UN urges FIFA to do more to ensure green Brazil World Cup Brazil
has pledged to organize the first World Cup in which all
stadiums have green certifications. Tue, Oct 09 2012 at 3:50 PM
The construction site of the Mario Filho "Maracana" stadium in
Rio de Janeiro. (Photo: FIFA/AFP) The United Nations Environment
Program urged world football governing body FIFA Tuesday to do
more to ensure an environmentally friendly 2014 World Cup in
Brazil. A UNEP study released here assessed South Africa's
performance at the 2010 World Cup and highlighted lessons Brazil
could learn as it gears up to host the 2014 World Cup and the
2016 Rio summer Olympics. "The investment in environmental
management is not sufficient. This issue needs to be addressed
by FIFA," it noted. "FIFA should consider compensating for its
own carbon footprint and encourage its partners to do the same,"
it added. The report was unveiled as UNEP officials met this
week with representatives from the Brazilian government, FIFA
and the Olympic committee t