Plymouth Argyle Football Club (PAFC) has announced plans to host the world's first carbon-neutral match with Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) on 19 April.

The Coca-Cola Championship club has teamed up with Carbon Life, the project management group, and consultant Independent Utilities for the scheme, which will see all carbon emissions offset. Information regarding the location and travelling habits of PAFC fans will be handed to Carbon Life, which will work out the travel footprint in line with national travel figures to create a 'best practice' figure.

The travel footprint of both sets of staff and players, as well as NUFC supporters, will also be calculated in order to determine the level of carbon that will have to be offset under the proposals. Measures to be implemented as part of PAFC's carbon-neutral efforts also include matchday programmes printed on recycled paper; waste recycling and refreshments sourced from local ingredients.

PAFC chair Sir Roy Gardner said: "It is well documented that Newcastle to Plymouth is the longest trip in the Football League, so to be able to offset the carbon footprint for that amount of travel, not to mention all the other energy consumption and waste surrounding the game, is a phenomenal achievement." Carbon Life director Carl Hughes added: "PAFC has committed to understanding the carbon impact attributable to their football games, make real changes to show what can be achieved, and offset the residual emissions associated to the match through robust, transparent and quantifiable carbon projects."