Editing Massive Attack (section)

=== Environmentalism ===
In 2010, Massive Attack donated the income from a Lincoln car commercial to the clean up campaign after the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Massive Attack Donate Proceeds of Lincoln Car Commercial To Clean-Up Efforts in the Gulf of Mexico|url=http://saveourgulf.org/updates/massive-attack-donate-proceeds-lincoln-car-commercial-clean-ef|access-date=15 September 2012|publisher=Save Our Gulf|archive-date=1 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801101433/http://saveourgulf.org/updates/massive-attack-donate-proceeds-lincoln-car-commercial-clean-ef|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since October 2018, Massive Attack have also been supporting the [[climate activist]]s of the [[Extinction Rebellion]] group, also known as XR, which conducted protests in London in October 2018 then April 2019. On 21 April, Massive Attack played a DJ set for the Extinction Rebellion protesters<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0bntN2FCM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/DS0bntN2FCM| archive-date=30 October 2021|title=Massive Attack – Marble Arch – Extinction Rebellion| date=21 April 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in the heart of London in Marble Arch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/massive-attack-extinction-rebellion-protest-news|title=Massive Attack played a DJ set for the Extinction Rebellion protest in London|website=Mixmag}}</ref> In July and October 2019, the group protested in 60 other cities worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicpressure.org/60-cities-extinction-rebellion-movement-goes-global/|title=60 cities: Extinction Rebellion movement goes global|date=10 October 2019|website=Public Pressure}}</ref> Robert Del Naja providing a portable radio network using speakers in backpacks with receivers and transmitters for the campaigners in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BG4zLu0yJQ| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/7BG4zLu0yJQ| archive-date=30 October 2021|title=Massive Attack Visited XR Sites &#124; Extinction Rebellion| date=14 October 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2021 the band published a report they had commissioned from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. The report examined the impact of live music on the environment and gave a set of recommendations for meeting the [[Paris agreement]] targets. Del Naja criticised the UK government for not doing more to meet the targets.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vinter |first1=Robyn |title=Massive Attack call for government plan to cut live music's carbon emissions |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/06/massive-attack-call-for-government-plan-to-cut-live-musics-carbon-emissions |website=The Guardian |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> Massive Attack became the first band globally to commit their touring companies to the UN "Race to Zero" – Paris 1.5 compatible emissions reductions schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/massive-attack-unveil-plan-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-across-music-industry/ |title=Massive Attack Unveil Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions Across Music Industry |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=6 September 2021 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=6 March 2023 }}</ref>

The band played a Bristol show named "Act 1.5" on 24 August 2024 with the goal of being a "large-scale climate action accelerator", blazing a "trail for new standards of decarbonisation of live music." There were 25 different measures to minimise carbon, including giving extra benefits to local attendees and those travelling by train, powering the venue by renewable energy only, serving only plant-based foods and minimising waste through compostable plates and cutlery.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=The band that doesn't want you to drive to their concerts |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240717-the-band-that-doesnt-want-you-to-travel-for-their-tour |access-date=21 July 2024 |publisher=BBC }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Massive Attack's upcoming ACT 1.5 decarbonisation show "may be their last" in Bristol |url=https://mixmag.net/read/massive-attack-act-1-5-decarbonisation-show-bristol-clifton-downs-climate-action-news |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=Mixmag}}</ref>