Editing Cate Blanchett (section)

=== Environmental ===
Blanchett has been a long term proponent of [[Individual action on climate change|individual and collective action on climate change]] and other environmental issues. In 2006, she joined former US Vice-president [[Al Gore]]'s Climate Project.<ref name="EWL">{{cite web |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0306b.htm |title=Blanchett, Catherine (Cate) Elise |publisher=Australian Women's Archives Project |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125235/http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0306b.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acfonline.org.au/about-us/our-success-stories/climate-reality-project|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517230234/http://www.acfonline.org.au/about-us/our-success-stories/climate-reality-project|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2013 |title=The Climate Reality Project |publisher=The Australian Conservation Foundation |access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> In 2007, Blanchett became the ambassador for the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acfonline.org.au/news-media/media-release/who-earth-cares-cate-blanchett-does |title=Who on earth cares? Cate Blanchett does |publisher=The Australian Conservation Foundation |access-date=23 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922185816/http://www.acfonline.org.au/news-media/media-release/who-earth-cares-cate-blanchett-does |archive-date=22 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acfonline.org.au/about-us/our-history/acf-leads-environmental-evolution|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525022608/http://www.acfonline.org.au/about-us/our-history/acf-leads-environmental-evolution|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2012 |title=ACF leads the environmental evolution |publisher=The Australian Conservation Foundation |access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> She was made an honorary life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2012, in recognition of her support for environmental issues.<ref name="EWL"/> At the beginning of 2011, Blanchett lent her support for a [[Carbon pricing in Australia|carbon tax]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/ |title=Clean Energy Australia |access-date=23 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807051249/http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/ |archive-date=7 August 2013 }}</ref> She received some criticism for this, particularly from conservatives.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/i-want-to-be-able-to-look-my-children-in-the-face-20110530-1fd01.html |title=I want to be able to look my children in the face |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=31 May 2011 |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164528/http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/i-want-to-be-able-to-look-my-children-in-the-face-20110530-1fd01.html/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Zubcevic-Basic|first=Nives|title='Carbon Cate' and the double-edged sword of celebrity endorsement|url=http://theconversation.com/carbon-cate-and-the-double-edged-sword-of-celebrity-endorsement-1583|access-date=6 October 2020|website=The Conversation|date=2 June 2011|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011112715/https://theconversation.com/carbon-cate-and-the-double-edged-sword-of-celebrity-endorsement-1583|url-status=live}}</ref> Blanchett is a patron of the international development charity [[SolarAid]], which works to create a sustainable market for solar lights in Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.solar-aid.org/about/2008/05/cate-blanchett-talks-about-sol.html |title=Cate Blanchett talks about SolarAid on the BBC |date=22 May 2008 |publisher=SolarAid.com |access-date=12 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615021946/http://old.solar-aid.org/about/2008/05/cate-blanchett-talks-about-sol.html |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref>

From 2008 to 2011, the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] under the leadership of Blanchett and her husband [[Andrew Upton]], initiated a comprehensive large scale environmental program called ''Greening the Wharf'', which invested in [[solar energy]], [[rainwater harvesting]], energy efficiency measures and best practice waste management.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sustainability|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/about/sustainability|access-date=18 October 2020|website=Sydney Theatre Company|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209105322/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/about/sustainability|url-status=live}}</ref> The program won a Green Globe Award which was accepted by Blanchett and Upton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney Theatre project takes out Green Globe award|url=https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/industry-news/sydney-theatre-project-takes-out-green-globe-award|access-date=18 October 2020|website=Architecture & Design|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020030929/https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/industry-news/sydney-theatre-project-takes-out-green-globe-award|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2014, Blanchett took part in the Green Carpet Challenge, an initiative to raise the public profile of [[sustainable fashion]], founded by Livia Firth of Eco-Age.