Gallery Climate Coalition Italia launches to reduce art sector's carbon footprint

The Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) has expanded to Italy with the launch of GCC Italia, a branch of the international charity founded in London by gallerists and commercial art professionals. The coalition aims to reduce the art sector's carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement. The founding committee includes representatives from Cardi Gallery (Giacomo Nicolodi, Chiara Adducchio), Flash Art (Gea Politi, Ludovica Zaccardi), Gagosian (Manuela Cuccuru), Galleria Continua (Charlotte Urgese, Camilla Magnani), Kaufmann Repetto (Chiara Repetto, Enrica Passalacqua), Miart (Nicola Ricciardi, Anna Bergamasco), Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi (Arturo Galansino, Linda Pacifici, Fiorella Nicosia), Thomas Dane Gallery (Federica Sheehan, Camilla Bovedi), and Galleria Tiziana di Caro (Tiziana di Caro, Fabiola Cangiano). Volunteers are already active in Milan, Florence, Rome, and Naples. The first introductory event is scheduled for Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 6 PM via Zoom. GCC focuses on shipping, travel, energy consumption, digital activities, packaging, waste recycling, and circular economy practices, providing guidelines and tools for members. The coalition encourages collective lobbying among galleries, artists, businesses, nonprofits, and institutions for systemic change toward environmental sustainability.