FIFA, Come Clean on your "Carbon Neutral" Claims

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FIFA, Come Clean on your "Carbon Neutral" Claims

Fatma Samoura, Gianni Infantino and Federico Addiechi of FIFA

Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, with action taken this decade defining the future of the planet - and FIFA is well placed to lead by example. With its enormous global profile at the very top of international football, FIFA has an unmatched opportunity to provide leadership where we need it most. Instead, FIFA’s sustainability strategy for the Qatar World Cup rests on flawed carbon calculations, dodgy offsetting practices, and shifting the responsibility onto fans rather than shouldering it themselves

This petition is for football fans, players, clubs and organisations to call on FIFA to:

Withdraw their claims around carbon neutrality
Take a more robust and responsible approach to future World Cups
Only use offsets as a last resort.

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To: Fatma Samoura, Gianni Infantino and Federico Addiechi of FIFA
From: [Your Name]

Climate change is the opponent we must tackle - and we’re already deep into extra time. Whatever shirt we wear or chant we sing, we’ve got everything to gain from taking action.

In just a couple of weeks, the FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar will kick off. The tournament has been labelled as the first “fully carbon neutral FIFA World Cup tournament”. But that’s not true. In reality, FIFA’s sustainability strategy for the Qatar World Cup rests on flawed carbon calculations, questionable offsetting practices, and shifting the responsibility onto fans rather than shouldering it themselves. Players, fans and the planet deserve better.

For the sake of football fans of today and the fans of tomorrow, we call on FIFA to learn from the mistakes of Qatar and:

1. Ditch the carbon neutral claim for Qatar and launch a review before the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July 2023.

2. Take a more robust and responsible approach to sustainability that aims to reduce emissions in the first place. The initial focus should be on largest sources of emissions.

3. Only use offsets as a last resort through the most well regarded, rigorous, and verifiable international offsetting mechanisms.

Climate change is our fiercest opponent and every member of the team needs to bring their A-game. We’re in the final moments of extra time and we’re heading for penalties - but it’s not over yet. As football fans and players, the ball is resting at our feet. Let’s clear our heads, block out the noise, and shoot for goal.

Full letter: https://fossilfreefootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FIFA-letter.pdf