More than 80 of the UK’s top clubs start a football-wide campaign against the climate crisis this weekend, which will culminate in Football Green Weekend from 3-5 February.
In the next 20 days until then, the Green Soccer Cup will take place, where millions of fans will be encouraged to take climate-friendly actions in order to achieve “green goals” for their team.
The idea is to start changing the basic habits around football so that this leads to a broader cultural change.
Ben Mee of Brentford, one of the sponsors of the campaign alongside Jamie Carragher, Robbie Savage, Karen Carney and Amy Turner, says: “The football community has the power to move the conversation forward and make real changes that will help protect the world. Fans support her during Football Green Weekend – at home, at work, at local soccer clubs – and every little move makes a big difference.”
As part of the tournament, fans will be able to go to greenfootballweekend.com Website and record your club’s “Green Goals” with climate-friendly actions such as eating a vegan meal or lowering the temperature. Football Green Weekend will see clubs join fans in implementing changes, making their games ‘greener’, with some teams wearing green armbands to show their support.
The campaign will also include prizes such as signed England shirts, Premier League match tickets and BT Sport App tickets.
Green Football Weekend is poised to become an annual event and is supported by over 30 major supporters including the FA, EFL, WSL, National Trust, RSPB and Church of England.
“By green-going for their club, football fans have the incredible power to help protect our world – and save money in the process. If 36 million fans in the UK adopted three green habits during the 20-day tournament – reducing shower time to four minutes, enjoying two meatless days a week, and lowering the thermostat by one degree – fans can save more than 700 million kg of CO2e., which is equivalent to planting 11.78 million trees, explained Green Football Weekend spokeswoman Sarah Jacobs.
Mark Bullingham, Chief Executive of The Football Association, said: “The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time and we are delighted to support the Football Green Weekend campaign. At The Football Association, we have made great strides towards becoming greener, including getting Wembley Stadium is held to the highest standards of sustainability by the ISO, and we are committed to making further progress. Football has the power to inspire people and improve their lives, and collectively we can make positive and meaningful changes.”
More than 80 of the UK’s top clubs start a football-wide campaign against the climate crisis this weekend, which will culminate in Football Green Weekend from 3-5 February.
In the next 20 days until then, the Green Soccer Cup will take place, where millions of fans will be encouraged to take climate-friendly actions in order to achieve “green goals” for their team.
The idea is to start changing the basic habits around football so that this leads to a broader cultural change.
Brentford-based Ben Mee, one of the sponsors of the campaign along with Jamie Carragher, Robbie Savage, Karen Carney and Amy Turner, says: “The football community has the power to drive the conversation forward and make real changes that will help protect the world. One of the ways fans can support them during Football Green Weekend – at home, at work, at local football clubs – is every little move that makes a big difference.”
As part of the tournament, fans will be able to go to greenfootballweekend.com Website and record your club’s “Green Goals” with climate-friendly actions such as eating a vegan meal or lowering the temperature. Football Green Weekend will see clubs join fans in implementing changes, making their games ‘greener’, with some teams wearing green armbands to show their support.
The campaign will also include prizes such as signed England shirts, tickets to Premier League matches and BT Sport App tickets.
Green Football Weekend is poised to become an annual event and is supported by over 30 major supporters including the FA, EFL, WSL, National Trust, RSPB and Church of England.
“By green-going for their club, football fans have the incredible power to help protect our world – and save money in the process. If 36 million fans in the UK adopted three green habits over the course of the 20-day tournament – reducing shower time to Four minutes, enjoying two meatless days a week, and turning down the thermostat by one degree—fans can save over 700 million. Green Football Weekend spokeswoman Sarah Jacobs explained, “a kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is the equivalent of planting 11.78 million trees.” “.
Mark Bullingham, Chief Executive of the FA, said: “The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time and we are delighted to support the Green Football Weekend campaign. At The Football Association, we have made great strides towards becoming greener, including having Wembley Stadium attain the highest standards. Sustainability by ISO, and we are committed to making more progress. Football has the power to inspire people and improve their lives, and collectively we can make positive and meaningful changes.”
