TY - JOUR
T1 - Score a goal for climate
T2 - Assessing the carbon footprint of travel patterns of the English Premier League clubs
AU - Tóffano Pereira, Rodrigo Pinheiro
AU - Filimonau, Viachaslau
AU - Ribeiro, Glaydston Mattos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - Football is the most popular sport, globally and in the United Kingdom. However it generates a range of negative environmental impacts, such as climate change, due to an extensive amount of travel involved. The growing contribution of football clubs to the global carbon footprint has been recognised, but never consistently assessed. This study assesses the carbon footprint of the English Premier League (EPL)clubs, using the patterns of their domestic travel in the 2016/2017 season as a proxy for analysis. The study shows that, within the 2016/17 season, the EPL clubs produced circa 1134 tonnes of CO2-eq. as a result of their travel, where transportation accounts for 61% of the carbon footprint. To reduce this carbon footprint, a careful review of the current corporate travel and procurement practices in the EPL clubs is necessary. This is in order to optimise the travel itineraries, prioritise more climate-benign modes of transport and contract budget accommodation providers with the ‘green’ credentials.
AB - Football is the most popular sport, globally and in the United Kingdom. However it generates a range of negative environmental impacts, such as climate change, due to an extensive amount of travel involved. The growing contribution of football clubs to the global carbon footprint has been recognised, but never consistently assessed. This study assesses the carbon footprint of the English Premier League (EPL)clubs, using the patterns of their domestic travel in the 2016/2017 season as a proxy for analysis. The study shows that, within the 2016/17 season, the EPL clubs produced circa 1134 tonnes of CO2-eq. as a result of their travel, where transportation accounts for 61% of the carbon footprint. To reduce this carbon footprint, a careful review of the current corporate travel and procurement practices in the EPL clubs is necessary. This is in order to optimise the travel itineraries, prioritise more climate-benign modes of transport and contract budget accommodation providers with the ‘green’ credentials.
KW - Carbon footprint
KW - English Premier League
KW - Football
KW - Sporting events
KW - Transportation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064839493&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.138
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.138
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064839493
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 227
SP - 167
EP - 177
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
ER -
