A landmark BFI study has called for the film industry to step up attempts to address its environmental impact – including the possible mandatory reporting of carbon emissions.
The report expands on a previous BFI study, Green Matters, but such panoramic overviews remain rare, partly because of the difficulty of auditing a secretive industry.
The 2006 UCLA study estimated that Hollywood produced 15m tonnes of CO2 annually – though the industry has grown considerably since then.
The report is restricted solely to film production – and does not account for later stages in a film’s life cycle, such as distribution.