But when the whistle blew, no protocol could change the fact that the climate itself has changed. I walked away with the realisation that the game I love, the game that’s given me everything, is already being shaped by the changing climate. This isn’t something that’s happening in the future. If we don’t adapt, the world’s most accessible sport becomes a privilege, not a right. Investing in adaptation isn’t a distraction from tackling the causes of climate change – it’s how we protect people while we do it.
