Study challenges claims 2026 World Cup was sport’s most polluting event

In 2018, when the United States, Canada and Mexico bid to host the World Cup, their pitch included a climate promise: the bid committee said it would strive to deliver a carbon-neutral event.

The bid’s environmental assessment, a 97-page report by the consultancy Arup, estimated a footprint of 3.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent […] ...