Climate Desk: Apart from just sports and the symbolization of social unity through sports, sustainability and chimate action is set to be at the heart of Paris 2024 Olympics. It is poised to be a platform to encourage people towards sustainable consumption and production practices through some innovtive solutions.
The Olympic organizers is preparing to make this penultimate global sporting event to be the most spectacular and sustainable in the history of this these games.
Among others, the use of plastic comprises of one of the major causes of many types toxicity in the environment, Therefore, the use of single-use plastic will be totally banned form the games. Visitors in the Olympic events will only be allowed to enter without plastic bottles and other one-time use plastic materials like plastic cups.
According to press report paris2024.org website, the 95 per cent venues to be used for the games will be the ones which is already exists or would be temporary venues. This will significantly reduce carbon emissions, safeguard resources, and other pollutions arising from construction works.
Moreover, to minimize the carbon footprint emanating from the Games is also set to use other unique strategies and novel approaches to find sustainable solutions. It will use 100 per cent renewable energy to offer services like food sourcing, public transport, responsible digital technology, water conservation management, protection of biodiversity, and others.
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