Guest Posts
A list of all guest posts in the Football and Climate Change Newsletter
The list below has all the guest posts that have appeared in the newsletter so far.
If you have an idea for a guest post - for instance, a real-life story, a different perspective, an upcoming announcement, a big idea, new research, or an update on ongoing work - then get in contact!
Is English football hurtling towards a ‘climate doom loop’?
Football is facing a future of constant disruption
By Freddie Daley, Cool Down Sport For Climate Action Network
Climate Cup 2024
The only climate-dedicated football tournament in the world
By Vitas Carosella, Freelance Writer
Women’s Football and Climate Change
The Players’ Perspective: A New Report
By Amy James-Turner, Professional Footballer
An Unplayable Game
Football drifts ever further into the unknown
By Freddie Daley, Cool Down Sport For Climate Action Network
No shortcuts for clubs hoping to start measuring their carbon footprint
UEFA’s new carbon calculator: A briefing
By Thom Rawson, Founder, Sustainable Football
Green shoots of hope delivered by innovative amateur clubs
Grassroots clubs are engaging and inspiring young people on sustainability.
By Dr Mark Charlton, De Montfort University Net Zero Football Research Project
New Sustainable Travel Charter Launched
News from Pledgeball and the Football Supporters’ Association on trailblazing clubs and the innovative Sustainable Travel Charter
How football clubs should report their carbon footprint
Draft guidance for a standardised approach.
By Thom Rawson, Founder, Sustainable Football
The Game Changer Sponsorship Pledge
Sport has a choice to make - it must seize the opportunity at its feet.
By Michael Hardy, Director at Game Changer and Fossil Free Football Campaigner at Platform
The Birmingham County FA Save Today, Play Tomorrow Programme
An award-winning regional football sustainability campaign.
By Richard Lindsay, Business Insights Manager, Birmingham County FA
Bridging the gap between inequalities and sustainability in grassroots football
Leicester Nirvana FC are aiming to be the UK’s first amateur football club to become net zero carbon.
By Ivan Liburd, Trustee, Leicester Nirvana
Football and climate change: ensuring an evidence-based response
Well-intentioned actions need robust evidence. What does the evidence tell us? What next for policy and research?
By Dr Leslie Mabon, Lecturer in Environmental Systems at The Open University