Copenhagen should do more for the environment during last summer’s european championship in football, which, according to The union of European Football associations (UEFA) need to be climate-friendly.
It takes Jens Peter Mortensen, who is the environmental advisor at the Danish society for nature conservation (DN).
the Tournament will be played in 12 different cities across Europe, and in Copenhagen to Denmark’s three group stage matches against, respectively, Belgium, Russia and Finland played.
Thousands of fans from the three countries will fly to the capital, eating in restaurants and renting accommodation, which will allocate a large CO2 footprint, points out Jens Peter Mortensen.
– They should at least do more to prevent the spread of engangsplastik, he says.
Copenhagen’s mayor, Frank Jensen (S), acknowledges that it may seem paradoxical to hold an eco-friendly EM, when so many fans to fly to and stay in the city.
– of Course it’s going to have an impact on the emissions of CO2 and the environment, says Frank Jensen.
Copenhagen has already set a number of initiatives in the work to make the tournament as green as possible.
Genbrugskopper will be used, organic food will be served, waste management will be improved, and the use of engangsplastik will be reduced.
Jens Peter Mortensen is positive, that there is a need for more infrastructure in the capital, since all the matches are played in the Park, where the new metrobane running to. Therefore, will the fighting in itself does not give a higher CO2 footprint.
But neither the city of Copenhagen, or the Danish football association (DBU) knows how big a CO2 footprint the holding of the EM going to give in Copenhagen.
we first, when the tournament is over. It depends on the number of fans, tourists, government officials and so on, says the DBU’s spokesperson, Mia Kjaergaard.
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