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Paris 2024, with the first Olympic Games fully aligned with Olympic Agenda 2020, promises to deliver spectacular Games that are more responsible, more sustainable and more inclusive.

The organisers have laid out a cutting-edge plan to halve the Games-related carbon footprint compared to previous Games, with innovative solutions for energy, food, venues, transport and digital services.

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation’s commitment to becoming leaders in sustainable major events will see targeted areas of the FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 powered by zero emission technology.

There is no doubt the world is warming, and we know this is impacting the ability to play sports across the world. But what isn’t often considered is the social impact that cancelled and rescheduled events have.

Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is delighted to welcome La Trobe University Sport as its newest member.

ePar are immensely proud to be part of a community that understands the significance of collective action.

South Africa’s Betway SA20 cricket league and water purification and beverage solutions innovator Bluewater have partnered to help end the need for single use plastic bottles and promote sustainable hydration practices.

Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is delighted to welcome Stadiums Queensland as its newest member.

Cricket Australia (CA) and Cricket for Climate have collaborated to install solar power at the National Cricket Centre (NCC) in Brisbane. This will save $50,000 in energy costs in the first year alone while reducing the amount of carbon generated by the facility by approximately 398 tonnes each year.

Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is delighted to welcome Netball Tasmania as its newest member.

The football governing body in Europe, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), plans to allocate funding competitively through a newly established ‘climate fund,’ to address the sports’ significant carbon footprint.

2023 was officially the hottest year ever for our planet, and was the first year in which all days were 1 °C warmer than the pre-industrial period.

As we navigate our way to a similar or even worse situation, what can we expect the state of our sports to be like in the future?

In the future we can expect an increase in the duty of care for athletes and young people, weather-related health warnings, acclimation periods, heat rules and cooling off breaks to be implemented more frequently, and if adverse conditions are deemed unsafe. , then changes can be made, in either timing, scheduling or cancellation.

A 28-year-old transportation advocate has embarked on a daring odyssey that stretches across 18,000 miles.

Cycling his way through all the national parks in the United States, he has been trying to preserve the sanctity of the national treasures of the world. Beyond this massive physical feat lies a profound mission, and that is to raise awareness of the looming specter of climate change that could irreversibly alter these iconic landscapes.

Climate change presents a range of risks and impacts that are expected to negatively impact our economy. These include property loss and damage, infrastructure and service costs and risks to financial stability and Australia’s property and agricultural sectors will be some of the hardest hit by climate change in the future.