Welcome to the LSE events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.
Good afternoon everyone and thank you so much for being here today.
My name is Daniele Policino and I'm really happy to have organized a session
here today bringing together what I think is truly an exceptional group of people.
This conversation specifically builds on the research that I carried out during my PhD,
which I recently completed here at LSE in the Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science.
So, can football catalyze climate action?
If you've been watching the World Cup, if you support the national team,
if you felt the intensity of the emotions of supporters from across the globe,
you'll know that football is much more than a game.
It's one of the most powerful social cultural forces we have.
But if you've been watching closely enough, you might have also noticed
that FIFA's main partner is Saudi Aramco, the largest fossil fuel company polluting the planet.
At a time when the climate crisis is intensifying and already affecting the sport we love,
we also need to ask ourselves, can football ever truly be sustainable?
Luckily, today we have a group of people here in front of you who might convince
you that there is a hopeful way forward for football to inspire real positive collective action.
With that, I'll just hand it over to the chair, Dr. Jan Zyglinski, to guide the discussion.
Thank you for being here.