The Sustainable Future Of Sports

By R. Thomas

Currently , sustainability is a vital topic. It is discussed in conventional conversations and even important speeches debating the rising issue of climate change. Dealing with plastic, carbon emissions, recycling and reusing must be thought of in many instances, including sports! The sports community has suffered from lacking new sustainable initiatives, however most recently new and groundbreaking ideas have tackled the issue with finesse. 
 
Firstly, many stadiums and sport venues have become sustainable, from the very start. When building these stadiums or retrofitting them, sustainable materials were used such as implementing energy efficient light, and renewable energy generators like wind turbines or solar panels. Quite recently a new and exciting initiative of making the climate pledge stadium located in Seattle center, to achieve net-zero carbon emission has started. Their goal is to achieve this by 2040 and they are already making vast and impactful changes. Firstly, they Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis and they implement decarbonization strategies such as; efficiency improvements, renewable energy generators, and many other carbon emission elimination strategies. In general, initiatives like these are sure to make a difference and are most probably going to be more frequent in the coming years.  

Many sport teams and athletes also support charities that provide new ideas and projects towards exciting sustainable measures. Athletes like Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton are known for their use of fame to shine a light towards sustainable measures and problems. In addition to that, the sport community carries an important role in bringing awareness and education to the global community on climate change, global warming and other pressing issues.  
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Overall, integrating sustainability into sports not only helps reduce environmental impact but also promotes awareness, education, and action on important environmental issues within the global community. ​