Olympian Hannah Mills wants athletes to tackle climate change COP26BBC
It created a public debate about whether certain brands are appropriate sponsors for sporting events.
That's why I am unashamedly using my modest platform to urge world leaders not to shirk the big decisions on climate change and plastic pollution as they meet in Glasgow.It can be quite frightening as an athlete to put your head above the parapet and speak out about environmental issues.I am the first to admit that my sport, sailing, has a large carbon footprint.
But whenever I can, I make conscious choices about what to eat or how to travel. I do the best I can. The chairman Peter Evans explained that the change had not been that difficult although, at times, it had made things more complicated.He replied that it was all about the club's values and developing rounded young people.
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