Sports for Climate Action
General
Name of initiative | Sports for Climate Action |
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NAZCA Initiative | Yes |
Website address | https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action |
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Secretariat | UN Climate Change, Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu, LXhaferi-Salihu@unfccc.int,
UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn Germany |
Organisational structure | |
Geographical coverage | Global |
Name of lead organisation | UN Climate Change |
Type of lead organisation | United Nations or Specialised agency |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Germany |
Description
Description | The Sports for Climate Action Initiative aims to provide sports organizations with a forum where
organizations can pursue climate action in is a consistent and mutually supportive fashion by learning from each other, disseminating good practices, lessons learned, developing new tools, and collaborating on areas of mutual interest. |
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Objectives | Sports for Climate Action works towards two overarching goals:
1.) Achieving a clear trajectory for the global sports community to combat climate change, through commitments and partnerships according to verified standards, including measuring, reducing, and reporting greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the well below 2 degree scenario enshrined in the Paris Agreement; 2.) Using sports as a unifying tool to federate and create solidarity among global citizens for climate action. |
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One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
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Participants
Participants | Number | Names |
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Members | 22 | |
Companies | 0 | |
Business organisations | 0 | |
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |
National states | 0 | |
Governmental actors | 0 | |
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |
City / municipal actors | 0 | |
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |
Financial Institutions | 0 | |
Faith based organisations | 0 | |
Other members | 22 | Kyoto University Football Club (Japan), Formula E (United Kingdom), Ventforet Yamanashi Sports Club Japan), International Federation of Assoctaition Football - FIFA (France), Sano High School Rugby Club (USA), Hong Kong Rugby Union (Hong Kong), Fédération Française de Tennis (France), International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (Switzerland), International Olympic Committee (France), Kamakura International F.C (Japan), World Surf League (USA), Kyoto University American Football Club Gangsters (Japan), Union of European Football Associations (Belgium), Paris 2024 (France), World Sailing (United Kingdom), United World Wrestling (Switzerland), Brynäs IF (Sweden), Tohoku Ice Hockey Club Co. (Lapan), Ltd. (Free Blades), Rugby League World Cup 2021 (USA), C Fukushima United (Japan), New York Yankees (USA), National Basketball Association (USA). |
Supporting partners | 0 | |
Number of members in the years | | |
Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Not only have national states as participators