russia is fighting to protect russia. critics call it indoctrination. there are children who just believe, they open their eyes and they are ready to believe in everything. and that is very dangerous. because if there is one thing russian history teaches us, it is this that if you believe in everything a leader here says and does without question, that can have tragic consequences. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. fascinating bbc news, st petersburg. report they are from fascinating report they are from our russia editor steve rosenberg. the football world cup kicks off in qatar in under three weeks and it ll be the first time it s being staged in the middle east. fifa world football s governing body claimed it would be the first carbon neutral tournament. but environmentalists are furious and are now challenging that claim. in an open letter, a group
despite the impact of constructing seven new stadia in tiny qatar, one of the highest carbon emitting countries per capita in the world, and the flights of more than a million fans, fifa claims the footprint will be offset. ourjoint pledge to make this next major tournament- fully carbon neutral. but the bbc can reveal that that claim is now the subject of a series of formal complaints by environmental campaigners to advertising standards authorities in five countries across europe. this one, filed in the uk, says that statements related to the carbon neutrality of the world cup were wrong and likely to mislead consumers, relying on deeply flawed carbon accounting calculations. meanwhile, a host of footballers, including norway international morten thorsby, and signed an open letter to fifa asking it to scrap its claims of carbon neutrality. this tournament is an absolute
of professional footballers are also demanding that fifa drops its carbon neutral claim, as our sports editor dan roan explains. despite being staged in the desert kingdom of qatar, organisers of the upcoming world cup have long hailed the green credentials of the event. this recyclable stadium, just one of a number of initiatives promoted by high profile tournament ambassadors. the qatar world cup has set a real example in sustainability and what can be achieved. but today, fifa s official forecast of the event s likely carbon footprint was disputed by one renowned climate scientist. they re estimating 3.6 billion tonnes, we think it s way over the 10 million tonne mark, so three times that, at least. i mean, it sjust an enormous high carbon event. the idea that they ve somehow made it green by cheap, nasty so called offsets that just don t undo the damage from the emissions at all, you know, to become carbon neutral, thatjust. that doesn t stack up at all.
this recyclable stadium is one of a number of initiatives promoted by high profile tournament ambassadors. the qatar world cup has set a real example in sustainability and what can be achieved. but today, fifa s official forecasts of the event s likely carbon footprint was disputed by one renowned climate scientist. they re estimating 3.6 billion tonnes, we think it s way over the ten million tonne mark, 3.6 million tonnes, so three times that at least. the idea they have somehow made it green buy cheap, neutral, thatjust. that doesn t stack up at all. despite the impact of constructing seven new stadiums in tiny qatar, one of the highest carbon emitting countries per capita in the world, and the flights of more than one million fans, fifa claims the footprint will be offset.
ourjoint pledge to make this next major tournament- fully carbon neutral. but the bbc can reveal that that claim is now the subject of a series of formal complaints by environmental campaigners, to advertising standards authorities in five countries across europe. this one, filed in the uk, says the statements related to the carbon neutrality of the world cup were wrong and likely to mislead consumers, relying on deeply flawed carbon accounting calculations. meanwhile, a host of footballers, including norway international morten thorsby, and signed an open letter to fifa asking to scrap its claims of carbon neutrality. this tournament is an absolute disaster in terms of also its environmental footprint. world cup is extremely important, but at the same time. but at the same time, we have to make it more sustainable, we have to work at finding solutions to make it better. fifa says it is taking concrete steps such as energy efficient