"Sportswashing & Greenwashing": Ex-Soccer Player Jules Boykoff on Qatar Hosting World Cup
November 29, 2022
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as posted by the channelWe speak with author Jules Boykoff about the climate and political implications of the 2022 World Cup. The soccer tournament is being played in the winter for the first time due to Qatar's extreme summer temperatures. Boykoff says Qatar and FIFA have greenwashed the event by erroneously claiming the World Cup is "fully carbon neutral" despite blocking an independent review of the games. Boykoff also says Qatar is participating in "sportswashing" by using the games to deflect attention from labor abuses. Boykoff's article in Scientific American is "The World Cup in Qatar Is a Climate Catastrophe."
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