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Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning

English. I'm Neil.

And I'm Rob.

Rob, I've been reading about ways to protect

the environment and I've decided to

eat less meat. And maybe drive my car

less too.

Good for you, Neil! And flying less can also

help reduce air pollution.

Right. Flying and driving less are two good

ways to combat climate change because they

reduce your carbon footprint – that's

the amount of carbon dioxide or CO2

released into the atmosphere as a result

of your everyday activities.

The idea of reducing carbon emissions is catching Myšlenka snižování emisí uhlíku je stále populárnější

on in the music industry too. Bands and artists i v hudebním průmyslu. Kapely a umělci

who go on tour around the world generate large

carbon footprints.

So recently some music groups like Massive V poslední době tak některé hudební skupiny jako Massive

Attack and Green Day started thinking about Attack a Green Day začali přemýšlet o

ways to reduce the impact their tours are způsoby, jak snížit dopad jejich zájezdů

having on the environment. na životní prostředí.

Ha! Green Day – what a good name for a band

trying to be environmentally friendly! snažíme se být šetrní k životnímu prostředí!

Today we'll be finding out about bands and Dnes se dozvíme o kapelách a

musicians who want to continue going on tour

but do it in ways which reduce their

environmental impact. And of course we'll

be learning some related vocabulary on the way.

So, it seems like the days of rock and roll Zdá se, že dny rokenrolu jsou pryč.

stars flying around the world in private jets

may soon be a thing of the past.

Indeed, Rob, and that brings me neatly to Vskutku, Robe, a to mě přivádí k tomu.

my quiz question. One British band recently

announced they would stop going on tour until oznámili, že přestanou jezdit na turné, dokud

they were 100% carbon neutral, but which band? byli 100% uhlíkově neutrální, ale která skupina?

Was it: a) The 1975, b) The Rolling Stones,

or c) Coldplay

Well, Coldplay had a hit with their song

The Scientist, and we are talking about carbon Vědec, a to mluvíme o uhlíku.

dioxide and the climate, so I'll say c)

Coldplay.

Good thinking, Rob! We'll find out the answer

later. But first let's hear from another

artist concerned about her carbon impact. umělkyně, která se zajímá o svůj uhlíkový dopad.

Fay Milton is the drummer of the band Savages Fay Milton je bubeník skupiny Savages.

and co-founder of the climate pressure group a spoluzakladatel klimatické nátlakové skupiny

Music Declares Emergency. She spoke to BBC

Radio 4's programme You & Yours:

This year I have actually turned down a tour. Letos jsem vlastně odmítl jedno turné.

My income comes from touring so it has put Můj příjem pochází z turné, takže to dalo

me in a bit of a precarious situation but

I actually feel quite good about it – it Vlastně z toho mám docela dobrý pocit - je to

feels like the right thing to do in this moment. cítí, že je to v tuto chvíli správné.

Even though Fay earns a living as a drummer Přestože se Fay živí jako bubeník.

by going on tour, she has started to turn tím, že jede na turné, začala se obracet

them down – meaning to reject or refuse je odmítnout - což znamená odmítnout nebo odmítnout

the offer of touring. nabídku zájezdů.

Losing the income she usually gets from touring

puts Fay in a precarious situation – a situation

where things could become difficult, in this

case financially difficult, because she isn't

making money from playing the drums.

But she still wants to do the right thing

– in other words, do what is most fair, - jinými slovy, dělejte to, co je nejspravedlivější,

ethical and just. For Fay, fighting climate etické a spravedlivé. Pro Faye je boj proti klimatickým změnám

change is even more important than

doing what she loves – going on tour with

the band.

Well, good for her! I'm not sure if I'd

be so committed as Fay. But if bands stopped být tak oddaný jako Fay. Ale kdyby kapely přestaly

touring altogether, fans wouldn't get to turné, fanoušci by se nedostali k

see gigs – or live concerts and hear the

music they love.

