Chelsea’s Jessie Fleming, Inter Milan’s Sofie Junge Pedersen and Roma’s Elena Linari are among 44 players who are taking responsibility for the environmental impact of their flights to the Women’s World Cup by donating money to climate campaigns.
The initiative, which has been supported by Common Goal and Football for Future, aims to mitigate the negative impacts caused by travelling to Australia and New Zealand with the hope that the campaign will encourage governing bodies to make carbon a key part of the bidding process for tournaments.
The environmental impact of players’ flights for the World Cup will be calculated and the players will then donate the money to a combination of climate resilience, carbon
offsetting and adaptation initiatives.
Pedersen, a Denmark international who created the initiative, said: “I want to ensure my World Cup experience has a positive environmental legacy. Climate change is the biggest issue humanity faces, and I want to be part of the solution.
“While there are no current sustainable solutions to aviation, as players we are setting an example, and taking a tangible step in the right direction.”
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