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Cannes´ green push faces industry´s rubbish record By Sunday Jul 04, 2021 PARIS: The Cannes Film Festival has vowed to go green, even trimming its red carpet in half -- but can it make any difference to an industry built around private jets and rampant consumption? Movie stars from Leonardo DiCaprio to Juliette Binoche have made environmental campaigning a central part of their image in recent years, fronting movies about climate change and using their soap boxes to call for action. Keen to...

Cannes takes first step towards going green with electric cars, recycled red carpet Sun, Jul 04, 2021 PARIS: The Cannes Film Festival has vowed to go green, even trimming its red carpet in half -- but can it make any difference to an industry built around private jets and rampant consumption? Movie stars from Leonardo DiCaprio to Juliette Binoche have made environmental campaigning a central part of their image in recent years, fronting movies about climate change and using their soap boxes t...

Cannes green push faces industrys rubbish record Issued on: 03/07/2021 - 05:36 As part of the festivals efforts to go green, this years Cannes red carpet will be half the size of that last seen in 2019 Alberto PIZZOLI AFP 3 min Paris (AFP) The Cannes Film Festival has vowed to go green, even trimming its red carpet in half -- but can it make any difference to an industry built around private jets and rampant consumption? Movie stars from Leonardo DiC...