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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Europe is the fastest-warming continent - confirmed by the new Copernicus report. In football, climate resilience isn't getting the attention it needs. The latest newsletter post looks at the gap in UEFA's approach - and what to do about it. footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/the-missin...
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The missing pillar: UEFA's climate resilience gap
What it is and how to address it
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Fan travel is typically football's largest emissions source. In clubs' and governing bodies' climate commitments, it's mostly excluded, unaddressed, or left ambiguous. Scratch the surface and there are many questions. New free long-read: footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/fan-travel...
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Fan Travel Emissions
Football has a climate problem it isn’t targeting
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Over three years of independent analysis on football and climate, and still free. If it's been useful, here's how to support it: ko-fi.com/footballandc...
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
European football currently has no system-wide decarbonisation pathway. No one has built it. No one has been tasked to. A new piece in the Football and Climate Change Newsletter on why that matters - and who needs to step forward. footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/european-f...
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
UEFA has dropped its net-zero target in its sustainability strategy update. What’s behind the shift and what does it mean for football and climate action? The latest free newsletter post examines what’s changed and what it means in practice. footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/uefa-drops...
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UEFA drops net-zero target in ‘strategy upgrade’
A shift from targets to measurement that raises questions about ambition and accountability
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
UEFA has dropped its net-zero target in its sustainability strategy update. What’s behind the shift and what does it mean for football and climate action? The latest free newsletter post examines what’s changed and what it means in practice. footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/uefa-drops...
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UEFA drops net-zero target in ‘strategy upgrade’
A shift from targets to measurement that raises questions about ambition and accountability
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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
FIFA President Gianni Infantino Wins Inaugural "Football Climate Impact Prize"​ 🏆 As he prepares to hand out FIFA's Peace Prize, Infantino's extraordinary impact on our climate has been recognised with this special new award 😅🧵
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
What more can be done to achieve more progress on net zero by the biggest clubs in Europe? The second of two posts on these clubs looks at 10 actions and approaches that could be taken. It's free to read 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
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The biggest clubs in Europe
Part 2: Achieving more progress
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FairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
What are the links between footballers' workloads and climate issues? A new free post in the newsletter takes a look at key climate-related issues in FIFPRO's latest player workload monitoring report for men’s professional football. More 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/player-wor...
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Player workloads and climate issues
A new report from FIFPRO, the world players' union, highlights links
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This new free post in the newsletter looks at calls for actions from European institutions on sport and environmental issues. It also suggests that more engagement is needed with European bodies on these issues. Read 👉 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/european-c...
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European Calls to Action
A manifesto, a consultation, a motion and more
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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
A fantastic breakdown by @fbandclimate.bsky.social of the report commissioned by the UK Government, which identifies a £320 million annual financial impact on grassroots sport due to adverse and extreme weather events. footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/financial-...
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Financial Implications for Grassroots Sport
A new report commissioned by the UK Government has been published
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
A new, free post in the newsletter looks at where we are now with proposals to stage domestic league games overseas, the climate issues they raise, and what's next. Read 👉 bit.ly/overseasmatches
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Staging domestic matches overseas
Climate concerns ahead of an important upcoming UEFA meeting
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
"I would like to see governing bodies lean into the climate and health science” says @piersforster.bsky.social ‪ in 'How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar' via @apnews.com apnews.com/article/socc...
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How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar
Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.
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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens @leanderalphabet.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It's going to be dangerously hot at most of the venues at the 2026 World Cup. But will FIFA avoid playing matches in the most problematic afternoon hours? With 104 games to get through and the time difference to Europe? My story @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Dangerous heat is a real threat for the 2026 World Cup. Are teams ready?
Experts warn that cooling breaks and later kickoff times may be needed to cope with scorching temperatures when North America hosts the tournament
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
📣 New post rounding-up the latest ⚽ football and 🌍 climate news - 'Licensing, travels, innovation and more' Please donate if you would like to see the newsletter continue in its free and open-to-all form. Link in post too 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/licensing-...
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Licensing, travels, innovation and more
Round up #46
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
📣 New post rounding-up the latest ⚽ football and 🌍 climate news - 'Licensing, travels, innovation and more' Please donate if you would like to see the newsletter continue in its free and open-to-all form. Link in post too 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/licensing-...
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Licensing, travels, innovation and more
Round up #46
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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Innovative initiative by @obsclima.bsky.social, #Brazil's top #Climate #NGO to use the language of #Football to communicate and educate about #ClimateChange! @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social @fbandclimate.bsky.social @climateblawg.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com www.niemanlab.org/2025/02/a-ne...
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A new outlet covers climate policy in the language Brazil knows best: Soccer.
With quippy headlines, a "betting" portal, a tournament bracket, and more, Central da COP is pulling out all the stops to inform Brazilians ahead of the next U.N. Climate Change Conference.