Well, that's an interesting point because To je zajímavá poznámka, protože

it might be possible for bands to carry on je možné, že skupiny budou pokračovat v činnosti

touring and also reduce their environmental a také snížit jejich vliv na životní prostředí.

impact at the same time. Bristol band, Massive dopadu ve stejnou dobu. Bristolská kapela, Massive

Attack, want to do exactly that. Their singer

Robert Del Naja explains: Robert Del Naja vysvětluje:

We're working with an electric bus company.

We're going to look at all the energy being Podíváme se na veškerou energii, která je

renewable and obviously the power we can obnovitelné a samozřejmě energie, kterou můžeme

create will go back to the grid, so we're hoping se vrátí zpět do sítě, takže doufáme.

we can actually create legacy green můžeme skutečně vytvářet zelené dědictví

infrastructure which can then power infrastruktura, která pak může napájet

future gigs. We plan to travel to Europe budoucí koncerty. Plánujeme cestu do Evropy

solely by train, with the band, the crew výhradně vlakem, s kapelou a posádkou

and all the gear.

Swapping tour planes for trains and encouraging Výměna turistických letadel za vlaky a povzbuzování

fans to travel to gigs by bus are two good

ways to reduce the total carbon footprint způsoby, jak snížit celkovou uhlíkovou stopu

of the concert. koncertu.

And by using renewable energy, the gig can

create power. This can then be put back into vytvářet sílu. Tu pak lze vrátit zpět do

the national grid, called the grid for short národní síť, zkráceně nazývaná grid

– the network supplying electrical power - síť dodávající elektrickou energii

across a country.

Well, Massive Attack are certainly ticking No, Massive Attack rozhodně tikají

all the green boxes, Neil, but who else is všechna zelená políčka, Neile, ale kdo jiný je

doing a good job? Remember your quiz odvádí dobrou práci? Pamatujte si svůj kvíz

question earlier?

Ah, yes. I asked which band has decided to

stop touring until their tours were carbon

neutral and you said?

I said c) Coldplay.

And you were right! Are you a Coldplay fan,

Rob? Just remember to leave your car at home Rob? Jen nezapomeňte nechat auto doma

the next time you go to their gigs! až příště půjdete na jejich koncert!

Right! Today, we've been looking at some Správně! Dnes jsme se podívali na některé

of the ways music bands and artists are trying způsobů, jakými se hudební skupiny a umělci snaží

to fight climate change. They want to reduce

their carbon footprint – the amount of carbon

they release into the air.

Some musicians are starting to turn down – or Někteří hudebníci začínají odmítat - nebo

refuse, long world tour dates because flying odmítnout, dlouhá světová turné, protože létání

from country to country playing gigs – or

live musical concerts, generates so much živé hudební koncerty, generuje tolik

carbon dioxide.

Bands like Savages, Green Day and Massive

Attack are trying to do the right thing - taking Attack se snaží dělat správnou věc - brát

the most fair and ethical course of action, nejspravedlivější a nejetičtější postup,

even though for some artists, the income lost i když pro některé umělce je ztráta příjmu

from not touring puts them in a precarious z necestování je staví do nejisté situace.

– or difficult situation. - nebo obtížné situaci.

But when they get it right, bands can be carbon Ale když se jim to povede, mohou být kapely uhlíkové.

neutral or even generate power which can be

put back into the national grid – the network

supplying electrical power across a country. dodávky elektrické energie v celé zemi.

All of which means we can ‘keep on rocking' To vše znamená, že můžeme "pokračovat v rockování".

into the next century without increasing carbon do příštího století, aniž by se zvýšil obsah uhlíku

emissions and adding to climate change. a přispívají ke změně klimatu.

So, Rob, you could say you were ‘born to

run'… on renewable energy!

Ha-ha! Very funny, Neil. That's all for

today but remember to join us again soon for

more topical discussions and vocabulary from

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Thanks for listening and bye!

Bye.