source: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Howard4/publication/333022763/figure/fig1/AS:764207108739073@1559212581700/A-conceptual-figure-for-carbon-footprint-and-antibiotic-footprint-The-figure-shows-a.png Hello fellow readers, Natasha here! I hope you guys have enjoyed following us through our journey of raising awareness on the environmental pollution produced by major sporting events. While there are a plethora of major sporting events around the world, we chose …

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Hello dear readers! Welcome to the 2nd part of our final topic for this blog where we talk about one of America’s biggest sporting events, the SuperBowl, which is a championship game of the National Football League (NFL). source: wonderopolis (n.d.) As Singaporeans, I am …

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Hi there! In this blog post, we will be looking at the Super Bowl’s impact on the environment air quality. A study done  by Silva and Ricketts (2016) found that “compared to other Sundays of the year…, Super Bowl Sundays have higher pollution levels measured …

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Welcome back dear readers! In the last post, Eunice talked about environmental pollution in the world of Formula 1 (F1), particularly focusing on our favourite racer, Lewis Hamilton, who has been openly advocating for a greener F1. Today, I will be sharing with you my …

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Source: formula1.com This week, we will take a look at Formula One, or F1 for short. Besides the general pollution that major sporting events cause as covered in past blog posts, some may have concern that the sport itself may pose significant threats to the …

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From the previous blog post, we read about the shocking pollutive impacts of the Olympics games. This made me wonder if there has been any effort by the Olympics officials to make the games more sustainable this time around. As we all know, the Tokyo …

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Greetings fellow readers! After an enlightening discussion last week about how football events like FIFA and Premier League greatly contribute to environmental pollution, we will now be moving onto the next major sporting event which is none other than the Olympics! Personally, I am a …

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Hi readers! Do you have any idea which clubs of the English Premier League (EPL) are one of the least polluting? As much as how some of us view the Premier League to be one of the best leagues to watch, the league may not …

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Welcome back, readers! Today we will be focusing on environmental pollution produced by one of the world’s most popular sporting events; the quadrennial FIFA World Cup! I am sure that many of us here are avid football fans who would do anything to show support …

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Hi and welcome back! In the previous post, Natasha touched on the pollution brought about by the massive movement of people during mega sporting events. In particular, how such movements lead to thousands of trails of carbon footprint through transport and food wastage! Building on …

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