New Delhi: The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be the “most climate-damaging” in the history of the tournament, as per a report conducted following new research by environmentalists.

According to the Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR), as quoted by the BBC, the greenhouse gas emissions will massively impact the environment during the tournament, which has been expanded from 32 to 48 teams.

The expanded 2026 World Cup will generate more than nine million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, claims the campaign. “Driven by a high reliance on air travel and significant increase in the quantity of matches”

SGR estimates that it is almost double the average for the last four World Cup editions, and........

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