Football Weekly special on climate-change and football (1 Viewer)

[curly_tom]

The climate crisis and football – Football Weekly special

Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning are joined for a football and climate crisis special edition by David Goldblatt – author of The Age of Football – the global game in the 21st century, Ollie Hayes of the Sustainababble podcast, and Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity and chairman of Forest Green...

www.theguardian.com

Listened to this today. I thought it was interesting and something that our club should be thinking about, particularly if they are going to build a new stadium. The stuff they're doing at Forest Green Rovers is very progressive. I'd be very happy to see cheap meat removed from our stadium for a start.

 

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[dadgad]

You’d think with existential threats like a global pandemic affecting every dimension of life that there could be revolutionary change but people just want a return to ‘normal’.

 

[SBAndy]

Was a rather inspiring listen (I had caught it before it was posted here). Certainly needs to be thought about with where we are at now, and it’s why it is crucial to get that train line in proper operation at the Ricoh.

 

[curly_tom]

Yes the public transport thing is important and as I say, I think the food thing is important too. Also all the plastic cups etc. It sounds like the ‘new stadium’ should it ever happen, would have environmental considerations.


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[dadgad]

Gas guzzlers should be obsolete in ten years and it’d be barmy not to be able to train it to the Ricoh......

 

[Deleted member 4439]

Soy of the Rovers: the vegan football club kickstarting a green revolution

Forest Green Rovers are the world’s first carbon-neutral football club – with vegan food and kits made from waste coffee

www.theguardian.com

 

[mullingar]

Can we propose some initiatives? I would feel good if we could be in the vanguard here

 

[dadgad]

Yeah, we always used to be, we should lead the way...progressive like

 

[mark82]

Can we propose some initiatives? I would feel good if we could be in the vanguard here

Happy to pass on any suggestions.

 

[Philosoraptor]

Why is water polo coming into my mind?