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The FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico has reignited the debate about sustainability and sport. However, while FIFA fields the awkward questions about its 48-team, threenation competition, another global competition is planning to expand to new locations.
UIM E1 World Championship, the electric boat racing series that features owners including gridiron GOAT Tom Brady and tennis titan Rafa Nadal, currently has eight races and 10 teams. But that could soon be 12 locations and 15 teams.
At a time when entertainment is under growing pressure to align with environmental stewardship, the championship combines zeroemission marine engineering with rigorous environmental governance. But how does it achieve this?
Ambitious global growth plans The vision for the championship extends far beyond its current eightmeeting season, which includes:
• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Lake Como, Italy
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Monaco
• Luanda, Angola
• Lagos, Nigeria
• Miami, Florida
• Bahamas sustainabilitymag. com 51