The £26 charge will help pay for carbon removal as part of net zero efforts, organisers say.
International competitors in the London Marathon will be charged a £26 climate levy as part of efforts to make the race net zero by 2030.
Other measures will also be introduced, such as switching from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil generators.LME, which runs other sporting events such as the Brighton Marathon and Swim Serpentine, said it was looking to cut about 800 tonnes of carbon a year through removals and by reducing emissions.The organisation is boosting its efforts in order to go net zero by 2030, rather than 2040 as originally planned.
There were about 9,920 LME participants in 2022, with 95% of the total emissions coming from their travel, though this is mostly not included in the net zero calculation. Some people are critical of carbon removal, saying it provides a false sense of security and takes focus off reducing emissions in the first place.
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