VIDEO: Airspeeder joins United Nations Sport for Climate Action framework and commits to long-term sustainable future
Airspeeder has signed the United Nations Sustainability in Sport pledge, joining leading names in global sport such as Formula E, the FIA and the International Olympic Committee.
The United Nations Sport for Climate Action works towards two overarching goals: achieving a clear trajectory for the global sports community to combat climate change — through commitments and partnerships according to verified standards, including measuring, reducing, and reporting greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the well below 2 degree scenario mentioned in the Paris Agreement.
Additionally, it seeks to harness the power of global sports as a unifying tool to federate and create solidarity among global citizens for climate action.
Matt Pearson, Airspeeder founder and CEO, said: “Airspeeder exists at the confluence of next-generation sport and cutting-edge technology. By racing we hasten the arrival of a clean-air mobility revolution that will transform urban passenger transport, global logistics and even remote medical applications.
“We are a sport conceived amidst the urgent global need to dramatically reduce impact. This is perfectly aligned with the intentions of the United Nations sustainability in sport pledge. We are proud to stand with the leading sporting entities on the planet to acknowledge our collective responsibility to play a leadership role in the global fight against climate change.”
Participants in the Sports for Climate Action Framework commit to five principles: undertake systematic efforts to promote responsibility; reduce overall climate impact; educate for climate action; promote sustainable consumption; advocate for climate action through communication.
These objectives and commitments are perfectly aligned with Airspeeder’s mission to further a clean-air mobility revolution through the creation of a sport built with sustainability as a foundational principle.
Airspeeder is building the world’s most progressive motorsport. It will see a full-grid of electric flying cars racing closely at high speed, above some of the most visually arresting scenery in the world.
From its inception, Airspeeder has been built in response to the global requirement to rapidly develop clean air mobility technologies. This extends to the philosophy around the staging of races, events and operations.
It requires no resource-heavy infrastructure. Tracks are built digitally utilising the latest LiDAR, Radar and Augmented Reality Technology. This means there is no requirement to build impactful infrastructure. As a sport conceived in the age of global streaming, race-day impact is also dramatically reduced as it does not commercially or conceptually rely on mass-spectator attendance.
Airspeeder recently made four key appointments as it continues with preparations for the next phase of development and first remotely piloted races, set to take place in 2021. It also unveiled its Mk3 eVTOL flying car earlier this year, which is the world’s first flying and remotely operated racing vehicle.