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In the spring of 2017, immediately after the release of the Australian band Cloud Control's third album, Zone, the band's keyboard player, Heidi Lenffer, was contemplating what their upcoming tour would cost. But this time she wasn't just thinking about the money; she was thinking about emissions. Independent bands are used to running on a shoestring budget - a carbon-conscious Lenffer wanted Cloud Control to run a more environmentally efficient operation, too.

She began asking climate scientists in the field, and connected with Dr Chris Dey from Areti(C) Sustainability. Dey crunched the numbers for Cloud Control's two-week tour, playing 15 clubs and theatres from Byron Bay to Perth.