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UEFA is launching a public awareness campaign – ‘Cleaner Air, Better Game’ – during the European Under-21 Championship that will take place in Hungary and Slovenia to highlight the growing threat to public health of air pollution, which annually claims more than 8 million lives around the world. During the group (24–31 March) and knockout (31 May – 6 June) stages, UEFA will lead a range of pilot initiatives that underline its commitment to making the championships a carbon-neutral event. Among these initiatives, a dedicated Count Us In platform will invite the European footbal...

IOC Session praises achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020 and unanimously approves closing report IOC The IOC Session today praised the achievements of Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the IOC and the Olympic Movement. Following the review of the Closing Report on Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC Members approved it unanimously. Adopted by the IOC at its 127th Session in Monaco in December 2014, Olympic Agenda 2020 is a set of 40 detailed recommendations whose overarching goal was to safeguard the Olympic values and strengthen the role of sport in society. I...

Sport set to reckon with impacts of climate change, and encouraged to act now By Tracey Holmes for The Ticket and ABC Sport Posted SatSaturday 6 updated SunSunday 7 Bushfires in 2019 and 2020 made conditions hazardous at sporting events in Australia. ( Print text only Cancel Sports globally are reckoning with the impacts of climate change, no longer seen as an issue far off in the distance but one that is being felt today. Key points: At present, the Federal Government's National Sports Plan does not address climate change A new report suggests Australia's summer leagues and codes are partic...

VivoPower has been announced as the official battery technology partner for football club Tottenham Hotspur. The "first-of-its-kind partnership" will see the battery company review Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium and training centre, allowing it to develop storage solutions that will help the club become a net zero carbon business. Currently, it is envisaged that this will include VivoPower supplying a 3MW, large, solid state battery at the stadium in London to help it balance its power supply. At the club’s training centre, a full-suite of sustainable energy solutions (SES) will likely be r...

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club came first in this year's EPL Sustainability Table, published by the UN-backed Sport Positive Summit, which ranks the UK Premier League's most environmentally committed football clubs. EURACTIV France reports.