{"id":32025,"date":"2025-10-13T19:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=32025"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:03:25","slug":"golf-search-climate-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-search-climate-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate neutrality: the golf industry struggles to achieve clear goals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-668xds-ef4db04325ec9d7f94813499b20f9f65\">\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-ef4db04325ec9d7f94813499b20f9f65 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-668xds-ef4db04325ec9d7f94813499b20f9f65 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-668xds-ef4db04325ec9d7f94813499b20f9f65 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-32029 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-32029 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563.jpg\" alt='CO2 emissions in golf' title='Gulf climate targets'  height=\"924\" width=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Design-ohne-Titel-2025-10-13T214341.563-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-39e2nx-44390b5b21ba423bc330fdc49649f96b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-39e2nx-44390b5b21ba423bc330fdc49649f96b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-39e2nx-44390b5b21ba423bc330fdc49649f96b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-39e2nx-44390b5b21ba423bc330fdc49649f96b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-39e2nx-44390b5b21ba423bc330fdc49649f96b av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Net Zero by 2040? Golf in search of climate goals<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mge2bgsm-01009be1456bcf0b2433c27ba5bb8484 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >25. November 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kou9nhs7-6dc0036bc253062135d8d24e6f61f3ba '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Will the golf industry make a real contribution to reducing global CO\u2082 emissions and achieving the climate targets set by <strong>UN Sports for Climate Action<\/strong>, for example? This assumes that the sports industry will strive for climate neutrality by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>A positive answer to this question seems doubtful when you consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsustainablesport.com\/gss-network-datahub\/news\/news-archive\/post\/287828\/\">survey<\/a> recently published by the <strong>Global Sustainable Sport<\/strong> organization. Sports organizations from 17 sports and 22 countries answered questions about projects and measures to reduce CO\u2082 emissions. Several international golf organizations were also among the participants. A special evaluation was not carried out for the golf industry alone, but with regard to the entire sports industry, <strong>Mike Laflin, CEO of Global Sustainable Sports<\/strong>, summarized the sobering results as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This survey shows that many people in sport understand the urgent need to address climate change. Targets have been set in many cases and people have committed to measuring and reducing. But the outcomes and methods are very mixed and confused. Without clear leadership, dedicated funding and credible measurement, especially around Scope 3 and spectator travel, the sports industry is going to struggle to make a genuine contribution to reducing GHG emissions and meeting the 2030 and 2040 targets. &#8221;<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/european-tour-group-wants-to-become-climate-neutral\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jLz2Sk0g5p\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/european-tour-group-wants-to-become-climate-neutral\/\">European Tour Group wants to become climate neutral<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;European Tour Group wants to become climate neutral&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/european-tour-group-wants-to-become-climate-neutral\/embed\/#?secret=F9pr0T14Qh#?secret=jLz2Sk0g5p\" data-secret=\"jLz2Sk0g5p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This assessment is exciting in that the <strong>European Golf Association<\/strong> announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ega-golf.ch\/best-practice\/ega-strengthens-work-sustainability-new-strategy-and-turfgrass-roadmap\">a new sustainability strategy and a turfgrass roadmap <\/a>less than two weeks later, although these still have to be finalized by the General Assembly and will not be published until the end of the year. The EGA&#8217;s first announcement contained relatively vaguely formulated goals for both documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Sustainability Strategy &#8211; Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Enhance golf\u2019s contribution to priority societal issues<\/strong>\u00a0by reducing resource use, emissions, and environmental impacts, while strengthening the sport\u2019s positive role for nature, climate, and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Improve golf\u2019s position and profile across Europe<\/strong>\u00a0by harmonising commitments and actions and representing the sport effectively in EU discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Play a leading role in global sustainability efforts<\/strong>\u00a0by enabling European golf to step forward confidently as a leader within international golf and across sport more widely<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>Turfgrass Roadmap &#8211; Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Provide a prioritised long-term plan that will help guide collective action to ensure playability of European golf courses in the future<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Guide further research, education, use of technology, data collation and application of\u00a0<strong>Integrated Turf Management (ITM)<\/strong>\u00a0principles and practices<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Help ensure that golf\u2019s approach to turfgrass management evolves with regulation and other potential resource restrictions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/co2study-emphasizes-need-for-reduction\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wnswNcptSU\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/co2study-emphasizes-need-for-reduction\/\">CO2 study emphasizes the need for reduction on golf courses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;CO2 study emphasizes the need for reduction on golf courses&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/co2study-emphasizes-need-for-reduction\/embed\/#?secret=yr2926BPe4#?secret=wnswNcptSU\" data-secret=\"wnswNcptSU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>At this point, it is striking that the EGA <strong>does not<\/strong> formulate <strong>any concrete climate targets<\/strong>, at least in this first announcement, nor <strong>does it make any statements on emissions reporting<\/strong>, not to mention a <strong>commitment to a concrete reduction in greenhouse gases<\/strong>. This applies above all to the EGA as the European umbrella organisation itself, which hosts numerous high-ranking amateur tournaments every year.<\/p>\n<p>Golf associations or organisations that have formulated climate targets to date are rare.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In June 2024, <strong>the Danish Golf Union<\/strong> formulated the vision of becoming a climate-neutral golf region by 2050.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swiss Golf<\/strong> has formulated the intention to achieve the net-zero target by 2035.<\/li>\n<li>In 2022, the <strong>DP World Tour<\/strong> was the first professional tour to commit to reducing its emissions by 50 % by 2030 and becoming carbon-neutral by 2040.<\/li>\n<li>In its 2023 sustainability strategy, <strong>LIV Golf<\/strong> stated that it wanted to achieve the net-zero target by 2040.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In view of the 49 national associations that are members of the EGA and that have developed their new sustainability strategy in various working groups in recent years, a joint commitment to a specific contribution by the golf industry to reducing CO\u2082 emissions was apparently not possible.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/standrewslinks-commits-to-climate-neutrality\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U3uIvdcaXW\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/standrewslinks-commits-to-climate-neutrality\/\">St. Andrews Links Trust makes its mark with Net Zero target<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;St. Andrews Links Trust makes its mark with Net Zero target&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/standrewslinks-commits-to-climate-neutrality\/embed\/#?secret=N8ykaXdGUU#?secret=U3uIvdcaXW\" data-secret=\"U3uIvdcaXW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" 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