The U.N. is urging the nearly 300 sports organizations and teams that signed the Sports for Climate Action Framework to meet the environmental targets they agreed to, including reducing emissions 50% by 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2040. COP26
Climate activists unfurl a large banner reading "Code Red" across the street outside the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.
GLASGOW, Scotland — The United Nations climate conference on Wednesday urged sports organizations and teams worldwide to meet the environmental targets they signed up to. Members of S4CA also “commit to submitting plans to outline concrete actions that will be taken to implement 2030 targets” and publish annual updates, the U.N. said.FIFA later confirmed its pledge to the goals, and has committed — together with tournament organizers in natural gas-rich Qatar — to staging a carbon-neutral World Cup next year.
Air travel was the most viable option for fans traveling to games scattered across Brazil and Russia at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. The 2026 tournament demands journeys of thousands of miles across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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