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eco-age.com/the-golden-globes-2014-with-chopard-and-cate-blanchett/ |title=Cate Blanchett Wears Chopard's Green Carpet Collection to win Best Actress at the Golden Globes |publisher=Eco-age.com |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=6 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326053835/http://eco-age.com/the-golden-globes-2014-with-chopard-and-cate-blanchett/ |archive-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cate Blanchett Wears Chopard's "Green Carpet Challenge" Earrings to 2014 Golden Globes |url=http://www.ecouterre.com/cate-blanchett-wears-chopards-green-carpet-challenge-jewelry-to-2014-golden-globes/ |access-date=6 March 2015 |publisher=Ecouterre.com |date=13 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329024238/http://www.ecouterre.com/cate-blanchett-wears-chopards-green-carpet-challenge-jewelry-to-2014-golden-globes/ |archive-date=29 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2020, as part of her role as Jury President of the [[77th Venice International Film Festival]], Blanchett vowed that during the festival she would only wear outfits that she had previously worn at public events in an effort to highlight the issue of sustainability in the fashion industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cate Blanchett's Recycled Venice Film Festival Wardrobe Marks A "Turning Point"|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/cate-blanchett-sustainable-fashion-venice-film-festival|access-date=18 October 2020|website=British Vogue|date=11 September 2020|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018061825/https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/cate-blanchett-sustainable-fashion-venice-film-festival|url-status=live}}</ref> In October of the same year, Blanchett was appointed by [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]] as a council member for the [[Earthshot Prize]], which provides 50 environmental pioneers with the funds needed to further their work in tackling major problems impacting the environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sh7bn environment 'Nobel' prize launched|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/sh7bn-environment-nobel-prize-launched-2461136|access-date=14 October 2020|website=Nation|date=9 October 2020|archive-date=15 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015010055/https://nation.africa/kenya/news/sh7bn-environment-nobel-prize-launched-2461136|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Blanchett launched the ''Climate of Change'' podcast on [[Audible (service)|Audible]] together with [[Danny Kennedy (environmentalist)|Danny Kennedy]] to discuss climate change and the importance of preserving the environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/cate-blanchett-sets-climate-change-podcast-audible-1234924523/|title=Cate Blanchett Sets Climate Change Podcast At Audible|work=Deadline|first=Peter|last=White|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=17 April 2022|archive-date=17 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417174255/https://deadline.com/2022/02/cate-blanchett-sets-climate-change-podcast-audible-1234924523/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/royals/prince-william-interviewed-cate-blanchett-climate-change/|title=Prince William Is the Surprise Guest on Cate Blanchett's New Podcast About Climate Change|work=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=13 April 2022|accessdate=17 April 2022|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416095544/https://people.com/royals/prince-william-interviewed-cate-blanchett-climate-change/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Blanchett was announced as the new ambassador of [[Wakehurst Place|Wakehurst]], a nature reserve in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw07jdndl39o|title=Cate Blanchett becomes nature reserve ambassador|work=BBC News|first=Lauren|last=Collins|date=22 April 2024|accessdate=28 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228110508/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw07jdndl39o|archive-date=28 February 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[ecohouse]] that Blanchett and Upton are having built in [[Mawgan Porth]], [[Cornwall]], on the site of a stone cottage they bought for £1.6 million and then demolished,<ref name="Timesnoise">{{cite news |last1=Humphries |first1=Will |title=Cate Blanchett declared a noisy neighbour by Cornish villagers |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/cate-blanchett-declared-a-noisy-neighbour-by-cornish-villagers-0dt80t2m7 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 October 2023}}</ref> has been the subject of controversy, as the noise from its construction is alleged to have "destroyed the family holidays" of a number of people in 2023.<ref name="Cornoise">{{cite news |last1=Badshah |first1=Nadeem |title=Cate Blanchett accused of 'destroying family holidays' with Cornwall home |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/28/cate-blanchett-accused-destroying-family-holidays-cornwall-eco-home |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=28 February 2024}}</ref> The couple's application to build an extension and space for parking had been described by a local resident as a "blatant attempt to erode an environmentally important piece of land by stealth and incorporate it".<ref name="Cornoise"/> The architects developing the site denied that anyone has been inconvenienced by the noise.<ref name="Cornoise"/>