A presentation by Federico Addiechi, who is the head of sustainability and environment at football’s worldwide governing body, at the 12th Play the Game conference in O dense stressed on why climate change should be taken more seriously.
Author David Goldblum, Denmark National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation Board member Rilke, University of Colorado Boulder professor Roger Pi elk and Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities consultant Jakob French were the panelist present during the session titled "Playing against the clock: Can sport contain climate change,
Since 2010, FIFA has been measuring and offsetting carbon emissions, as well as engaging with stakeholders to understand climate change impacts and find solutions," Addiechi said.
"FIFA will continue to take climate action leadership by engaging actively and collectively with member associations, teams, players, fans, other sports, [parties to] the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNF CCC) and other key stakeholders and reaching climate neutrality by 2040.
Federico Addiechi has said that "FIFA will continue to take climate action leadership by engaging actively and collectively" with all stakeholders As the title of this panel correctly says, We are all playing against the clock. "We need to review how we do sport fundamentally, not only to contribute to reducing emissions but also to adapt our sports to the changes in our climate and physical environment so that they can be enjoyed by future generations, just as we have been enjoying them."
FIFA was the first sports federation to join the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNF CCC) Climate Neutral Now campaign and also became a founding signatory to the UNF CCC Sports for Climate Action Framework in 2016 at the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Poland. Apart from other climate-related commitments, the International Federation also launched the Green Card for the Planet campaign, focused on protecting the environment.
FIFA has also pledged to measure, mitigate, and offset emissions with the help of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy at the World Cup this year. As the title of this panel correctly says, we are all playing against the clock. We need to review how we do sport fundamentally, not only to contribute to reducing emissions but also to adapt our sports to the changes in our climate and physical environment so that they can be enjoyed by future generations, just as we have been enjoying them, he added. FIFA offset all its own emissions related to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and carried out a campaign to raise fans’ awareness on climate change. FIFA was the first sports federation to join the UNF CCC’s Climate Neutral Now campaign, in 2016, and became a founding signatory to the UNF CCC Sports for Climate Action Framework two years later at the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Poland. FIFA climate action efforts continued at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. Subsequently, during last year’s COP26 in Scotland, the organization confirmed its UNF CCC pledge and committed to reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and reaching net-zero by 2040, as part of the detailed FIFA Climate Strategy. Most recently, FIFA launched the Green Card for the Planet awareness-raising and environmental protection campaign. As part of the initiative, FIFA President Gianni Infantino called on people across the world to support the campaign by preparing their own Green Card for the Planet video message, in which they mention an action that they will undertake to protect the environment while also nominating others to follow suit. In line with the FIFA World Cup 2022™ Sustainability Strategy, FIFA and Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy have pledged to measure, mitigate and offset all FIFA World Cup 2022-related greenhouse gas emissions, while advancing low-carbon solutions in Qatar and the region.
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