ONE GOAL

Learn what soccer fans, organizations, and players are doing to combat climate change.

Soccer is played in almost every corner of our fragile planet. A soccer club in Spain manufactures stadium seats from recycled fishing nets. In Nigeria, a college team installs Pavegen tiles under the pitch that generate electricity from the kinetic energy of the players’ feet. And in South Korea, Buddhist temples opened their doors to traveling fans during the 2002 World Cup—which allowed the country to host tourists without constructing hotels (which generate greenhouse gas emissions). Camlot highlights innovation and dedication, though FIFA’s many controversies go unmentioned. The book ends with a climate-focused practical call to action for young sports fans. Modern, flat digital illustrations feature bold, simplified shapes and playful, cartoonish proportions. Soft textures and added grain prevent the flat forms from feeling sterile, and simplified faces are approachable and nondescript, though diverse in skin tone. Dense, well-sourced blocks of text provide solid information and make this a nice choice for research projects, but the heavy use of statistics and potentially confusing metaphors may limit its appeal for pleasure reading.

A hopeful playbook that demonstrates how the beautiful game can help protect our beautiful planet.