This week's episode features a diverse Climate Hat Trick, exploring three hot stories at the intersection of climate change, sustainability, and sport. From FIFA's impending yellow card policy to new and renovated stadium builds and the NFL draft, Claire breaks down the latest news in sport through a climate lens.

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This week's Climate Hat-Trick stories:

Story 1 - FIFA World Cup Yellow Card https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7235588/2026/04/27/fifa-world-cup-yellow-card/

Story 2: Football Stadium Plans

Brighton & Hove Albion https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/48618258/brighton-announce-plans-uk-first-purpose-built-women-football-stadium /

Camp Nou - https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/04/27/barcelonas-camp-nou-rebuild-puts-economic-environmental-sustainability-at-the-forefront/

Story 3 - The NFL Draft

Record numbers - https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2026-nfl-draft/2026/04/28/nfl-draft-recap-visit-pittsburgh/stories/202604280083#:~:text=By%20the%20draft's%20close%20on,outcome%2C%20Mr.%20Bachar%20said.

Local news reporting on tree felling - https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/1rqgai7/100_trees_will_be_removed_to_make_room_for_nfl/

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