Bath City Football Club has launched an initiative to offset some of its carbon emissions.
Working with Reduce Our Carbon Charitable Foundation, the Club will offset 36 metric tons of CO2 resulting from stadium operations and team travel, equating to more than 1,800 trees planted in projects run buy Reduce Our Carbon.
The Bath City FC offset will allow 1,860 trees, half of which will be fruit trees, to be planted in a project in Santa Lucía, Nicaragua. This will translate to a 20kg of carbon offset per tree, totaling 37.2 metric tonnes annually.
Jane Jones, Community Director at Bath City FC, said, “As a community owned Club, we take our wider responsibility to have an impact beyond football very seriously. We’re delighted that this new partnership with Reduce our Carbon Charitable Foundation will not only offset our carbon emissions but will support impoverished communities in Santa Lucía. We’re proud that ROC are sponsoring our stand and together we hope to raise awareness of this vital issue and to ‘Show Carbon the Red Card’.”
Amanda Spicer, Trustee of Reduce our Carbon Charitable Foundation said, “We are delighted that Bath City FC are keen to play their part in offsetting their carbon footprint with us, and we look forward to working with them over the coming years, especially as the new sponsors of the Reduce Our Carbon stand at Twerton Park.
“The overarching purpose of the Foundation is to help the move to a low carbon economy. This is achieved through connecting individuals and businesses that want to offset their annual carbon footprints by supporting low income rural farming communities that are keen to engage in sustainable tree planting initiatives.
“The community agroforestry models focus on harnessing all the benefits of trees, this allows communities to use their land in a sustainable way and generate additional recurring income from fruit crops. At least 50 per cent of trees planted are fruit trees. The additional revenue can increase annual family incomes by 60 per cent.
“By calculating Bath FC’s footprint from stadium utilities and coach travel we have been able to plant 1,800 trees which make a huge difference to those communities who have done little to contribute to climate change yet are the first to feel the destructive nature.”
