Carbon footprint of Frieze London, 2018 vs. 2019

  • Hope Solutions carried out environmental audits for Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions for Frieze London 2018 and 2019. 
  • They found that by far the largest contributor was the diesel fuel used to power the generators at the fair. 
  • In 2019 Frieze changed to HVO biofuel, reducing these emissions by 67%. 
  • It should be noted that these emissions are solely for Scope 1 & 2 at Frieze London, and do not include Scope 3, such as travel by Frieze staff, heating of the Frieze offices, nor any footprint of the gallery staff, artworks or visitors to the fairs. 

 

  

 

 

2018

 

2019

 

 

Amount

CO2 (tonnes)

Amount

CO2 (tonnes)

Fuel

 

 

 

 

Diesel

74467 litres

205.5

29722 L

82.03

Biofuel (HVO)

0

0

45776 L

1.45

Gas

1786 Kg

2.05

1316 Kg

1.52

Waste

 

 

 

 

Recycling

Not recorded

 

42.8 tonnes

0.92

EfW

Not recorded

 

86.1 tonnes

1.84

Water

 

 

 

 

Borehole

Not recorded

 

200 m3

0

Mains (potable)

Not recorded

 

161 m3

0.06

Waste water

Not recorded

 

343 m3

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

207.55

 

88.1

Visitors

 

61353

 

58182

CO2 per visitor

 

3.38 Kg

 

1.51 Kg