The ATP and global information technology company Infosys have launched the first-ever Carbon Tracker app for sports players.
Through the app, players can track their travel emissions across the season and respond with more environmentally friendly travel arrangements in a bid to limit their carbon footprint. The development has arisen as part of the ATP’s commitment to UN Sports for Climate Action.
Several ATP players have agreed to be among the first to track their emissions for 100% of the 2023 campaign, including Dominic Thiem, Cameron Norrie, Andrey Rublev, and Emil Ruusuvuori.
When speaking to the official ATP website about his decision to sign up for the app, Thiem says the entire tennis community has a responsibility to cut carbon emissions due to the sport's huge international popularity.
“This initiative means a lot for tennis because tennis is luckily one of the biggest [and] one of the most popular sports in the world. But in the same way, also probably one of the sports with the most travelling, with the most flown miles,”
“So it's super important for tennis to step up and take the first steps towards a better future.”
Across the season, players can log thousands of travel miles as the main ATP tour and the Challenger events take place in over 250 venues in 50 countries. Some current professionals have even spoken about the difficulties of travelling whilst on tour.
Via the Carbon Tracker app, players can view a dashboard of their emissions and access quizzes and further interactive resources to support their travel decisions. World number seven Rublev was also eager to emphasise his responsibility and position as a high-profile athlete to support the move towards dropping carbon emissions.
“It's important to use this platform in the right way to move in the same direction. If you can use your platform and you try to do something with climate and some people listen to you, and they also start to see this way, maybe their friends [will] also listen to them.
“There are many people who are doing good things and they don't have a voice and they're doing so many good things. And athletes, they have this power so, for them, it’s much easier to do those things. And that's why they have to do it."
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