Abstract
The sports industry is an institution that has large responsibility toward global environmental pollution. Over the past decade sports organizations have initiated a variety of environmentally sustainable practices. In this paper, the role of research in CO2 emissions generated by the sports industry pursuits is highlighted. This report recommends that strategic management approaches and policy development are required to control this dangerous environmental pollutant. Specifically, proactive sustainable innovations and policies that mandate alternative transportation behaviors are suggested. In conclusion, after reviewing the current literature, it is proposed that sports associations should apply specific practices in sports events with focus on spectators’ mobility choices such as sustainable transportation.
Highlights
Degradation of the natural environment and its resources has been highlighted by climate scientists because of the human activities that generate carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions [1]
After reviewing the current literature, it is proposed that sports associations should apply specific practices in sports events with focus on spectators’ mobility choices such as sustainable transportation
The estimated quantity of CO2 emissions from sports practices such as transportation, the construction of sport facility and production of sporting goods and services is a significant threat to the quality of the natural environment [2,3]
Summary
Degradation of the natural environment and its resources has been highlighted by climate scientists because of the human activities that generate carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions [1]. The estimated quantity of CO2 emissions from sports practices such as transportation, the construction of sport facility and production of sporting goods and services is a significant threat to the quality of the natural environment [2,3]. UNEP’s (2018) latest commentary stated that sports events, sports facilities, transportation, and the manufacture and consumption of sporting goods have a significant negative impact on the natural environment [4]. United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) (2018) has turned its focus on sport and the environment and developed an agenda with strategies and policies that aim to reduce the impact of sport expansion on environmental resources [5]. An appropriate management of CO2 emissions in the sports industry would mean that a large portion of the cause of climate change could be controlled [5,6,7]
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