DECARBONISATION
With its manicured greens, sandy bunkers and well-maintained flora, golf should ooze with eco-credentials. But it often comes up against criticisms over its land use and efforts to make the courses, literally, green with pesticides and high water use.
These elements are then multiplied when added to the professional sports arena. The European Tour for golf, currently sponsored by logistics firm DP World – thereby commonly known as the DP World Tour – sees golfers, spectators, media and supporting departments travel to 42 tournaments in 25 countries throughout the season. This presents a particular set of decarbonisation challenges. Unlike fixedstadium sports, a nomadic tournament relies on pop-up temporary infrastructure, intensive power supply networks and complex international transport schedules.
Addressing these operational realities requires clean energy innovation alongside precise supply chain management.
Decarbonising elite broadcast operations Energy demand at tournament venues represents a significant proportion of emissions for the European Tour Group. Powering worldwide television broadcasts, event villages and temporary staging has traditionally depended on heavy diesel generator networks.
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