Sportfan - How sport fans influence sustainability

Projektbeschreibung

The largest share of GHG emissions at major sport events is caused by spectator travel. These SCOPE 3 emissions are heavily impacted by the transport modes spectators choose to travel to the stadium and have a big influence for cities to get sustainable. Spectators may come to the stadium walking, cycling, by car, bus or public transport and their preferred transport mode may depend on a variety of intrinsic and contextual factors. Lamentably, to date, there remains a lack of studies investigating the environmental impact of spectator mobility within an event, in particular under consideration of the carbon footprint. Existing literature lacks insights into what transport modes different groups of sport spectators choose to get to the sport event venue and how these groups contribute to the overall quantity of GHGs emitted. In response, this study investigates spectators’ modal choices at professional sport events and the associated GHG emissions impact in Bavaria and Queensland to formulate recommendations on how to reduce the carbon footprint at major sport events such as, for instance, the Olympic Games 2032 in Brisbane.