Climate crisis putting sport on the backfoot over oil, car, airline and banking money

A just stop oil protestor removed by stewards during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in March 2022. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images).
A just stop oil protestor removed by stewards during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in March 2022. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images).
Sports bodies are now required to work out exactly where they stand on a whole range of complex issues, from gambling addiction to human rights but the climate crisis has stormed to the front of the queue. Frank Dunne examines what they can do to respond to rising levels of climate activism.

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