Sport is also relevant in the domain of climate neutrality thus, UN Climate Change invites sports organizations and their stakeholders to join the Sports for Climate Action. This initiative aims at supporting and guiding sports actors in achieving global goals to fight against climate change.
Sports for Climate Action works towards two overarching goals:
This week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has joined the UN’s “Race to Zero” campaign, aiming at rallying non-governmental organisations to work towards a carbon-free world. HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco delivered a speech on the topic in Glasgow in his function as Chair of the IOC Sustainability and Legacy Commission. Other sports organisations joining the Race to Zero Campaign include the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, FIFA, World Sailing, the IBU and Formula E.
In relation to this, FIFA published its Climate Strategy which contains climate-related measures, shows the GHG emissions of its major events and sets 3 goals:
The EOC EU Office is the House of European Sport, representing the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the IOC and other major sport organisations to the European institutions in Brussels.
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