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Golf Sustainability Project launched
BIGGA, CMAE and England Golf offer support to the Golf Sustainability Project
The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association is working alongside England Golf and a number of other organisations to produce a Golf Sustainability Project, and is now appealing for help to take the scheme to the next level.
Golf courses in the UK cover an area equivalent to the Lake District National Park.
Unmanaged areas, which provide habitat for wildlife, wildflowers and other flora and fauna, are estimated to cover more than 1,000 square kilometres, or the equivalent of The New Forest and Pembrokeshire Coastal Parks combined.
Golf courses offer improved air quality, carbon dioxide absorption, air temperature reduction, rainwater run-off attenuation and
a host of other valuable natural processes.
The idea of a Golf Sustainability Project has been developed following extensive discussions between Tony Hanson from Environmental Solutions International Ltd, Dr David Slawson and Dr Poppy Lakeman Fraser from Imperial College London and Howard Craft from Burhill Golf and Leisure.
With support from BIGGA, CMAE and England Golf, ESi has designed a short questionnaire, for completion by those in the golf industry, that will gather baseline information on the natural environment and resource consumption.
With sufficient information, it may be possible to make a case for funding and resources from a
James Hutchinson, BIGGA Sustainability Executive
range of NGOs, charities and academic organisations.
BIGGA Sustainability Executive James Hutchinson said: “BIGGA is delighted to be working closely with Environmental Solutions International Ltd and the Golf Sustainability Project. We look forward to assisting the golf
industry become more sustainable and as a consequence to be heard by the Parliamentary decision makers.”
To help out with the scheme, download the questionnaire from England Golf and return it to Tony Hanson via email –
thanson@esinternational.co.uk
Renewable Lord’s WWF warning
Lord’s becomes first British cricket ground to totally run on renewable energy
Lord’s Cricket Ground has become the first purpose-built cricket stadium in Britain to run on one hundred percent renewable energy.
As part of the sustainability strategy devised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) - the owner of the Lord’s ground has met its 2020 emissions target already and reduced its electricity consumption by seven percent since 2010.
The ground’s new Warner Stand - which will be complete in April - will add weight to its sustainability credentials as it will include photovoltaic roof panels for electricity generation and a water collection and recycling system.
Derek Brewer, MCC chief executive and secretary, said it was “important all organisations embrace sustainability” and that he was pleased Lord’s was setting the agenda in the UK.
The drive is part of a wider campaign to increase awareness
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Cumbria’s cricket clubs face uncertain future because of climate change say WWF
A leading conservation organisation has warned that Cumbria's cricket clubs could face future disruption on a scale similar to that caused by Storm Desmond.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that increased rainfall and flooding are scientifically linked to climate change.
about climate change, which has caused extreme weather patterns disrupting cricket.
Weather linked to climate change has caused more than £3.5m of damage to 57 cricket clubs, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The ECB also had to fork out £1m in emergency funding to flood-hit clubs in 2016, with £1.6m set aside for 2017.
“The ECB deserves a lot of praise for the support it gives clubs across the country that are so badly affected by extreme weather.” added Brewer.
Keswick Cricket Club was one of many in Cumbria to be hit by flooding in 2015, when the River Greta burst its banks. Appleby Eden, in Appleby, has yet to return to its base because of the extent of the damage it suffered.
“We were affected badly by Storm Desmond and there’s no doubt in my mind that was a result of climate change,” Keswick Cricket Club chairman Keith Richardson said.
"Anyone with half an eye open will see that climate change isn't just a problem in the UK but around the world. There’s always something happening somewhere. Extreme weather is definitely on the increase.”
Keith Richardson at flood damaged Keswick CC
Mr Richardson said that, in his opinion, the Government should be doing more to protect towns like Keswick - and its sports clubs - from further flooding.
Mr Richardson said that at this moment, it is difficult to predict what impact further flooding would have on Keswick Cricket Club. “It’s a hypothetical situation,” he added. “We’ve fought back before and there are people that have fought back on three occasions. But climate change is happening and there’s not enough being done about it.”
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