Today marks the first day of the season on which the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has felt it necessary to announce a Spare the Air Alert for fine particle pollution in San Francisco, a move which bans people from burning wood while the alert is in place.
Coldplay, who have taken steps to reduce the environmental impact of touring in the past, are to support Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Environmental Solutions Initiative in their research to investigate the carbon footprint of the live music industry.