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Large oil and gas projects in Africa. By
and Industrial Research, acknowledged that “the rise in the incidence, magnitude and persistence of extreme events as a result of the continued greenhouse gas emissions will increasingly constrain our social choices, including sports”.
“This is likely also to be felt in the planning of large sports events such as World Cups and Olympic Games that require long lead times and conditions that accommodate large numbers of people comfortably,” said Monteiro.
Stewart Maginnis, deputy director-general of the International Union for the Conservation
of Nature, said that “anyone who has taken a run in a forest or sailed on a lake knows how closely sports are connected to nature”. He added: “At the same time, sports also impact nature in various ways.”
But it is sports tournaments’ reach and viewers that are possibly more important when it comes to funding and influence.
More than 600 million people – Africans and other viewers in 180 countries worldwide – are expected to tune in to watch the Afcon tournament.
Monro said the campaign is targeting Totalenergies because it is “a big climate criminal” and “because Afcon presents a time when Total is wielding a huge amount of cultural, political and social influence”.
Asked about CAF’S response to the campaign shortly before the Afcon started, spokesperson Luxolo September said: “In the next few hours, we will watch the kickoff of the biggest event on African soil.
“Please give us space to do this and we can and will give your questions the attention thereafter.
“The Afcon is watched by over 600 million Africans and the rest of the world. We ask African media to assist us in building this – something that belongs to us, Africans.”
The rise in the incidence,
magnitude and persistence of extreme
events as a result of continued greenhouse
gas emissions will increasingly constrain our social choices, including
sports