As if Australian rugby union star David Pocock wasn’t busy enough dragging his team into the latter stages of the ongoing Rugby World Cup in Japan, the back-row forward has roped some of his teammates into an initiative to tackle climate change.

Pocock, out-half Bernard Foley and utility back Dane Haylett-Petty have struck a partnership with a scheme that aims to compensate for CO2 emissions from the squad’s heavy travel itinerary.