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Jul 14, 2021, 10 tweets

Net zero carbon by 2030...

Sky Sports will highlight the impact of climate change at some of the UK's highest-profile sporting events this summer, ahead of the UK hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November

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Spurs legend Ledley King speaks on the launch of Sky Sports' Summer of Sustainability, which aims to tell stories of positive climate action and how you can help.

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🚰 Free on-site waters stations
🔆 Solar energy
🔌 On-site electric vehicle charging points

Philip Russell, assistant director of sustainability at #TheOpen talks through how they are working to reduce the emissions of staging the Championship.

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David Garrido takes us behind the scenes at The Oval to see how cricket and Surrey have been doing their bit to keep the carbon footprint as low as possible 🌍👣

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☔ RAIN STOPS PLAY ☔
❌ MATCH ABANDONED ❌

Cricket is one of the sports that is most heavily impacted by climate change and the extreme weather patterns...

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Ben Tinkler-Davies, the co-inventor of the first ever bamboo cricket bat, explains why it is a sustainable alternative to the traditional willow bat 🏏🎍

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🏅 Medals, podiums and torches made from recycled materials
🔄 100% of energy consumed from renewable sources
🔥 Olympic cauldron fired by hydrogen gas

#Tokyo2020 will be the most environmentally friendly Olympics yet...

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🗣️ "Marcus has shown that this year that you can do so much on the pitch but you can do even more off the pitch."

Leeds striker Patrick Bamford talks about how he wants to use his platform as a footballer to try and help combat climate change 💪🌎

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📍 Eton Dorney

David Garrido speaks to GB rower Melissa Wilson and 1992 Olympic gold medallist Greg Searle about how rowing is impacted by extreme weather changes and the ways in which athletes can help to make a difference 🛶

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⚡ From electric lawnmowers to rain water harvesting ♻️

Leeds Rhinos are working hard to reduce their carbon footprint, with sustainability as the key factor in stadium design, day-to-day functions and club projects 🏉

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