ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the impacts of climate change on FIFA, introducing concepts associated with climate vulnerability and adaptation. It moves onto unpacking the many ways FIFA and its events impact the natural environment, with a focus on measuring the environmental footprint, then reducing it. The chapter reviews FIFA's past and current efforts to communicate about their environmental efforts. Most sport organisations are vulnerable to climate-related disruptions. Research has demonstrated the outdoor sports, in particular, are vulnerable to climate hazards. The environmental footprint of sport events can be conceptualised and addressed using the direct and external environmental impacts framework. The externalities of consumption associated with attending a FIFA World Cup as a consumer can be substantive. Research continues to demonstrate the considerably environmental impact of FIFA events, and evidence of the impacts of climate change on FIFA events is growing.
