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The Ball in Dortmund

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  • Date: August 18, 2022 12:00 pm – 19, 2022 8:00 pm
  • Venue: BVB Evonik Fußballakademie
  • Categories: Workshop

The Ball is making a stop in Dortmund, the home of BVB, to talk to young people about climate change and sustainability – at the Football under the climate microscope workshop.

Hosted By

BVB Evonik Fußballakademie

The BVB Evonik Football Academy provides a fantastic opportunity for all football-mad children and teenagers. You will experience football at its purest and have fun in our training courses year-round and will develop yourself on and off the field.

The BVB Evonik Football Academy was established in 2011, today we have over 20 full-time employees and train 30.000 children yearly globally.

Pledgeball

Pledgeball is not-for-profit that encourages millions of people in the football community to make a small, easy change to their lifestyle to collectively have a big impact on our planet.

Spirit of Football Germany

Der Spirit of Football e.V. in Erfurt versteht sich als Teil eines internationalen Netzwerkes. Das Trio aus e.V., SOF CIC (England) und SOF Brazil ist Träger der Reisen von „The Ball“, der olympischen Fackel des Fußballsports.

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Carbon footprint


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Diet


  • Saves 41.5 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

  • Saves 480.5 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

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  • Saves 295.1 kg of CO2e per year.

Food miles


  • Saves 269.9 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

Food waste


  • Saves 147.2 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

  • Saves 142.2 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

Great outdoors


  • Saves CO2e but hard to quantify. (More information)

Home eco


  • Saves 99.2 kg of CO2e per year.

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Home electrics


  • Saves 40.5 kg of CO2e per year. (More information here, here and here)

  • Saves 36.6 kg of CO2e per year. (More information here and here)

  • Saves 17.3 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

Home resuables


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Other


  • Saves CO2e but hard to quantify.

  • Saves 238.2 kg of CO2e per year.

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Out and about


  • Saves 2.8 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

  • Saves 15.4 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

  • Saves 310.1 kg of CO2e per year.

Packaging


  • Saves 62 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

  • Saves 551.7 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

Packaging and plastic


  • Saves CO2e but hard to quantify.

Personal Hygiene


  • Saves 10.2 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

Shopping


  • Saves 87.3 kg of CO2e per year.

Suppliers


  • Saves 614.8 kg of CO2e per year. (More information)

Transport


  • Saves 26.6 kg of CO2e per year.

  • Saves 996.8 kg of CO2e per year.

  • Saves 238 kg of CO2e per year.

Water


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