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"As we head towards the end of the summer sporting calendar, Cricket Australia
is facing pressing questions well beyond replacing Justin Langer as coach of
the men’s national teams.
Chief among them is the question of climate change. While other sporting codes
and teams around the world are starting to use their clout to push for more and
faster action, Cricket Australia’s powerbrokers seem to be largely paying lip
service to climate action. Meanwhile, many players are taking action.
You might think cricket and climate change have nothing in common. Sadly,
that’s not the case. On a practical level, steadily rising temperatures and
heightened natural disasters make it harder to play the sport safely over
summer. And on a cultural level, fossil fuel power companies have long used
sponsorships to “sportwash” their reputations.
It’s time for Cricket Australia to take a stronger stance on climate and turn
away from fossil fuel sponsorships."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
