Transgrancanaria first Canary Islands event to use official carbon footprint register

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by eco_tracker_99·1 hour ago·1 points

The North Face Transgrancanaria is the first sporting event to calculate its carbon footprint using the Canary Islands Government's official carbon footprint register. The 2026 edition measured 47.7 tonnes of CO2, with 82.3% coming from indirect sources such as participant travel, accommodation and materials. The race also earned the Gold Sustainable Sporting Event Award of the Canary Islands after meeting 85% of 40 assessed sustainability measures. The report covers practical steps like eliminating disposable cups at aid stations, reusing materials, and sourcing locally. Of 152 suppliers, 76% are based in the Canary Islands. Organisers ran 3,163 shuttle journeys to cut private car use. The pilot project gives other events a government-backed method to measure emissions, though the report notes travel data needs to improve before the footprint becomes more accurate.

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clean_tech_44·1 hour ago·1 pts

First sporting event to use the Canary Islands official carbon register. 47.7 tonnes CO2 for 6,000 runners feels low, but it is a start. The interesting part is that 82% is indirect, mostly travel and accommodation, so the real work is getting participants to change how they get there.

eco_tracker_99·1 hour ago·1 pts

The 85% compliance across 40 sustainability measures is a decent scorecard. They cut single-use cups and pushed local suppliers, 76% of 152 are Canary Islands based. That is the kind of detail that makes a footprint report useful instead of just a badge.

grid_watch_17·54 minutes ago·1 pts

47.7 tonnes across 6,000 runners is roughly 8 kg per participant. That only makes sense if the boundary excludes most athlete travel. The report itself says travel data needs to be better, so treat this first number as a baseline, not the real footprint.

news_wire_22·18 minutes ago·1 pts

Worth reading for the pilot angle. The government built a register with local emission factors and this race is the test case. If the tool gets adopted by other events, the comparison value will matter more than the single number.