The Climate of Sport
The Climate of Sport is your weekly fast-take on the biggest stories in sport, through the lens of forces reshaping the game. From extreme weather to sustainability, and the business realities behind it, we break down what’s happening, what it means, and why it matters for sports organisations, athletes, leagues, sponsors, investors, fans and participants.
Sport is entering a new era. Climate impacts are already affecting how events are played, scheduled, and delivered, while sustainability is becoming central to governance, funding, and commercial strategy. For those working in the sport ecosystem, investors, and leaders, understanding these shifts isn’t optional, it’s essential. This podcast gives you the context behind the headlines and a front-row seat to the biggest changes shaping the future of sport.
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The Climate of Sport
Heat, Horses & Hardwood
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Claire is back with this week's Climate Hat Trick, exploring three hot sport stories at the intersection of climate risk, technology and sustainability. This week's big three covered FIFA World Cup 2026 heat concerns, an AI-generated equestrian campaign and Africa's first FSC-certified timber stadium.
Claire also breaks down some greenwashing guidance and tips that are affecting sports organisations.
GARFIELD Greenwashing webinar: https://garfield-eu.org/event/webinar-kick-out-greenwashing/
How Sport Can Avoid Accidental Greenwashing: LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok
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This week's Climate Hat-Trick stories:
Story 1: When it comes to heat, FIFA really cannot say they weren't warned.
World Weather attribution- https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-big-player-at-fifa-world-cup-2026/
Revealed: Tuchel plans to combat extreme World Cup conditions from players’ living rooms - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/03/31/thomas-tuchel-plan-combat-extreme-world-cup-conditions/
What is Wet Bulb Globe Temperature? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstHHkm_6vQ
Clinicians' Open Letter - https://www.newweather.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Open-Letter-to-FIFA-on-Heat-Stress-Player-Welfare-Fossil-Fuel-Conflicts-of-Interest.pdf
Athletes' Open Letter - https://www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/players-open-letter-fifa-world-cup-4yhl3
Amy Steele: ‘Heatstroke ended my professional netball career’ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g4v8vq
Story 2: Horsing around with AI lands like a hoof to the face.
Big dreams deserve a big stage - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2052745902309424
The green paradox: The climate, environmental, and sustainability implications of artificial intelligence - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950138525000178
High hay prices 'leaving horses malnourished' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9yz4j52n2o
Story 3: Wood you believe it? A stadium made of trees.
FSC stadium of life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCPXzYD0Fw
Westhills stadium - https://www.rubner.com/en/references/timber-construction/westhills-stadium/
Forest Green Rovers stadium - https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/zaha-hadid-architects/
Fukushima stadium - https://www.dezeen.com/2025/09/04/fukushima-united-football-stadium-vuild/
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