The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has revealed its new climate actions goals, pledging to cut emissions by half by 2030, and to reach net zero for greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
The targets have been revealed as part of the cricket governing body’s report which outlines the sustainability plan for the sport.
This also sees the ECB sign up to the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework.
As part of the commitment, the ECB plans to eliminate single-use plastic at all venues by 2025, end landfill waste by 2035 and encourage players, supporters and clubs to reuse rather than dispose.
The report, which was released on 27th November, highlighted the ECB’s ‘three priorities’ – tackling climate change, managing resources and waste, and protecting the natural environment.
The report also focused on the use of equipment in the sport, stating plans to ‘build a more circular economy with longer lifecycles and higher ‘end of use’ value for everything we use, rather than following the old models of buy-use-dispose-buy’.
The news follows a trend within cricket of increasing focus on sustainability and the environment. Gloucestershire, Surrey and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) are all already committed to the UN’s Sports for Climate Action plan.
The sustaibability reports comes two months after the ECB announced that it will establish an independent regulator and increase investment in the women’s game following a report that highlighted discrimination in cricket.
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