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Premier League Clubs Agree To Minimum Standard Of Environmental Action

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Premier League Clubs Agree To Minimum Standard Of Environmental Action

‘Underpin long-term environmental ambitions’

The Commitment outlines four operational measures, which will build on existing actions and provide a foundation to underpin long-term environmental ambitions. They are:

1. Develop a robust environmental sustainability policy, by the end of the 2024/25 season

2. Designate a senior employee to lead the club’s environmental sustainability activities

3. Develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dataset (scope 1, 2 and 3) by the end of the 2025/26 season and work towards a standardised football-wide approach to measuring emissions

4. Support the development of a common framework for action via the Premier League Sustainability Working Group (PLSWG)

The statement confirms that ‘the measures have been developed following extensive consultation with clubs and the Premier League Sustainability Working Group, which was established last year to help shape and inform environmental practices across the League.’

 

What impact will this have?

According to Sport Positive Leagues dataset (the latest update of which is in progress, out in March), the majority of Premier League clubs have an environmental policy or strategy in place. They range from a statement on the club’s website, to a large-scale breakdown of their activities, environmental footprint, reporting and ambition. Having a date in place for all clubs to have something robust in place is a strong step forward.

Designating a senior employee to lead the environmental sustainability activities is crucial, to ensure this stays on the agenda and is pushed forward. In Premier League clubs currently this ranges from head of sustainability and sustainability manager roles, to communications, facilities and operations.

Six Premier League clubs currently publicly share some or all of their carbon footprint – Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace. Some clubs know their emissions footprint but don’t currently publicly report on scope 1, 2 and 3, beyond SECR regulations. Other clubs are earlier on in the journey of capturing data, but the majority are on the way to understanding their baseline. Having a standardised football-wide approach will enable a level playing field.

The development of a common framework for action via PLSWG is an important commitment, as the power of collective and unified action in football is key to ambition, action and success at scale.

 

 

 

 

Source   Forbes

 

Humans waging ‘suicidal war’ on nature – UN chief Antonio Guterres

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Humans waging ‘suicidal war’ on nature – UN chief Antonio Guterres

 

“Our planet is broken,” the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, will warn on Wednesday.

 

Humanity is waging what he will describe as a “suicidal” war on the natural world.

“Nature always strikes back, and is doing so with gathering force and fury,” he will tell a BBC special event on the environment.

Mr Guterres wants to put tackling climate change at the heart of the UN’s global mission.

In a speech entitled State of the Planet, he will announce that its “central objective” next year will be to build a global coalition around the need to reduce emissions to net zero.

Net zero refers to cutting greenhouse gas emissions as far as possible and balancing any further releases by removing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere.

Mr Guterres will say that every country, city, financial institution and company “should adopt plans for a transition to net zero emissions by 2050”. In his view, they will also need to take decisive action now to put themselves on the path towards achieving this vision.

The objective, says the UN secretary general, will be to cut global emissions by 45% by 2030 compared with 2010 levels.

Here’s what Mr Guterres will demand the nations of the world do:

  • Put a price on carbon
  • Phase out fossil fuel finance and end fossil fuel subsidies
  • Shift the tax burden from income to carbon, and from tax payers to polluters
  • Integrate the goal of carbon neutrality (a similar concept to net zero) into all economic and fiscal policies and decisions
  • Help those around the world who are already facing the dire impacts of climate change

 

Source: EPA

 

“Our war on the natural world will come back to haunt us.”, says Mr Guterres

 

Apocalyptic fires and floods

It is an ambitious agenda, as Mr Guterres will acknowledge, but he will say radical action is needed now.

“The science is clear,” Mr Guterres will tell the BBC, “unless the world cuts fossil fuel production by 6% every year between now and 2030, things will get worse. Much worse.”

Climate policies have yet to rise to the challenge, the UN chief will say, adding that “without concerted action, we may be headed for a catastrophic three to five-degree temperature rise this century”.

The impact is already being felt around the world.

“Apocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes are the new normal,” he will warn.

“Biodiversity is collapsing. Deserts are spreading. Oceans are choking with plastic waste.”

 

Moment of truth

Mr Guterres will say the nations of the world must bring ambitious commitments to cut emissions to the international climate conference the UK and Italy are hosting in Glasgow in November next year.

As well as pressing for action on the climate crisis, he will urge nations to tackle the extinction crisis that is destroying biodiversity and to step up efforts to reduce pollution.

We face, he will say, a “moment of truth”.

But he does discern some glimmers of hope.

He will acknowledge that the European Union, the US, China, Japan, South Korea and more than 110 other countries have committed to become carbon neutral by the middle of this century.

He will say he wants to see this momentum turned into a movement.

Technology will help us to reach these targets, Mr Guterres will say he believes.

“The coal business is going up in smoke,” because it costs more to run most of today’s coal plants than it does to build new renewable plants from scratch, he will tell the BBC.

“We must forge a safer, more sustainable and equitable path”, the UN chief will conclude.

He will say it is time for this war against the planet to end, adding: “We must declare a permanent ceasefire and reconcile with nature.”

 

 

By Justin Rowlatt
Chief environment correspondent

Source BBC