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The Cricket Badger meets TANYA ALDRED - CRICKET and CLIMATE CHANGE

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Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Australia sit on cricket’s climate edge.

1. Cricket Badger Podcast focuses on Tanya Aldred and cricket’s response to climate change. 2. Journalist Tanya Aldred and host James provide the main interview, and Russell Seymour, BASIS, and The Next Test are central references. 3. The episode asks what cricket can actually do about climate change, beyond general concern. 4. Tanya says she first connected the environment to cricket after a T20 game left rubbish across the ground. 5. She explains that she wrote for Cricinfo, contacted Russell Seymour at Lord’s, and followed that into BASIS, the British Association for Sustainability in Sport. 6. The conversation says sport can pass information more effectively than politicians because people are more receptive at games. 7. Tanya argues that cricket’s biggest emissions problem is travel, not players simply turning up to play. 8. She gives England’s recent trips to Pakistan, the Caribbean, and New Zealand as an example of constant flying. 9. She says cricket has not escaped the growth model, with more games, franchise tournaments, and a nearly year-round schedule. 10. She notes that T20 felt special when Headingley first hosted it for about two pounds, but now tournaments can feel exhausting. 11. Tanya points to practical fixes such as solar panels, water fountains, recycled waste, and cheaper public transport links. 12. She mentions Edgbaston’s green T20 game with carbon auditing and free coach travel from Birmingham New Street. 13. She says Brentford Football Club has offered half-price train fares, which shows how other sports are experimenting. 14. Tanya describes flooding, water shortages, and heat as the main climate threats already affecting cricket grounds and matches. 15. She cites New Road flooding and says it is sad because it is one of the nicest venues on the circuit. 16. She argues that cricket is vulnerable because many test-playing countries sit on the climate edge, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Australia. 17. The interview stays practical and conversational, with James pressing Tanya on specific ideas rather than abstract theory. 18. Tanya’s tone is measured and direct, and she keeps returning to concrete club-level actions like grants, biodiversity, and infrastructure. 19. Best for cricket fans, groundstaff, and climate-conscious sports followers. 20. Skip if you want pure match chat and no environmental policy.

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