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World Cup given red card for carbon emissions

Published 12:53 on June 4, 2026 / Last updated at 12:53 on June 4, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East)

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This summer’s World Cup will emit more than twice as much CO2 as the carbon footprint of the last football bonanza in Qatar in 2022, finds research published on Thursday.
This summer’s World Cup will emit more than twice as much CO2 as the carbon footprint of the last football bonanza in Qatar in 2022, finds research published on Thursday.


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