The Red WayOur Planet

We recognise that sports plays a critical role in limiting the worst effects of climate change and creating a sustainable future for our planet.

We recognise that we must do everything we can to limit our harmful effect on the globe. But we also believe we can go further than that and use our platform as a positive voice for change.

We have two key objectives under Our Planet:

1. To minimise our negative impact on the environment
2. To create a net positive impact on the environment

This essential area contains several ambitious targets where we are constantly striving to make a positive change to make the world a better place. This covers areas such as water self-sufficiency, reduction in waste, carbon neutrality and biodiversity.

We have already begun making practical changes to the way we operate. For example, during the 2020-21 season we switched all our mains fed energy (gas and electricity) to renewable tariffs. This covers all our sites – Anfield, The AXA Training Centre and The Academy, and now includes The AXA Melwood Training Centre.

This switch has prevented 2,636 tonnes of potential carbon emissions from being emitted. This is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of 264 individuals in the U.K.

This is just one of the many examples of the changes we are making. There is a long way to go, but we are committed to the journey.

In 2021, the Club is a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, joining over 300 global sports organisations in a collective ambition to drive action on carbon emissions and climate change.

The framework commits us to achieving specific climate goals of halving our operational emissions by 2030 and aiming to achieve net zero by 2040.

Furthermore, in January 2022, we increased our level of ambition in line with the evolution of the framework and signed up to the United Nation’s Race to Zero whereby we are committing to achieve net zero as soon as possible.