Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Just how much damage is sport doing to the planet? In Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They? (bookshop.org/a/12343/9783032142061) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026) Toby Miller, (tobymiller.org) Profesor Distinguido at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (tec.mx/en/our-faculty/ehe/toby-miller?srsltid=…) and Joan Pedro Carañana (linkedin.com/in/joan-pedro-cara%C3%B1ana-8aba7…), Associate Professor of Journalism at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (produccioncientifica.ucm.es/investigadores/141…)
examine the ecological impact of major sporting events. Using case
studies of The World Cup, The Olympics, The America’s Cup and Formula
One, the book demonstrates the vast range of economic, social, cultural
and climate impacts of these mega-events. Offering a wide ranging and
compelling critique, along with consideration of resistance to carbon
sports, the book is essential reading for everyone with interested in
whether global sporting spectacles can really be sustainable.
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