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This year's European Championship will take place from June 12 to July 12 with games being played across a dozen countries. With just over four months to go until the opening game, between Italy and Turkey in Rome, AFP is about to move a first series of features in the build-up to the tournament. We will move the following stories, focusing on climate change and the tournament's environmental impact: Fbl-Euro-2020-environment-climate,WRAP PARIS The 2020 European Championship will be the first to be played all across the continent, with 12 different countries hosting matches, forcing teams and supporters to rack up thousands of air miles and leave behind a gigantic carbon footprint. 700 words 0300 GMT by Antoine Maignan. File picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-Euro-2020-environment-climate-energy-AZE-RUS-Azerbaijan-Russia,FOCUS MOSCOW With sponsorship from carmaker Volkswagen and Azerbaijan's state-run oil company SOCAR, Euro 2020 proves UEFA's willingness to do business with companies whose environmental records are less than exemplary. 700 words 0315 GMT by Thibaut Marchand. File picture Fbl-Euro-2020-environment-climate-Denmark-DEN,FOCUS COPENHAGEN With the aim of going carbon neutral by 2025, Copenhagen faces a challenge as it prepares to host Euro 2020 matches -- with the accompanying excesses -- while minimising the climate impact. 600 words 0330 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video. afp
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