Golf Channel · Nov 16, 2021
Rory goes green: How he's reducing global footprint
Following the recent COP26 summit that brought together world leaders to address issues of climate change, Rory McIlroy was asked Tuesday in Dubai about his global footprint considering his jet-setting lifestyle.
His answer – like most of his responses – was illuminating.
“It’s funny you say that,” McIlroy began in his press conference ahead of the European Tour's season-ending DP World Tour Championship. “Two years ago, after I won in China, I flew back home privately, and it was just me on the plane. And I just got this massive sense of guilt come over me, just because this can’t be good and all that sort of stuff.”