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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Building a #football team on the shifting sands of the #ClimateChange at the frontiers of the #ClimateCrisis @climateblawg.bsky.social @fbandclimate.bsky.social @sportpositive.bsky.social #ClimateJustice #Sports #HumanRights
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📣 New post: Read the latest round-up of recent news and developments from the football and climate change world - 'Plans, storms, 500 days and more' footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/plans-stor...
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Plans, storms, 500 days and more
Round up #44
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📣 New post: Read the latest round-up of recent news and developments from the football and climate change world - 'Plans, storms, 500 days and more' footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/plans-stor...
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Plans, storms, 500 days and more
Round up #44
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Freddie Daley @freddiedaley.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
English football is hurtling towards a 'climate doom loop' ➿ ⚽ Building on the work of @laurielaybourn.bsky.social and others, I sketch the dynamics of a 'climate doom loop' within English football pyramid for @fbandclimate.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-... Here are the main arguments 🧵
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Is English football hurtling towards a ‘climate doom loop’?
Football is facing a future of constant disruption.
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
📣 New post: Read the latest round-up of news and developments from the football and climate change world - 'LA, transport, soft power and more' footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/la-transpo...
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LA, transport, soft power and more
Round-up #43
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
📣 Read the first 2025 round-up of news and developments from the football and climate change world - 'Actions, talk, reports and more'👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/respect-ta...
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
📣 Read the first 2025 round-up of news and developments from the football and climate change world - 'Actions, talk, reports and more'👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/respect-ta...
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Nick Ames @nickames82.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Big interview in Milan with the trailblazing Sofie Junge Pedersen - our Guardian footballer of the year for 2024. www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
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The Guardian Footballer of the Year Sofie Junge Pedersen: ‘We wanted to send a message’
The Inter and Denmark player wins the award for her climate activism and being behind an open letter to Fifa regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues
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Carbon Market Watch @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The selection of hosts for 2030 and 2034 World Cups shows FIFA continue to kick the principle of financial greed ahead of people and planet⚽ Read here about FIFA’s foul, irresponsible, farcical and absurd approach to the climate: carbonmarketwatch.org/2024/12/20/f...
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FIFA’s foul, irresponsible, farcical, and absurd approach to the climate - Carbon Market Watch
Despite its talk of making the World Cups climate friendly, FIFA is clearly following the money, whether it is from wealthy and polluting corporate sponsors or countries with questionable human rights...
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
'World Cups, grassroots, players and more' 📣 The final 2024 round-up is out of news and developments from the football and climate change world. Read it for free 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/world-cups...
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World Cups, grassroots, players and more
Round-up #41
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Maximilian Rieger @mjrieger.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Die Luftfeuchtigkeit in Madrid beträgt im Juni und Juli tagsüber 0%. Das stimmt natürlich nicht, steht aber so im Evaluationsbericht der FIFA zur WM 2030. Der Fußball-Weltverband hat irreführende oder sogar falsche Wetterdaten benutzt - ein Zeichen für den laxen Umgang mit Hitze. Details im Thread!
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Fußball-WM 2030 und 2034 | Neue Winter-Turniere?
Die FIFA hat die Weltmeisterschaften 2030 und 2034 an Länder vergeben, in denen es im Sommer sehr heiß ist. Gerade für die Fans könnte das zur Gefahr werden.
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
'World Cups, grassroots, players and more' 📣 The final 2024 round-up is out of news and developments from the football and climate change world. Read it for free 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/world-cups...
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World Cups, grassroots, players and more
Round-up #41
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Shubham Jain @shubhamjain224.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Climate X report reveals that 2026 #FIFA #WorldCup venues and 25 largest #football venues in #Europe face $800 million in losses by 2050 due to #ClimateChange, particularly due to flooding and extreme heat. 📌 Read: www.climate-x.com/articles/ind... @climate.skyfleet.blue @fbandclimate.bsky.social
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David Wheeler @djwheeler7.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
My article on how FIFA's competitions are being bankrolled by big oil money and how female footballers are fighting back. Male players, fans, and gov bodies in football must join their call to end fossil fuel sponsorship in football! www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Female footballers have shown us how – let’s build a sport free of fossil fuel deals | David Wheeler
Male players must step up and add their voice to the campaign to stop our sport being sold out to the big polluters who are causing climate change
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
'Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport' by @maddyorr.bsky.social is one of The Guardian's 'Five of the best sports books of 2024'. "A must-read whether you’re helping out at your local club or running Fifa". 👍 👇 www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
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Five of the best sports books of 2024
Tales of Ohio hoop dreams, Joseph O’Neill’s football-accented new novel and the effect of the climate crisis on sport
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
'Bert, Brazil, licensing and more' 📣 A new round-up is out of news and developments from the football and climate change world. Read it for free 👇
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Bert, Brazil, licensing and more
Round-up #40
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
'Soccer organisations in the UK will face increasing pressure to reduce their environmental impact as a younger generation of fans takes action on sustainability' via SportsPro www.sportspromedia.com/news/footbal...
