Rip Curl Pro Bells, a climate-friendly event
Since 2008, Rip Curl have worked with CO2 Australia to offset the Rip Curl Pro Bells’ greenhouse gas emissions and make it a carbon offset event.
Scott Hargreaves, Rip Curl International Events Manager, says: "Like any event, the Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival generates significant greenhouse gas emissions, which result from a number of energy-consuming activities including all onsite energy consumption as well as competitors’ and officials' travel to and from the event. Since 2008, we work with CO2 Australia to offset these emissions and make the Rip Curl Pro Bells a carbon neutral event. Beside, even though the Rip Curl Pro can’t calculate emissions from each of our spectators’ travel to the event, it puts 50 cents from each ticket purchased to attend the event towards a donation to Greening Australia."Greening Australia’s mission is to engage the community in vegetation management to protect and restore the health, diversity and productivity of Australia’s unique landscapes.
