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Organisers of major cultural and sporting events should offer discounts and financial incentives – in the form of cheaper tickets – to fans that make efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, a new study by the University of Cambridge has suggested.
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Could cheaper event tickets reward fans for reducing carbon emissions?

3 months ago3 months ago5 mins

Organisers of major cultural and sporting events should offer discounts and financial incentives – in the form of cheaper tickets – to…

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Cartoon orange kitten in a green soccer kit kicks a ball toward the goal in a packed stadium at night, with the title Sustainability Reporting World Cup above.
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Sustainability Reporting World Cup 2026 – And the winner is…

3 months ago3 months ago4 mins

All good things must come to an end, and the inaugural Sustainability Reporting World Cup, which kicked off on 12…

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The FIFA World Cup is often described as the world's game. Yet it is also one of the world's largest governance exercises.
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What the 2026 FIFA World Cup can teach us about social legitimacy

3 months ago3 months ago9 mins

Op-ed by Therese Baptiste, BaptElis. The FIFA World Cup is often described as the world’s game. Yet it is also…

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Cartoon orange kitten in a green soccer kit kicks a ball toward the goal in a packed stadium at night, with the title Sustainability Reporting World Cup above.
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Who will come out on top in the Sustainability Reporting World Cup?

4 months ago4 months ago10 mins

World Cup fever has officially arrived at SustainabilityOnline HQ. To coincide with the quadrennial football tournament taking place across the…

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set generate an estimated 7.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO₂e) more than twice that of the previous tournament in Qatar (3.63 million tonnes of CO₂e), according to new analysis from Greenly.
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2026 FIFA World Cup set to generate around 7.8 million tonnes of CO₂e

4 months ago4 months ago5 mins

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to generate an estimated 7.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO₂e),…

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Ahead of World Cup 2026, which kicks off next week, a coalition of public health experts and campaigners has called on FIFA to end its longstanding partnership with Coca-Cola, arguing that the sponsorship is at odds with public health initiatives.
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Campaigners call on FIFA to end longstanding partnership with Coca-Cola

5 months ago5 months ago3 mins

Ahead of World Cup 2026, which kicks off in the coming days, a coalition of public health experts and campaigners…

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Curved glass-and-metal facade of a large modern museum under a pale domed roof, set against a blue sky.
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Several matches likely to be played at ‘unsafe’ temperatures at 2026 FIFA World Cup

5 months ago5 months ago5 mins

As many as 26 matches at the forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup are set to be played in temperature conditions…

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Vancouver ranks highest for sustainability among all FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities, a new study by WSN has found.
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  • Sustainability

Sustainability of FIFA World Cup host cities assessed in new study

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

Vancouver ranks highest for sustainability among all FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities, a new study by WSN has found….

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Houston develops environmental sustainability plan for 2026 FIFA World Cup

9 months ago9 months ago4 mins

Houston, Texas, has unveiled Impact Houston 26, a three-pronged plan to maximise the economic return and community benefit from the…

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The forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, taking place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico next summer, could be the last of its kind in the region, due to the growing threat of climate change and extreme heat, a new study by Football for Future, Common Goal and Jupiter Intelligence has found.
  • Climate Change
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FIFA World Cup 2026 ‘could be the last of its kind’ in North America

1 year ago1 year ago4 mins

The forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2026, taking place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico next summer, could be the…

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