the event carbon neutral.  Read more in the Guardian newspaper.

The New Zealand Herald reports that “Sustainability and carbon neutrality are the buzz words at this week’s annual tourism industry conference in Rotorua. Many stalls at Trenz (Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand) - where the industry showcases its wares for local and international buyers - were promoting the industry’s green credentials.”

Who is currently leading a carbon neutral tour of Australia to promote her album commented:  “We’ve made our tour carbon neutral by using green energy to power the venues and hiring hybrid cars wherever possible. Everything else left over is being offset by carbon credits.”  Read more on here.

Kim Nowacki has written an interesting article in the Yakima Herald-Republic  on the way music and other cultural events are reducing and offsetting their carbon footprint.  The article notes that this year’s Sasquatch, an indie music festival, will have an estimated carbon footprint of 29,000 tonnes of CO2.