While the main focus is on the movies that will bring home the most awards for artistic and technical merit, behind the curtains a growing movement within the film industry is vying for a different kind of impact: reducing filmmaking’s carbon and waste footprint.

Every year, the entertainment industry generates millions of metric tons of CO2. Depending on the size of the production, movies can emit on average between 391 metric tons for a small film and up to 3,370 metric tons of CO2 equivalents for large, tentpole productions -that’s the equivalent of powering 656 homes for a year.

And for people working in the industry, the climate effects are concerning. “Climate change is impacting our productions. Our health and safety, and filming locations are being irreparably damaged by increased pollution, and natural calamities. The sustainability measures currently being taken in our industry are sporadic and wholly inadequate to meet the current level of threat.