2021-11-30

Really - sports teams can combat climate change?

Ok - it's kind of small and not very impactful -

... analysis estimates that in 2018 the four leagues combined for about 7.5 million kilometres of air travel on 5,655 flights, generating nearly 122,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. However, if travel patterns enacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic were permanently adopted, emissions from team travel would drop by 22 per cent, more than 25,000 tonnes.

But still, it's better than nothing.

Full context: https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2021/11/16/sports-leagues-can-fight-climate-change-with-lockdown-era-schedules-concordia-research-shows.html?c=/news/archive

 


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