Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The first carbon neutral IPL match

The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali town hosted cricket's first-ever carbon neutral match Friday evening between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab. The green game was organized by the Indian Premier League (IPL) as part of the 'batting for the environment' initiative, launched in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) last month. The carbon footprint from the game was kept as low as possible by offsetting an estimated 580 tones of match-related CO2 emissions. The unavoidable greenhouse gas emission was compensated by investment in climate protection projects. $10,150 has gone towards supporting a residual biomass project in Rajasthan. This step will certainly become a trendsetter in the world. Cricket is making money just because of people and through such activities we can give something back to public. It is our social responsibility to play our part in this green movement.