Mon, 12 Nov 2007
CRed is working with E.ON on its Carbon Footyprint campaign to calculate carbon dioxide emissions for every round of The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON.
Under this scheme, pioneered by the Community Carbon Reduction Scheme (CRed) in the School of Environmental Sciences, fans' pledges can be evaluated in the context of the carbon dioxide produced by the 2007/8 FA Cup campaign. A flexible approach is to be utilised, allowing individual match characteristics to be included. Calculations will take into account both operational impact of all participating clubs and fans' travel carbon dioxide emissions.
The Carbon Footyprint campaign, which aims to reduce the carbon footprint of The FA Cup over the course of the 2007/08 season, was launched on 6th November 2007. Starting from the First Round of The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON, the Carbon Footyprint campaign will encourage fans to make simple energy saving changes to help cut their own emissions.
Fronted by Portsmouth and England goalkeeper, David James, it is hoped that the campaign will offset the 45,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide produced by The FA Cup. The carbon emissions will be calculated for every match in every round of The FA Cup (including replays). The emissions will be calculated from the operational emissions from all participating clubs, the television emissions from viewers watching matches at home and the travel emissions produced by home and away fans.
By logging onto www.carbonfootyprint.com, football fans can find out about car sharing schemes in their area and choose from over 30 different pledges, such as fitting energy efficient light bulbs, taking a coach or walking to a game, or by watching the match together at the pub with friends.
