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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...

| 02 March 2021 With the launch event almost exactly a month away, the Extreme E, the all-electric off-road racing series, has  confirmed Hungary’s entertainment station TV2 will broadcast all five of this season’s X Prixs on its free-to-air linear channels, TV2, SuperTV2, Spiler 1 and Spiler 2. The series will feature electric SUVs competing in extreme environments around the world – in Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Greenland, Brazil and Patagonia, places which have all been affected by the climate crisis - and is geared towards highlighting the impact of climate change and huma...

Mostly because its inaugural season is yet to be run, I don’t particularly follow Extreme E. But the machines are cool and the series’ conceit is fresh.

| 24 February 2021 In what may be the largest contract to date for the all-electric off-road racing series, Extreme E has confirmed Sky Germany will broadcast the championship’s X Prix, highlights and magazine shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in both German and English. With the series, Extreme E aims to highlight the climate emergency that is affecting the whole world. The series will feature electric SUVs competing in extreme environments around the world and is geared towards highlighting the impact of climate change and human interference in some of the most remote...

Extreme E This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Extreme E is a new electric SUV racing series that will hold its first events this year. Extreme E's goal isn't technological development, but instead bringing awareness to climate change. Series founder Alejandro Agag spoke to Insider about his goals for the series. Motorsport is evolving. While traditionally the smell of oil and exhaust has floated across racetracks all over the world, the next generation of race cars does...