The world of sports has a unique and powerful platform to drive climate action. As the industry grapples with the dual challenge of reducing its own environmental footprint and adapting to the growing impacts of climate change, sports organizations must take the lead in building a more sustainable future.
Sports for Climate Action initiative offers a collaborative framework to accelerate and scale environmental efforts in sport. With over 270 signatories — including international federations, leagues, clubs, and event organizers — the initiative unites the global sports community in reducing its impact and inspiring climate action worldwide.
This self-paced training provides sports professionals, decision-makers, and enthusiasts with the knowledge and tools to contribute to a low-emission and climate-resilient future in sports.
Course tracks
The series consists of two tracks: Introductory and Advanced.
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Introductory
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This Introductory Track is designed for those who want to grasp the fundamental links between climate change and sports, understand the role of sports organizations in climate action, and explore practical ways to contribute to a more sustainable future.
The learning experience is interactive, featuring videos, exercises, and additional resources to help you apply the concepts in practice.
The course consists of four modules and the final quiz that take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete:
- Module 1: Sports – A player for Climate Action
This module gives a brief explainer on climate change and the bi-directional relationship with sports, which both contribute to and are affected by climate change.
- Module 2: Greening the Game – Reducing Sports’ Carbon Footprint
This module dives deeper into the ways in which sports are contributing to climate change as a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
- Module 3: The Climate Playbook – Building Sports’ Resilience
This module discusses how climate change impacts groups of people in different ways and the importance of building resilience in sports.
- Module 4: The Power of Sports
This module showcases the power of sports in advocating for and driving inclusive climate action.
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Advanced
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This Advanced Track is primarily designed for the staff of sports organizations. It builds on the foundational concepts introduced in the Introductory Track and dives deeper into actionable strategies for integrating climate considerations into sports organizations’ operations, business strategies, and advocacy efforts.
It combines various learning experiences and engaging content, including dedicated videos and interviews with relevant sports personalities, coupled with case studies, short exercises, and links to additional resources so that you can understand and apply the knowledge and skills gained.
The e-course has five modules and a final assessment that takes an average of 4 hours to complete:
- Module 1: Winning the Climate Game – Mitigation and Adaptation in Sports
This module explores how sports organizations can measure and limit their greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.
- Module 2: The Game Plan for Green Sports
This module addresses how to get support from leadership to implement climate initiatives, highlighting benefits and opportunities.
- Module 3: Teaming Up for Climate Action – Sustainable Supply Chains
This module explains the importance of partnering with different stakeholders to promote climate action.
- Module 4: Leveraging the Sports Platform – Engagement and Impact
This module focuses on the unique potential for sports to mobilize society for climate action.
- Module 5: Keeping Track and Moving Forward
This module explains why transparency is important to climate action.
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Partners and contributors
This course is a collaboration between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, through the UN CC:Learn Programme, the UN Climate Change Secretariat, and adidas.
