Eilish has sworn to be green, but admits she wants to travel by private jet
Billie Eilish’s hair is not the only thing that is green when it comes to the record artist.
His next world tour, which will begin next month in Miami, also commits to respecting the environment.
“We try to be as, like, as green as possible on the whole tour,” she told late night host Jimmy Fallon in September.
Such stations will be installed during Billie Eilish’s world tour so that fans can fill their own bottles of water. (Reverberation)
The lifestyle of musicians is difficult on the planet, so people like Eilish are trying to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
The Reverb company, with which Eilish has partnered, has been working with artists for this purpose since 2004.
“Musicians make a living from their music and they don’t want to lose it,” Chris Spinato, director of communications for Reverb, told CBC Kids News. “But they also don’t want to harm the environment.”
Reduce plastic waste
Reverb works with artists and places to find ways to be less harmful to the environment, such as combating single-use waste.
Fans who see Eilish in Vancouver at Rogers Arena, for example, can bring their own bottle of water.
Plastic straws will not be allowed.
Maya Mersereau-Liem, a 17-year-old climate attacker from Vancouver and a fan of Eilish, supports the idea of tours trying to limit their impact on the environment.
“It’s really super […] let the people we admire and the celebrities in our society start talking about it, “she told CBC Kids News.
Maya Mersereau-Liem, 17, is a climate activist who saw Billie Eilish in concert in Vancouver. (Submitted by Maya Mersereau-Liem)
“I think the elimination of plastic is a good start that will open the conversation, but it is more of an overview.”
“Instead, it is our whole system that is really the one that contributes the most to this crisis,” she said. “In our society, money is the end goal.”
Go beyond plastic
Reverb also has a plan to set up an eco-village during its Billie Eilish concerts, to educate people on broader environmental issues.
Reverb sets up eco-villages during its concerts so that fans can learn to act on the planet. (Reverberation)
“We […] create these interactive areas where fans can come to learn about different environmental issues, connect with local non-profit groups or national non-profit groups, “said Spinato.
But Maya also pointed out that Eilish took planes all over North and South America, Europe and Asia during this tour, which is harmful for the planet.
“She’s still flying everywhere and it’s going to have a lot more impact,” said Maya.
Eilish spoke about it in an interview with Howard Stern in October 2019.
“I think planes as a whole are so wasteful and really, really affect the world in a very limited way,” she said. “And the problem is, I have a job where I just can’t fly.”
Billie Eilish said in an interview in 2019 that she wanted to start traveling by private jet. (Rich Fury / Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
In the interview, she said she would like to find a way to offset her emissions.
CBC Kids News asked a spokesperson for Universal Music Canada if Eilish had followed up on this, but the record company was unable to confirm.
In Stern’s interview, Eilish got excited about flying on his own plane.
“But private jets. I want so badly. I probably will. I go. I will do it fully. I will do it 100%. I hope that by the time I do, there will be a greener way to do it. “
Her label has not confirmed if she is taking a private jet for her tour.
Other groups have different solutions
Last year, the British group Coldplay announced that it would stop touring together as they try to find greener solutions.
Instead, they broadcast two concerts live and donated all of the proceeds from another show to an environmental charity.
Reverb has worked with many groups over the years, including Shawn Mendes. (Reverberation)
Spinato said that music has the potential to help create real change in the world.
“So when an artist says they don’t want to tour until they can reduce their carbon emissions or their carbon footprint, you know, it’s great.”
But, he said, “I think there are ways to do both. You can also take this opportunity to speak to fans [and] other people in the music community and really start to make a change. “
For Maya, awareness is a great way to bring about change.
“I think it’s particularly good to have people like [Eilish] in the media because it allows [kids] to start conversations with their families about the climate crisis, “she said.
With files from Thomson Reuters
