ABSTRACT
Make a list of environmental problems and issues that are affecting us – the increase of greenhouse gases and consequential global warming, the acidification of the oceans and the collapse of fish stocks, the loss of the rainforest, the spread of deserts, the shortage of arable land, the increase in violent weather, the growth of mega-cities, famine, migration patterns, and population growth. It may be tempting to conclude that sport is not a major driver to environmental change. Yet, sport is both directly and indirectly involved in global environmental politics at a local, national and international level.
