To think these sporting events should be banned?

Doesn't matter if your meat is local, the impact of farming animals is far greater than the impact of transport which is minimal in the context of the full carbon footprint of a food.

And 50% of my fruit and veg are local and in season.

Democracy is a wonderful thing until there is something unpopular that absolutely must be done as no politician standing on that ticket will be elected. That is the fatal flaw.

I didn’t say that’s all they ate. They do eat fruit and veg and a lot of it will be out of season. It is so hypocritical. No way everything they eat is from this country. All my meat is.

Exactly.
It is the only way.
My DGC are facing a very difficult world if we continue to indulge our wishes to the detriment of the planet.
We all want to continue as we are but we simply cannot do that any more.
Which political leader will grasp this nettle and take a lead?

How did your niece get there?

They generally do. Sending people out is expensive and also knocks people out for long periods as they recover from flights and jet lag.

No well run company is sending people out these days unless it is really necessary.

That means a lot of jollies that would have flown in the past are grounded.

I couldn't agree more, but we'll be shouted down. I believe flying should only be for absolutely essential trips, not entertainment or for holidays. We've reached a critical environmental point where drastic action needs to happen. We're fucked otherwise.

No but I think companies should have to decrease how much they fly for conferences and meetings

I absolutely loved going to Monza. YABU.

FFS. Don't talk so far back 😬

You could ban lots of stuff. World Cup/Football. Olympics. Any mass attended event.

F1 is moving towards being more sustainable, but they could do more.

I think there was something that all the fuel has to be green. They are also altering the calendar so less transport is required.

They could probably do more. At the moment it seems to me like it is more a half hearted attempt at being green rather than a full on try to make the sport more sustainable.

I think it is also worth noting that the majority of those people attending will be from the local area.

A quick google seems to imply an entire F1 weekend uses about as much fuel for the meeting as a single flight to Spain.

If that is true then the greater fuel is in the transport, and by extension travel as a whole has far more impact on the enviroment.

So do you ever take foreign holidays? Why not ban air flight altogether? Business meetings can be done via teams/zoom/facetime. Therefore the only travel is where experts have to see something in person to correct or cure it?

As popular as Lance Stroll might have been a better example!

Max is hugely popular, just not in the UK. I'm a fan.

I don't think it is about banning things, but making people aware of the environmental cost of their decisions. I think people are vaguely aware, but reason that their little effort to do something will make so little difference that it can be ignored. And that they want to do it so what the heck .......

It is that mindset that needs to change.

If everyone takes that view then we are literally doomed.

Sure it would be great if all companies and governments were fully in board with saving the planet, but until they are we have to do our bit.

Love it when people know better than the scientific establishment!

Good example.

Many fans use public transport to get there and camp. Ok I've not been to Monza so I don't know the full details there but I've been to Silverstone and my daughter went to Zandvoort. It was instead of a holiday.

Football matches, Rugby matches, the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, the football and rugby world cups, cricket tests, the Ashes. Tennis events such as Wimbledon, the French Open, the US Open, the Australian Open. Ban them all and forget about anyone who's job and livelihoods depend on them.

Then big concert gigs etc. Tourist attractions in any major city (London is full of them). The list goes on. Ban them too, and stuff anyone who's jobs and livelihoods depend on them.

You say you do holiday in the UK but aren't specific about how you travel. Not fully environmentally friendly unless you walk or cycle there, which nobody does so you won't be believed if you claim to..

You don't deny holidaying abroad. "Tend not to" implies that you do sometimes but don't want to be specific about it because it would shoot your own argument here down.

Why did she buy 10 bottles of water? They have water refill stations.

The drivers often share the private jets, not all of them have them.

The cars are now hybrid.

Of course F1 is never going to be as eco friendly as Formula E but you could say that about lots of things.

I think we need to ban the verbal hot air coming out of people's arses. So damaging for the environment.

We should be working towards making these events greener, not banning them completely. It sets a better example to everyone to do that, so they are inspired to do this themselves at home.

Are you going to ban football too?

If you ban F1 you will be about as popular as Max Verstappen.

OMG the brainwashing is well and truly in place! Are you Trump, Farage or any other right wing climate denier?

Almond milk is ruinous for the environment in terms of water.

Dog foods contributes 2.3–3.7% of UK food system greenhouse gas emissions.

The dogs in cafes, dogs in restaurants, dogs fucking everywhere, everyone has a dog or two is bad for the environment.

That isn't taking cats and other pets into account.

All want to give up your pets for the sake of the environment & put an end to pet ownership?

In F1 it's all spending capped so the richer teams can't spend more.