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What we need to do is pursue a dynasty, rather than pursuing a championship. Together, we must make sports enjoyable for seasons to come, building our roster and strategically positioning ourselves to be more resilient in the future. A sports dynasty isn't built by an individual, but rather by a collective of athletes, supporters, corporate brands, management, ownership, and the power of innovation. We must address climate action with a similar mentality to ensure that we can continue to love (and love to hate) the dynasties that make sports great.

Kristen Fulmer, Founder, Recipric - A Front Office Sustainability Agency

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In 2026, I became the first Olympian from the Caribbean to compete in ski cross. It was brilliant, a huge thrill. I used to spend half my year training in France, and the other half in New Zealand. But starting in the mid 2020s, events were getting canceled more often than they were being held.

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We’d travel all the way to a competition site, and end up sitting in the hotel because the winds were too strong, or there was a snowstorm that was too harsh, or there just wasn’t enough snow at all because it was too warm.

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Eventually, by the 2030s, my sponsors starting pulling back their funding, because I wasn’t competing much and there just wasn’t as big a following on the ski competition circuit since cancelations were so common. I had to retire because of it.

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I’ve skied recreationally ever since, but only about once a year, because I have to go to one of the higher altitude mountains in Austria or Switzerland to get good snow, and it’s just too expensive.

Martina Stokes, 46, Kingston, Jamaica

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A current and future challenge with regard to recycling and processing waste is the regional difference between the waste infrastructure and processing plants. This means sport clubs and stadiums have to adapt to what their locality can handle whilst another similar stadium in a different part of the country may be dealing with their recycling in a different manner.

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The new construction and redevelopment of venues, stadiums, arenas could benefit from a clear and useful grant scheme that promotes building in a sustainable manner, which often is not the cheapest.

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The roll out of photovoltaics (PV) panels could also be greatly increased with the adoption of a clear and useful capital grant scheme which would see a return on investment and an increase in green energy production. Virtually all south facing stadium roofs could be utilised in this manner.

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The link and association between the sports clubs and their fans in developing a more sustainable lifestyle can be enhanced. Engagement programmes which centre around the club setting an example and the fans joining in should be encouraged – see for example Pledgeball.

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Sports venues should be encouraged to adopt the BASIS certification scheme which is simple and useful framework that helps clubs progress their operations sustainably. The framework assists and supports clubs to progress, in an comprehensive and holistic manner, a way of working that embraces sustainable principles.

Pete Watts, Managing director, Rockvolt - a company working with Ascot Racecourse, Chelsea FC and AFC Wimbledon to progress their operations in a more sustainable manner.

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40 years ago I learned to play baseball on this field. For all of us kids locally, we used to come here every day and play. Now we have more hurricanes, each one worse than Tropical Storm Bret, and the field has been destroyed. The baseball field has been flattened, the stands destroyed, the fences blown away. I can't teach my kids to play here, the way I learned.

Oscar Sáenz, 47, Caracas

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Something that worries me is the lack of effort from major corporations and organisations in sport who have an immense impact. With large capital and power these organizations could have immense impact in a very short period of time.

Austin Anahory, Sport Ecology Group mentee