Skiing's worldwide governing body is the latest sports organisation to commit to the framework and its plan to achieve "net-zero" emissions by 2040.

The FIS said it will disclose its annual climate footprint and emissions reductions progress.

It has set an interim and long-term emissions reduction goal of 50 per cent by 2030.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has committed to a 50 per cent reduction of its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement.

The IOC has also pledged to shift from a carbon-neutral to a climate-positive organisation by 2024.

The UN framework requires sporting organisations to commit to concrete actions such as measuring, reducing and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.

The FIS signing up to the UN scheme coincides with the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference of Parties in Glasgow, considered one of the most crucial gatherings of global leaders on climate change ever held.

"As the President of the largest outdoor winter sport, I feel a personal responsibility to join and support the Sports for Climate Action Framework," said FIS President Johan Eliasch. 

"It provides concrete goals and principles that FIS believes in and that every sports organisation should strive to follow to help reduce the impact of our activities on the climate.

"It follows our recent announcement of our commitment to be carbon neutral in 2022 and to minimise not only the FIS organisations carbon footprint but also contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of our sport as a whole."

Athletes have raised concern over the impact of climate change on sports on the Winter Olympic Games programme.

The late former FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper faced criticism in 2019 when he referred to "so-called" climate change.