Why climate activists aren't buying the FIFA World Cup's 'green' claims

World football governing body FIFA has said that it will host the first-ever carbon-neutral World Cup this year -- but not everyone's buying it. Marking World Environment Day on Sunday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated a pledge to have a green tournament, saying the body "is playing its part" for the environment "so I call on all of you to raise the FIFA green card for the planet," he said. Host nation Qatar, the world's largest emitter per capita of carbon dioxide, has said it will keep emissions low and remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as the tournament produces by investing in projects that will capture the greenhouse gases. Climate activists aren't convinced, and one German politician has accused the organizers of "greenwashing" the event -- a term used to call out those who try to cover their damage to the environment and climate with green initiatives that are either false, misleading or overstated. "There is no such thing as a carbon-neutral world championship," Michael Bloss, a member of the European Parliament for Germany's Greens party, said last week. "It's a bit of a punch in the face" for environmental efforts, Bloss said. "Calling it a green championship is bizarre."<br/>Story looks at why environmentalists and advocates for climate action are skeptical about the organizers' claims.<br/>