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Tottenham, against climate change

Tottenham Hotspur take a stand against climate change. The Premier League club has signed a strategic alliance with Sky so that next September 19 game against Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the first professional football match with zero net carbon emissions.

The project, baptized with the name of Game Zero, has the support from the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), which will take place from 1 to 12 November in Glasgow, and of the Premier League.

To fulfill its purpose of organizing the first carbon-free match, the Spurs They have designed a plan to reduce emissions, which will accompany the compensation through natural projects (reforestation programs) of the emissions into the atmosphere that they have not been able to avoid.

With this measure, the club, Sky and the UK government want football to help raise awareness about the threat of climate change and inspire fans of the beautiful game to make small changes in their lives that help reduce their carbon footprint.

Last May, Tottenham deferred payment of the £ 200 million loan to the British Government for one year. In June last year, the Premier League club received financing that was intended to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 with an interest rate of 0.5%.

The London team reduced revenue by 12.7% in the 2019-2020 season, to 402.4 million pounds (450.6 million euros), entering losses with red numbers of 63.9 million pounds (71.6 million euros) in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.

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