Can the art world reduce its carbon footprint?

In 2018, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson created an installation comprising thirty blocks of ice from a fjord in Greenland in order to raise public awareness of global warming. Photo: AFP

As climate change becomes a major theme for many artists, art and culture professionals are asking themselves tough questions about their own environmental impact.

Among them is The Gallery Climate Coalition, a new organisation which wants the art world to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% over the next 10 years.