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Venice Climate Camp seeking answers to Milan Cortina 2026 environmental claims

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Activist group GlobalProject is devoting a portion of its upcoming Venice Climate Camp to increasing

We want to create a campaign against the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics," a Venice Climate Camp statement

following the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Venice Climate

The Venice Climate Camp will aim to pressure Milan Cortina 2026 organisers to present an in-depth environmental


Macron plans for "Olympic sustainable development summit" prior to Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed plans to hold summit on sustainable development before staging next year’s Olympic Games.

We should not have to choose between the fight against poverty and the fight for the climate."

Olympics the "most sustainable" Games in history.Organisers have also committed to becoming the first “climate-positive


Brisbane 2032 architects looking at timber for new venues in sustainable approach

  • Brisbane 2032

An architectural alliance of Buchan, Nikken Sekkei, and HKS have outlined their early plans for venues at the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brisbane, which could strike a similarity to those seen at Tokyo 2020.

Timber is a beautiful material that resonates with Brisbane's sub-tropical climate and local architecture

 "We love the people, the climate and the natural beauty of this place, as well as its vibrant,


Santa Monica City Council set to guarantee beach for use at Los Angeles 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

Members of the Santa Monica City Council are set to recommend that the body guarantees the use of its beach for the 2028 Olympic Games beach volleyball competitions.

situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast and is a popular resort town, owing to its climate


Patrick Burke: The heat is on for sport after World Athletics Championships in cauldron of Budapest

  • Inside the Blogs

There was a risk sitting down to pen my post-World Athletics Championships reflections it would turn into a long list of incredible sporting moments it had been a privilege to have been here to witness.

the risk of being branded a "doom-monger", after Budapest I believe the rapidly worsening impacts of climate

Images"Today when we are talking about a way forward with sports and athletics in general, we've got a climate

The threat posed by climate change could extend to the Olympic Games and when the multi-sport event takes

World Championships in Tokyo, dates have been shifted to later in the year - September 13 to 21 2025.Climate

urgency of the problem.In some instances perhaps belatedly, sports leaders have at least acknowledged climate




Funding approved for EUSA Institute projects in 2023

  • Universiade

The European Union has approved funding for two projects by the European University Sports Association (EUSA) and its institute as the coordinator.

Games.The last project is titled "European Week of Winter Sport" which will involve raising awareness about climate


Owen Lloyd: Messi in Miami - How the Sunshine State has brought a smile back to football's favourite

  • Inside the Blogs

Lionel Messi is, for vast amounts of fans, the greatest football player of all time but his recent spell at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) saw him go underappreciated. To see the magisterial Argentine enjoying life in Miami should be welcomed with open arms, despite the naysayers bashing Major League Soccer for its quality.

So it's hard to adapt to this climate, but I talk with the other players who have been here their whole


athletics leaders warn of existential threat and against sport "talking two different languages" on climate

  • Athletics

talking two different languages" in search of continual improvement in competition while combatting climate

discussion with officials from the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu entitled "Sport on the Climate

shared.Athletics leaders from Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu shared the impact of climate

run and you've got industries, and those industries generally develop carbon [emissions] that affect climate

Today when we are talking about a way forward with sports and athletics in general, we've got a climate

Coe admitted on Friday climate change is likely to reschedule major athletics events, including endurance


Coe warns climate change may impact scheduling of major athletics competitions

  • Budapest 2023

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has admitted here climate change may impact the scheduling of

Delegates at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow - commonly known as COP26 -

them "greenwashing exercises".International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has admitted climate

Sebastian Coe expressed his lack of confidence in Governments' ability to meet climate change targets

where you are not putting the athletes at risk" ©Getty ImagesHe also admitted that the realities of climate

Climate change is affecting everybody, whether it is forest fires, flooding, landslides, we've got problems


New climate fund established as Swiss Olympic extends deal with travel agent Globetrotter

  • EOC

Swiss Olympic has announced that it has extended its partnership with travel company Globetrotter for a further seven years.

at the House of Sports in Ittigen - the current headquarters of Swiss Olympic.A new "Swiss Olympic Climate

part of the partnership, with the aim of providing funding for sporting organisations to implement climate-friendly

arrangements for Swiss Olympic's teams ©Getty ImagesGlobetrotter is expected to recommend the Swiss Olympic Climate

Fund in a bid to contribute to climate protection for greenhouse gas emissions generated when travelling


Infantino criticised for using private jet to fly around Pacific during FIFA Women's World Cup

  • World Cup

footballer and human rights activist Craig Foster has criticised FIFA for insufficient action against climate

year's men's FIFA World Cup, in failing to fulfil obligations under the United Nations (UN) Sport for Climate

True to form, FIFA are signatories to the UN Sport for Climate Action Framework, which compels them not

just to create sustainable events, but actually to advocate for climate action in the Paris Agreement

OFCFoster described Australia and New Zealand 2023 as a missed opportunity to step up the fight against climate

watching this World Cup and this was an opportunity to say to all of them, football globally stands for climate


World Athletics reveals plans to reduce Budapest 2023's environmental impact

  • Budapest 2023

World Athletics has revealed a series of initiatives it claims will help reduce the environmental impact of its World Championships here, including the installation of water refill stations for broadcasters and media personnel.

sustainability initiative for sports organisations, but some scientists have argued its impact in tackling climate

Monday (August 31) featuring members from five Pacific island nations most at risk of the impact of climate

change, covering "sport on the climate change front lines".Another is planned for August 25 to discuss


David Owen: Is the writing on the wall for multi-sports events?

  • Inside the Blogs

Are multi-sports events dying? It seems a valid time to pose the question, with the Commonwealth Games plainly struggling and global sports audiences wallowing in a year of exceptional single-sports competitions, ranging from the Ashes to the Women’s World Cup, both swimming and athletics World Championships and, soon, the Rugby World Cup.

intervals between Games.But then the selection process for choosing hosts was reformed.The harsher economic climate