Influential Sports Organisations Come Together to Commit to Climate Action Framework

By Matthew Campelli, Sport Sustainability JournalThe IOC, FIFA and World Sailing pledge to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through UNFCCC framework.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA are among a group of influential sporting organisations to commit to the goals of the Paris Agreement by signing the UNFCCC’s Sports for Climate Action Framework.In signing the framework, organisations have pledged to aim for “climate neutrality” by 2050 and contribute to the overall target of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5℃.Roland Garros, World Sailing, World Surf League and English football team Forest Green Rovers also made the commitment during the framework’s unveiling at COP24 in Katowice, Poland, as did the organising committees for the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris respectively.“Today we celebrate progress,” said Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC deputy executive secretary. “Jointly, with the founding signatories we invite sports organisations, governing bodies, federations, and leagues and clubs to unite behind the set of important principles to get on track for the zero emissions economy by 2050.”The framework has been positioned by the UNFCCC as an opportunity for the sports sector to become a climate leader by developing a common agenda. It has two objectives: 1. Achieve a “clear trajectory” for the global sports community to combat climate change, and; 2. Use sport to drive climate awareness “among global citizens”.Read the full article here.