Posts by Lars-Otto Bjerkeng
Emilie takes on the #2
Playing with a Dual Purpose We Play Green proudly welcomes another #2 Community Team Captain, Emilie Bølviken! Emilie is a defender for the football club Lyn Fotball Damer, and will wear the #2 in the Norwegian Women’s Top football league, Toppserien. Emilie is joining a group of professional athletes who are dedicated to playing with…
Read MoreSofie WPG Team Captain
Sofie Junge Pedersen makes her membership in the WPG Team official by changing her number to 2 for the Juventus Women’s team. Playing with the #2 will not only represent the necessity of bringing climate action into football, but also joining a group of professional players who are committed to playing with a dual purpose-…
Read MoreWPG on ESPN
ESPN in collaboration with SC Heerenveen captured the beginning of Morten’s climate journey that planted the seed for We Play Green, and his engagement today.
Read MoreWPG Euro Tour ‘22
Last but not least on our Euro Tour was a stop at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Not only is UEFA the home of European football, but it’s also the beginning of a new era of sustainable football. Going into this meeting, WPG was positive there could be many great opportunities to collaborate. In…
Read MoreWPG and Mr.Timmermans
On the morning of the 29th, Morten and the WPG team met a very tired, yet very enthusiastic VP of the EU Commission and chief of the EU Green deal, Frans Timmermans. Our trip to the EU Commission was well-timed as the night before our meeting, the EU agreed on a new climate proposal set to…
Read MoreWPG at FIFPRO
It only took a few months after winning the FIFPRO 2021 Merit Awards for Morten Thorsby to go to the FIFPRO headquarters, and meet his nominators. FIFPRO, a trade union that represents players on both a national and international scale, is also concerned with how the impending climate and environmental crises can very soon affect…
Read MoreChristian is a WPG Team Captain
WPG is happy to announce that right back for Vålerenga, Christian Borchgrevink has joined the #2 Community! The #2 community is a group of professional football players who are committed to using tier platforms to spread the message about the climate/environmental challenges we face and their solutions. Christian said “ When I was asked to…
Read MoreWe Dress Green
Next to Energy, Transport, and Agriculture, Fashion is the world’s most polluting industry- and football is not an innocent bystander. It’s estimated that football apparel alone is responsible for .4% of total global carbon emissions. The fashion industry itself is responsible for 8-10% of global emissions. If nothing changes, an increase of 50% of global carbon…
Read MoreWhy Football?
You may ask yourself, football and climate action? You may ask yourself, football and climate action?What can this game advocate for? An attempt to save pitches from flooding, or a stop to global warming because it’s too hot to practice outside during the summer? Well, yes. But, in the grand scheme of things, it can…
Read MoreWPG at NTNU
We Play Green was invited to present and speak at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s energy transition week about how football is a way to engage new societal actors to advocate for climate action. Our presentation consisted of a short video, followed by a 10-minute talk on how football can elicit new…
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