Isramart: FA Offsets Carbon Emissions

Isramart news:
The Football Association (FA) has announced it will address the carbon footprint of the England World Cup squad. It will do this by offsetting the carbon emissions from the team`s flights to South Africa as well as to Austria, which is where the squad is conducting its pre-tournament training.

In a bid to tackle climate change, the FA has proposed the plan to offset its carbon emissions through the UK government`s Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS). Working in association with the department of energy and climate change (DECC), the FA has identified a project in the Mato Grosso state in Brazil where the offsets will come from.

Chris Huhne, the UK`s energy and climate change secretary, said: `The FA’s decision to offset the team’s flights shows the great importance they place on tackling climate change. The prime minister and I want this government to be the greenest ever and I am thrilled to see our football team also going green for the FIFA World Cup.` Through using the QAS the government aims to increase consumer understanding of the role of carbon offsetting in tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions.