Music Industry Signs Open Letter On Climate Change

Signed by over 100 of the industry's most senior, influential and forward-thinking leaders,  the open letter has been co-ordinated by Julie's Bicycle, a not-for-profit company established in 2007 to unite and support the UK music industry in responding to climate change. Julie's Bicycle works with all parts of the industry, including labels, managers, agents, artists, suppliers, promoters, venues and retailers.

Julie's Bicycle chairman Tony Wadsworth said: “Thanks everybody who showed amazing support in signing this open letter. Alison is in Copenhagen with Board member Professor Diana LIverman, Director of the ECI, who is involved in the actual negotiations. Alison will present it at the Culture Futures symposium hosted by the Danish Cultural Institute with representatives of cultural organisations from all over the world. We are really proud of the commitment  that the UK music industry is showing on this issue and I can honestly say that there is no other creative sector anywhere else in the world that has come together, across an entire country, in this way. I will be hosting a breakfast in early February for all those who signed up to thank you for your support for our work."

Julie's Bicycle believes outcomes of the summit should include:
• an effective global climate governance framework;
• consensus on scientifically informed targets which reflect the depth of the problem;
• targets are widened beyond the Kyoto signatories;
• realistic delivery timetables;
• financial mechanisms to stimulate extensive infrastructure investment in decarbonisation;
• an equitable global price for carbon;
• fair mechanisms and resources provided to involve all countries, particularly those suffering from the effects of climate change now, in both mitigation and adaptation.

The company is launching an Industry Green Spring, starting in January 2010 where signatories are taking responsibility for their carbon emissions; many people are signing up to the Industry Green Framework which commits you to a 24 month programme of carbon reduction. The music industry has global reach and can unleash imagination and passion like few other industries. We can help our political leaders bring about the global transformation required and therefore urge that the best interests of our planet lie at the heart of the Copenhagen negotiations.

SIGNATORIES
Bob Angus CEO Metropolis
Rob da Bank Artist & MD, Bestival Festival
Eddie Barcan MD Cambridge Folk Festival
Emma Banks MD CAA UK
Mike Batt Chairman Dramatico Entertainment
Melvin Benn CEO Festival Republic
Matt Black Artist, Coldcut
Simon Broughton Editor-in-Chief, Songlines Magazine
Paul Burger Soho Artists, Brit Awards
David Butcher Chief Executive Britten Sinfonia
Julie Calland Management, Radiohead
Ben Challis Co-Founder AGreenerFestival
Kim Chappell 19 Management
Gus Christie Chairman Glyndebourne Opera
Tim Clark Joint MD ie: music
Paul Connolly President UK and Europe Universal Music Publishing Group
Peter Conway Director Peter Conway Management
Mark Cooper Creative Head, Music Entertainment BBC TV
Chris Cotton Director Royal Albert Hall
Hayden Cruickshank CEO Coloursound Experiment
Denis Desmond CEO MCD
Rob Dickins CBE Karma Records
Alex Di Savoia MD Aardvark Records
Graeme Dixon CEO GLD Productions
Ged Doherty Chairman & CEO Sony Music Entertainment
Alison Donald MD Chrysalis
Adam Driscoll CEO Mama Group
Geoff Ellis CEO DF Concerts
David Enthoven Joint MD ie: music
Tom Findlay Artist, Groove Armada & Lovebox
Simon Fox CEO HMV
Stuart Galbraith CEO Kilimanjaro
Paul Gambaccini Broadcaster
Philip Gamett Director Continental Clothing Company Ltd
Andy Gill Artist, Gang of Four
David Gilmour Artist
David Glick Chief Executive The Edge
Bryan Grant MD Britannia Row
Colin Greenwood Artist, Radiohead
Ian Grenfell Management, Simply Red
Rob Hallett President International Touring, AEG Europe
Kit Hawkins Management, Keane
Tim Harvey Papa Projects, Lovebox
Andy Heath MBE Chairman UK Music
Dave Holmes Management, Coldplay
Robert Horsfall Founder and Senior Partner Sound Advice (Legal) LLP
Paul Hughes General Manager, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Peter Jenner Management, Billy Bragg, Susheela Raman & President Emeritus IMMF
Neil Johnston CEO PDT
Caroline Jones CEO Miss Jones & Co
David Joseph Chairman Universal Music
Kumar Kamalagharan Director of Touring Fruit Pie Music Ltd
John Kennedy Chief Executive IFPI
Jon King Artist, Gang of Four
Richard Kirstein MD Leap Music
Nick Ladd MD Glade Festival
Jeremy Lascelles CEO Chrysalis
Paul Latham COO International Music Live Nation
Julian Lennon Artist
Nick Levitt Production Director Live Productions Gallery Ltd
Steve Levitt Director Production North
Diana Liverman Scientist & Director Environmental Change Institute
Paul Loasby Management David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Jools Holland
Max Lousada Chairman, Atlantic Records UK
Jo Mackay CEO Larmac Live
Stephen Maddock CEO City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Richard Manners MD Warner/Chappell Music UK
Roger Maslin MD Wembley Stadium
Brian Message Partner, Courtyard Management and ATC
Bob Miller Management, Corinne Bailey Rae
Martin Mills CEO Beggars Group
Simon Moran CEO SJM
Chris Morrison Management, Blur, Gorillaz
Fran Nevrkla Chairman & CEO PPL
John Northcote CEO Academy Music Group
Ed O'Brien Artist, Radiohead
Michael O’Connor Production Manager, Oasis
Joe Oliver MD Bash Creations
Claire O'Neil Co-Founder AGreenerFestival & Director AIF
Dione Orrom Senior Producer Serpent Films
Greg Parmley Editor IQ Magazine
Mark Pemberton CEO Association of British Orchestras
Emma Pike VP Sony Music
John Probyn COO UK Music Live Nation
Peter Quicke MD Ninja Tune
Caroline Reason Special Projects CAA
Paul Redding International MD Beggars Group
John Reid Chairman, Warner Music Europe and Vice-Chairman, Warner Music International
Chris Saunders Director XL Video
Philip Selway Artist, Radiohead
Feargal Sharkey CEO UK Music
Sandie Shaw Artist
Jeremy Silver Chief Executive Featured Artists Coalition
John Smith General Secretary British Musicians Union
Mike Smith MD Columbia Records
Jazz Summers CEO Big Life Group
John Sutherland MD and SVP SMG Europe
Martin Talbot CEO Official Charts Company
Geoff Taylor CEO BPI
Simon Taylor Chief Executive Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Neil Tennant Artist, Pet Shop Boys
Alison Tickell CEO Julie’s Bicycle
KT Tunstall Artist
Tony Wadsworth Chairman BPI, Chairman Julie's Bicycle
Jon Webster CEO MMF
Alison Wenham Chair and CEO AIM, Chair AIF
Chris Wright CBE Chairman Chrysalis

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