October 2008: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with the Global Sports Alliance of Japan and Volvo, hosted the 2008 Global Forum for Sport and Environment in Alicante, Spain, from 4-6 October 2008.
The theme for this year’s forum was “Climate Change: Changing our Carbon Footprint.” Participants focused on the connection between sport and climate change, […]
October 2008: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with the
Global Sports Alliance of Japan and Volvo, hosted the 2008 Global Forum for
Sport and Environment in Alicante, Spain, from 4-6 October 2008.
The theme for
this year’s forum was “Climate Change: Changing our Carbon Footprint.”
Participants focused on the connection between sport and climate change, and
considered how sport organizations and sporting events could reduce their
carbon footprints, as well as how sport could be used to raise awareness of
climate change. [UNEP
Sport and Environment website]