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Climate risk at FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 is the one factor that could impact everything from scheduling to tournament delivery, squad performance, fan experience, broadcast timings, commercials and financial risk.

Very few people are talking about it, but that’s where we come in. If you’ve got skin in the game, or you just want to be across every angle, listen to Claire and a powerhouse lineup break it all down.

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5:15 – FIFA Climate Strategy
5:41 – FIFA Climate Strategy
8:21 – FIFA Sustainability Strategies for Events
8:58 – FIFA President shows Green Card for the Planet
11:39 – Women footballers urge Fifa to end Saudi oil deal
17:03 – FIFA’s Climate Blind Spot: The Men’s World Cup in a Warming World
18:07 – FIFA: GHG emissions
18:22 – Carbon Market Watch: Poor tackling: Yellow card for 2022 FIFA World Cup’s carbon neutrality claim
18:41 – FFF: The results of the impact study
18:57 – FIFA Carbon Footprint and Mitigation
20:40 – FIFA Council agree to expand FIFA World Cup™ to 48 teams
20:45 – Gianni Infantino tells World Economic Forum that “world stands still” for the FIFA World Cup™
22:29 – Bosnia and Herzegovina qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
23:30 –The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the most lucrative in history, with revenues expected to exceed US$ 10.9 billion
31:32 – Aramco Sustainability
31:42 – Carbon Tracker: Aramco, World’s Biggest Oil Giant, Ranks Last on Climate Targets
45:10 – Players to benefit from hydration breaks at FIFA World Cup 2026™
45:14 – Water Breaks with Added Advertising: It’s Another FIFA Player Welfare win
47:25 – The Cost Of Extreme Weather Delays At FIFA Club World Cup
48:42 – Hydration breaks at FIFA World Cup 2026™
50:36 – Houston Host City Sustainability
52:30 – Dallas Host City Sustainability
54:07 – FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule
55:02 – FIFA Environmental pillar

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Episode Timestamps
1:06 – Introduction
5:01 – FIFA climate commitments and efforts to date
11:52 – Is FIFA taking climate action seriously?
14:00 – No one’s talking about climate change
16:53 – Environmental impacts of FWC26
19:37 – Why the environmental impacts are larger than previous tournaments
20:19 – Growth of teams and geography
25:00 – Fan travel
29:43 – Aramco sponsorship
34:28 – Fan engagement and behaviour change
37:42 – Climate risks: impacts of extreme heat, storms, hurricanes, wildfires
43:39 – Climate adaptations: cooling breaks, heat plans, heat intervention guidebooks
47:13 – Impacts of climate risks on tournament delivery
48:34 – Climate adaptations: Host Cities share plans
54:47 – Host cities Dallas and Houston share proactive impact reduction measures
66:03 – Hospitality provider sustainability plans and legacy
1:08:42 – Claire sums up
1:10:13 – Final thoughts from guests
1:13:49 – Claire’s final thoughts

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