Ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022âą, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has delivered a video message raising a âGreen Card for the Planetâ to highlight awareness on the protection of the environment.
The initiative is linked to World Environment Day – celebrated annually on 5 June – the United Nationsâ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for this crucial subject.
âAs FIFA President, and today, on World Environment Day, Iâm asking everyone who loves football and who cares about the environment, to raise FIFAâs Green Card for the Planet,â says Gianni Infantino in his video message.
âFIFA is playing itsâ part, with our aim to make the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 carbon neutral. So, I call on all of you to raise the FIFA Green Card for the Planet and to record a short message, telling us what you will do to preserve the environment and save our world, and post this message on social media. Letâs engage on this!â
The FIFA President calls everyone to support the campaign by preparing their own âGreen Card for the Planetâ video message where they mention an action that they will undertake to protect the environment while also requesting others to follow suit. Last November, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland, FIFA published the FIFA Climate Strategy and confirmed its pledge to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change â Sports for Climate Action Framework, which includes a commitment to reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2040.
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