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Sport set to reckon with impacts of climate change, and encouraged to act now
Sports globally are reckoning with the impacts of climate change, no longer seen as an issue far off in the distance but one that is being felt today.
Key points:
- At present, the Federal Government’s National Sports Plan does not address climate change
- A new report suggests Australia’s summer leagues and codes are particularly threatened by the impacts of climate change
- The Brisbane 2032 Olympics would have to adhere to strict sustainability measures should it go ahead
Sports from grassroots to elite have had to delay, move, or cancel events because of unsuitable conditions while clubs in extreme climate-affected areas are now struggling to pay hugely increased insurance premiums to guard against flood or fire.
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