climate positive

PARIS: The Paris 2024 Olympic Games board of directors has approved a climate strategy which commits Paris 2024 to organising the world’s first Olympic and Paralympic Games with a positive contribution to the climate. 

The strategy is based on three pillars: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, support for projects with a positive contribution to climate and mobilisation of stakeholders to maximise long-term positive impact. 

Mar 05, 2020 17:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday announced that the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games will be “climate positive” from 2030 onwards.  In addition, the IOC will create an “Olympic Forest”, which will contribute to the UN-backed Great Green Wall project in Africa and help the IOC move towards becoming a climate-positive organisation.