Sport set to reckon with impacts of climate change, and encouraged to act now
By Tracey Holmes for The Ticket and ABC Sport
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Bushfires in 2019 and 2020 made conditions hazardous at sporting events in Australia.
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Sports globally are reckoning with the impacts of climate change, no longer seen as an issue far off in the distance but one that is being felt today.
Key points:
At present, the Federal Government s National Sports Plan does not address climate change
A new report suggests Australia s summer leagues and codes are particularly threatened by the impacts of climate change