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IOC Athletes' Commission candidate Fourcade claims Olympics "at a crossroads"

  • Beijing 2022

French biathlon star Martin Fourcade fears the odds may be stacked against him in his pursuit of a place on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission at Beijing 2022.

 "Evolution is necessary to adapt to climate issues, to societal issues and economic transparency




Tennis Australia ends controversial partnership with oil and gas firm Santos

  • Tennis

Tennis Australia has ended its controversial "multi-year deal" with oil and gas producer Santos after less than 12 months.

activists including 350.org Australia, which aims to "rapidly end fossil fuels by building a global climate

Fossil fuel companies like Santos are driving climate damage including increased heatwaves, drought,

The sustainability of the Australian Open depends on a sustainable climate."

Research by the Climate Council has shown that climate change is already subjecting Australian Open players

Tennis Australia has signed the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework, whose members aim



Referendum set to be held on Pyrenees-Barcelona's 2030 Winter Olympic bid

  • 2030 Olympics

A referendum on Pyrenees-Barcelona's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to be held later this year, the Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia has announced.

claiming the region hosting the Games would have drastic socio-economic consequences and would ignore the climate


Only one of 21 previous Winter Olympic hosts able to stage event again unless climate change problem

  • Winter Olympics

A study from researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada has deduced that failure to reduce global emissions may mean that only one of the previous 21 Winter Olympics host cities would be able to produce fair and safe conditions for future events.

The study, involving researchers from Canada, Austria and the United States, warned that climate change

where the Games can be held as winter changes across the Northern Hemisphere.If the aims of the Paris Climate

Agreement can be achieved, however, then the number of "climate-reliable" hosts would climb to eight

The world of winter sport is changing as climate change accelerates, and the international athletes and

No sport can escape the impacts of a changing climate," said Scott."


Maldives

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Maldives are perhaps looking forward to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games a little more than most.

Climate change is a subject never far away from the agenda in the Maldives, a popular destination for

 At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in November, delegates were warned that rising sea levels

We always talk about climate change and the weather that affects the ecosystem of Maldives," said Jawaz


Beijing 2022 publishes Pre-Games Sustainability Report

  • Beijing 2022

The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee has published a Pre-Games Sustainability Report which its President Cai Qi has claimed demonstrates "our successful efforts in staging a green Games".

the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will require Olympic Games Organising Committees to stage "climate

largest emitter of greenhouse gases.The country's President Xi Jinping did not attend the United Nations Climate



Málaga enters bidding race for America's Cup

  • Sailing

The Spanish port city of Málaga has declared its interest in hosting the 37th America's Cup, with private sponsorships being sought to help finance the bid.

next edition of the America's Cup in the city, referencing "the combination of strategic location, climate


Uganda NOC President urges National Federations to address climate crisis

  • ANOCA

Rukare has urged National Federations to sign up to the United Nations' (UN) Framework Convention on Climate

The Sports for Climate Action Framework, part of the UNFCCC, has been signed by more than 270 organisations

awareness and action.Delegates at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow In November vowed

One of the biggest challenges of our times today is climate change," Rukare said in a statement."

Tighter climate change targets were set at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last year

for climate action through communication.


International Canoe Federation joins UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

  • Canoeing

Federation (ICF) has become the latest sports body to join the United Nations' (UN) Framework Convention on Climate

carbon neutrality at its major events.The ICF Board voted unanimously to join the UNFCCC.The Sports for Climate

organisations, including the IOC, FIFA, Paris 2024 and the World Baseball Softball Confederation.The Sports for Climate

Action Framework was launched in December 2018, and aims to use sport to drive climate awareness and

Delegates at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last month vowed to reduce greenhouse