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The GreenWave Podcast Episode 70: The World Cup's 3.7 Million Tonne Emissions Problem
Join SYNI, your hostess with a sustainability obsession, for today’s pod titled “The World Cup’s 3.7 million-Tonne Problem.” The 2026 FIFA World Cup should be a celebration of football at planetary scale. 48 teams, 3 countries, 16 host cities, billions watching, millions moving. It will also arrive with an estimated carbon footprint of around 3.7 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent. The main emissions problem comes from travel. Around 85% of the expected footprint is linked to transport, especially air travel around host countries the USA, Mexico and Canada. Hopefully, the 2026 World Cup will…
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