Greening the 2010 Soccer World Cup – Reducing the Carbon Footprint
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With the 2010 Soccer World Cup just days away and with the world's eye focused on South Africa, we decided to take an exciting departure for our publication to examine the environmental impacts of the tournament.
Despite FIFA's goal of being "climate-neutral" and their efforts to create Green Goal Programme, without counting the impact of international travel, the overall carbon impact of the 2010 tournament is estimated to be eight times that of the 2006 World Cup in Germany and more than twice that of the Beijing Olympics.
Read our full story: http://gmo-journal.com/index.php/2010/06/04/greening-the-2010-soccer-world-cup-r...
Despite FIFA's goal of being "climate-neutral" and their efforts to create Green Goal Programme, without counting the impact of international travel, the overall carbon impact of the 2010 tournament is estimated to be eight times that of the 2006 World Cup in Germany and more than twice that of the Beijing Olympics.
Read our full story: http://gmo-journal.com/index.php/2010/06/04/greening-the-2010-soccer-world-cup-r...
