Claire is back from her Great Wall of China to bring you this week's Climate Hat Trick and explore the question: What happens when a changing climate challenges existing systems in sport?
From the challenges of operating a sustainable outdoor gear brand to rising safety concerns in grassroots sport and the Vuelta a España, Claire connects the dots on three news stories at different levels and industries within sport to explore the wider impact on the relationship between climate and sport.
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This week's Climate Hat-Trick stories:
Story 1: Sustainable outdoor gear
Salomon wants to make outdoor gear more circular, but its sustainability boss admits there’s one very big problem - https://www.t3.com/active/outdoors/salomon-circularity-marie-laure-piednoir-interview-0926
Story 2: Dutch amateur football - too hot to play?
Amateur footballers to face more heat stress in future matches due to climate change - https://nltimes.nl/2026/09/12/amateur-footballers-face-heat-stress-future-matches-due-climate-change
KNMI and KNVB investigate the future of amateur football in a changing climate - https://www.knmi.nl/over-het-knmi/nieuws/KNMI-en-KNVB-onderzoeken-de-toekomst-van-amateurvoetbal-in-een-veranderend-klimaat
Heatwaves, droughts, storms, winter rains and floods: French football faces the challenge of climate change - https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Canicule-secheresse-orages-pluies-hivernales-et-inondations-le-football-francais-face-au-defi-du-changement-climatique/1710239
Story 3: Vuelta a Espana cycling at 44°C
Vuelta a Espana race director on extreme heat, safety and cycling’s calendar: ‘High temperatures have always existed’ - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7572215/2026/09/08/vuelta-race-director-interview-heat-safety/
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