Climate change, nature loss, and inactivity could cut sports industry revenues 14 per cent by 2030

Stuart Stone
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Report outlines 'double imperative' for sport to safeguard natural systems that make play possible

The global sports economy may be booming, but climate change and nature loss threaten to wipe billions of dollars off its projected value over the coming decades. The sports industry is currently worth...

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