Kofi Annan, Mélanie Laurent: free music download for climate change (5 images)
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James Mulholland
After Moby's free European gigs, climate change is well becoming a musical-chairs-on-the-red-carpet affair. Flashes fire as stars arrive for the launch of the 'Beds Are Burning' Climate Justice global music campaign, at the Universite Descartes in Paris on 1 October. As celebrities sashay between the humanitarian and the businessman, here's a quick who's who of veritable eco-warriors from the night
Remember him? The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan is now president of the Global Humanitarian Forum, which commissioned the latest climate change campaign. His gravelly bit in the spotlight comes here
These are some of the faces 'petitioning musically' for climate justice: (L-R) France's higher education minister Valérie Pécresse, Annan, and Inglourious Basterds star, Frenchwoman Mélanie Laurent
The politician was cashing in on the red carpet, which was rolled out to mark a re-recording of Midnight Oil's Beds are Burning, with French recording company The Hours. The concept is simple: every download is a signature. Havas Global CEO, David Jones (L), created the campaign
The last member to join the group is French drummer Manu Katché
He joins the likes of Lily Allen, Marion Cotillard, Milla Jovovich and Mark Ronson on the record