Setting fire to artworks in the desert "creates atmospheric pollution" says Burning Man festival
Burning Man has acknowledged the carbon emissions it causes and called on attendees to consider alternatives to burning, as part of a plan to become carbon negative by 2030.
The festival, which sees 80,000 people gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert each summer, has drawn up a draft sustainability plan after calculating that its carbon footprint is 100,000 tons of CO2 per year.
"They are completely re-questioning everything," said architect Arthur Mamou-Mani, who attends the festival each year. "I think it's a very positive sign."
Mamou-Mani made the comment at the Dezeen Day conference in London last month, when he showed images of Galaxia, the timber "temple" he designed as the festival's centrepiece in 2018.
Each year the temple, along with other temporary artworks and structures, is burned at the festival. Festival to rethink burning ritual
When asked how he could justify the burning of a huge wooden structure on environmental grounds, Mamou-Mani said: "I don't think I can defend it. You know, we need rituals, but there could be alternatives to that and it's up to our creativity."
The week-long festival involves creating a high-density, car-free city on a dry lake bed called the playa. Although Burning Man has a "leave no trace" philosophy, which sees organisers and festival-goers remove all debris from the desert after event ends, organisers said they see "several critical opportunities to improve".
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