Is Hollywood Really Doing Enough to Stop Climate Change?

www.hollywoodreporter.com: In April, Paramount Pictures senior vp Douglas Rheinheimer, who oversees facility operations for the lot, spoke at the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual buildings summit. It’s a key gathering for C-suite execs, government officials, policy experts and property owners who are thinking seriously about the practicalities of a sustainable future. Rheinheimer’s highly technical presentation about refrigerants — chemicals used in HVAC systems — touched on a point of Paramount pride: How the company had installed an alternative energy plant on its lot which has reduced CO2 emissions by a self-reported 35 percent, saving millions of gallons of water in the process. “It’s been a good thing all around,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter of the implementation. “Financially, environmentally, and also for our workforce.”