The biggest source of carbon emissions in most sports is transport.  Unfortunately it’s also the most difficult to measure with a high volume of fixtures of varying distances.  Vehicles are tricky too with different numbers, sizes and types.

The good news is that many national sports bodies manage leagues centrally and can provide fixture data for a club, competition or whole country.  We’ve used a Play-Cricket API to download fixtures for our pilot study at The Green. 

We now want to see if this works for a league and are hoping to get all fixtures for the North Essex Cricket League which we are sponsoring until 2030. Then Essex. And why not go all the way for England & Wales? Other countries too if they’re interested.

PS  The vehicles bit is easy providing – consultants look away – you are comfortable with uncertainty. Based on our experience, we provide a template of vehicle numbers, types and sizes that generate projected emissions.  Champions can then update their club’s actual numbers to win points and prizes.