Danish football player, Sofie Junge Pedersen is a DCA climate advocate and has been since 2022. As a football player she is using her position to get football fans and the football industry globally to take greater climate responsibility.
“Football players fly around the world to matches and tournaments. We cannot avoid emitting greenhouse gases if green aviation fuels are not available. But we can take responsibility for our air travel.”DCA climate ambassador, Sofie Junge Pedersen
However, taking responsibility for our flights is only one step on the way, says Sofie Junge Pedersen. “We must reduce our overall CO2 emissions and take the lead and inspire the world’s 3.5 billion football fans to take care of the climate”.
In 2024 Sofie Junge Pedersen was awarded as the Footballer of the year by the British newspaper The Guardian. She won the award for her climate advocacy and for being behind an open letter to Fifa regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues. In her time as a DCA climate advocate she also headed a group of over 40 football players, that took climate responsibility for their flights to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.