2026 FIFA World Cup will go down in history as the tournament with the highest climate impact – and the one the most impacted by climate change. Here’s why.
Researchers from Scientists for Global Responsibility, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the sports initiative Cool Down estimate that the 2026 World Cup will be the “most polluting” ever, with greenhouse gas emissions of 9m tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, almost double the historical average. Most is from air travel with at least 7.7 million tons – worst case predictions are almost twice that at 13.7 million tons of CO2. Even
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