"We fully support GCC's approach of turning away from offsets or notions of 'carbon neutrality', focusing instead on parallel pathways of reducing emissions while also building in long-term climate investment and financing as a central pillar of ethical cultural governance. Because action on climate, nature, and justice means being accountable for our own decarbonisation as well as catalysing transformation in the wider world." - Julie's Bicycle
"Gallery Climate Coalition leads by example by providing a unambiguous two-pronged path to genuine decarbonisation, complemented by investment into a Strategic Climate Fund that contributes to additional climate action elsewhere. The fact that these two are not mixed maintains the highest levels of integrity and transparency." - Dr Suzanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith University
"It is encouraging to see arts organisations shifting away from the problems of carbon offsetting to focus instead on vitally important decarbonisation efforts and providing support for organisations working towards climate justice." – Dr Robert Watt, Lecturer in Climate Politics, The University of Manchester
"I am very supportive of the approach that GCC is taking. It recognises the considerable problems with the approach to declaring net zero that many companies have taken and instead, it proposes a clear and decisive approach to actively reduce current carbon emissions. The more organisations that can follow this lead, the faster the transition to a lower carbon world". - Dr Graham Miller, Rodrigo Guimarães Chair and Professor of Sustainable Business, Nova School of Business and Economics
"Amid the thick smokescreen of exaggerations and nonsense around offsetting, the honesty and integrity of this initiative is a breath of fresh air. Many companies keep using carbon offsetting as an excuse to carry on polluting instead of doing the hard work of cutting their emissions. We're sick of hearing about 'carbon-neutral' flights and 'net-zero' bacon when what we need are 'zero-bullshit' initiatives. The Gallery Climate Coalition acknowledge that tackling the sector's climate footprint is a challenge, but they rightly shun the offset greenwashing and look instead at projects that may have actual impact. Being honest about the problem is the first, crucial step towards solving it. More power to them." - Charlie Kronick, Greenpeace UK's Senior Climate and Energy Campaigner
"It is really encouraging that GCC are looking at climate approaches that are based on taking real action and supporting real solutions. It's great to see the arts sector willing to set carbon reduction goals that actually reduce their emissions instead of getting tangled up in “net zero” targets that rely on carbon offsetting, or costly and unproven carbon removal technologies that may never work. Kudos for the leadership. Other sectors should watch and learn.” - Teresa Anderson, Global lead on climate justice, ActionAid International