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Two thirds of UK fans believe soccer should be more sustainable - SportsPro
Supporters 'not satisfied' with environmental efforts, with 65% thinking clubs could make it easier for fans to behave sustainably.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/11/2024
Footballers at ‘very high risk of extreme heat stress’ during World Cup 2026
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Footballers at ‘very high risk of extreme heat stress’ during World Cup 2026
Scientists warn Fifa’s current ‘wet bulb’ temperature policy underestimates strain athletes undergo during matches Footballers face a “very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress” at 10 of the 16 stadiums that will host the next World Cup,…
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Cool Down @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
🚨 NEW: Polling commissioned by the New Weather Institute reveals a global backlash against FIFA’s partnership with Saudi Aramco among women’s football fans. Here’s why the deal is sparking outrage from players and fans. 🧵 Article and polling dataset. 👇
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Polling shows majority of global fans reject FIFA’s Saudi Aramco sponsorship — Cool Down
New polling from the New Weather Institute reveals that FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco is overwhelmingly opposed by female fans of women’s football across the globe.
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NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL @handle.invalid · 24/11/2024
Shared by Lydney Town AFC on Twitter: "Can’t believe I’m saying this… but GAME ON! Teams are out and kick off is imminent. In other needs, the asahi and peroni may of been a bad idea…" #NonLeague #StormBert
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Dan Orlowitz @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Stunning announcement from the Japan Football Association, which will no longer schedule games in July and August from 2025. That includes the Japan Football League and Nadeshiko League. Rule will also apply to coaching/refereeing courses. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20... #climatechange
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日本サッカー協会 主催する大会 原則7月と8月には行わず | NHK
【NHK】夏場の運動による熱中症のリスクが指摘される中、日本サッカー協会は来年度から主催する大会を原則、7月と8月には行わない方針…
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 23/11/2024
VÍDEO | El emotivo homenaje de Mestalla a las víctimas de la dana en Valencia tinyurl.com/ymcyem35
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Dermot Corrigan @dermotmcorrigan.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Super emotional tribute at Mestalla before Valencia’s first game since at least 221 people died in flooding in late October
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Niall Couper @niallcouper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🤔 Today's thought 🌎 Climate is No 1 global issue & attracts funders 🏳️‍🌈 Research shows companies with EDI policies thrive ⚽️ Football Regulator's top aim is to make the game sustainable ✅️ Then surely regulator should monitor & encourage good EDI & Environmental policies @fairgameuk.bsky.social
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GreenJJNews @greenjjnews.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
In 2015, Carlisle United got hit by flooding. The insurance paid for the damage, but the insurance premiums went through the roof. Around 120,000 matches cancelled last season as pitches unplayable. Jenny's amendments make climate change part of new Football Regulators remit.
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Ex-Super Falcon says Fifa putting money 'over humanity'" by BBC News. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Ex-Super Falcon says Fifa putting money 'over humanity' in Aramco deal
As the latest COP climate summit ends, two Nigeria internationals say footballers can play a leading role in combating climate change.
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Following the floods that affected several countries in Central and Eastern Europe in September, the Czech government has announced support of 850 million Koruna (€33.5m) to restore sports facilities in the country. nsa.gov.cz/vlada-schval...
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Vláda schválila podporu ve výši 850 milionů na obnovu sportovních zařízení po povodních    - Národní sportovní agentura
Vláda ČR na svém středečním jednání schválila žádost Národní sportovní… Čtěte více
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The imminent possibility of clubs and fans flying around the world for a competitive domestic club match - and putting more pressure on the environment - has disappeared. But the intentions to do so are still there 👇
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Football Association of England and E.ON Next have announced details of their partnership - 'The Greener Game' - which will support grassroots clubs to decarbonise. Details 👇 www.englandfootball.com/participate/...
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Greener Game
The Greener Game will help community clubs thrive by becoming more sustainable. The FA and E.ON Next are partnering to support grassroots clubs to decarbonise.
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Briony Latter @brionylatter.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
📣 New report! What’s Stopping Us? Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport www.sportpositive.org/news-article... By me, @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social & Kate Sambrook Funded by @sportpositive.bsky.social & #UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action
Front cover of report: 'What's Stopping Us? Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport'. Cover photo: Two skiers putting on skis at the bottom of a ski slope finishing in the green valley, covered with artificial snow due to warm winter. Austria. Logos: Sport Positive, UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)
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Football and Climate Change Newsletter @fbandclimate.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
FIFA's Climate Strategy is the subject of the latest post in the Football and Climate Change Newsletter. Free to read here 👇 footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/fifa-clima...
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FIFA's climate strategy 3 years on
A review
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Dermot Corrigan @dermotmcorrigan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Super emotional at Levante last night - first game since many club staff and fans lost so much in Valencia floods. Coach Julian Calero & director Maribel Vilaplana among those who spoke to @theathleticfc.bsky.social about their experiences through recent weeks www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...
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