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Do London Differently by London National Park City
Do London Differently is a podcast series hosted by London National Park City Ranger Emily Langston and produced by Michael Shilling.
Have have relaunched in 2025 with a new format - sharing how Londoners are making the city Greener, Healthier and Wilder.
Do London Differently by London National Park City
Football and climate change, a live Q&A with Lola May and Dan Hall
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Football is community, identity, ritual, and emotion at scale. It also has a footprint, from travel to sponsorship to tournament design. Recorded live at Nature of Things, A Salon for the curious mind, this episode is a practical, honest Q&A between Lola May (Paddington Development Trust) and Dan Hall (Football for Future) on what “sustainable football” could actually look like, and how fans, clubs, and players can help shift the game.
IN THIS EPISODE
- The projects that inspired Dan most, and why local, community-led work matters
- “There is no apolitical sport”, and what football teaches us about power and values
- The money question, what could football fund if it tried?
- Common Goal, and how 1 percent pledges can unlock real change
- Fans and supporters’ trusts, how asking the right questions can move clubs
- Player influence, especially among young supporters
- The hardest contradictions, sponsorship, travel emissions, and sportswashing
- Concrete actions listeners can take this week
LINKS AND REFERENCES
London National Park City
https://nationalparkcity.london/a-salon-for-curious-minds-football-and-climate-change
Football for Future:
https://footballforfuture.org/
Common Goal:
https://www.common-goal.org/
Move for the Planet:
https://www.common-goal.org/Project/Details/Move-for-the-Planet
Fossil Free Football:
https://www.fossilfreefootball.org/
Suggested further reading:
Wolves, One Pack One Planet:
https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/sustainability/20250318-one-pack-one-planet-green-football-2025/
TAKE ACTION
1) Check your club’s website, is there a sustainability plan?
2) If not, write and ask. If yes, ask what’s next, what’s measured, and who leads it.
3) Get involved with fan groups or supporters’ trusts, evidence and collective voice matter.
4) Push on travel, because it’s both a fan experience issue and a carbon issue.
CREDITS
Host, Lola May, Paddington Development Trust
Guest, Dan Hall, Football for Future
Recorded live at Nature of Things, A Salon for the curious mind
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