BAFTA albert has published its annual report looking at sustainability in the TV and film production industry.
This year’s report found average emissions per hour of content was 16.6 tCO2e/hr in 2023, up 33 per cent from 2022.
This figure is calculated by averaging the emissions of all the productions certified by albert and then dividing by the running time of those films or TV programmes.
The average emissions associated with an hour of TV or film production is equivalent to driving around the world twice in the average diesel car, said albert
The report adds that travel and transport dominate emissions, and drama tops the genres, with productions emitting around three times the average.
Over 3,000 footprints were completed in 2023, said albert, an 11 per cent increase on 2022.
Speaking about the figures, April Sotomayor, head of industry sustainability at BAFTA albert said, “The progress we saw in 2023 reaffirmed industry commitment to sustainability. Emissions numbers went up, partly as a result of more productions than ever before submitting data with even more detail. The breadth of the data we collected allows albert to develop targeted solutions that will expedite progress and help drive the industry towards net zero.”
The full report is available here.
