Faced with climate emergency, governments, associations and companies are increasing measures to limit the harmful effects on the planet. These initiatives now seem to be one of the challenges of football clubs, although the fresh controversy around Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappé, mocking the invitation of the boss of the TGV to prefer the train to the plane for the trips of the Paris club , show the opposite.
However, it is no longer rare to see clubs praising their policy of corporate social responsibility on networks. Far from the green rectangle, these ecological commitments arouse curiosity. Has the world of football develop a real consciousness eco-responsible with long-term goals? Or are these only communication and marketing operations intended to seduce supporters?
On July 29, Olympique Lyonnais Twitte: “Opt for carpooling on game days.” Surprising communication during the transfer window. While the Gones expected the announcement of a recruit, OL offers a parking space to supporters who carpool. This initiative is not a unique case for the Rhone group, elected Ligue 1 most green club at the end of the 2021-2022 season, according to the British NGO Sport Positive Leagues.
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Among the criteria to establish this classification are the energy performance, the development of biodiversity at the local level, the use of public transport, or communication around these subjects. Of the 25 attributable points, OL obtained 16! But if the efforts of L1 clubs are notable, only 6 out of 20 have obtained the average. A weak score that highlights the progress that the world of football must make ecologically.
Because yes, football pollutes! International competitions in mind – especially the one that will take place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022 -, with the construction of ex nihilo stadiums often abandoned once the tournament is finished, go against the preservation of the environment . The plane trips of the supporters flocking from the four corners of the globe, just like those of the teams, explode the carbon footprint.
A study by Football Ecologie France in 2021 revealed that 2.1 million tonnes of co 2 had been issued at the 2018 World Cup! You have to imagine the impact of a World Cup held every two years as FIFA envisages … Equally alarming, each Premier League club issues 10,000 tonnes of co 2 per season, or l ‘Equivalent of 10,000 round trips Paris-New York by plane.
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