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Going for the E-S-Gold: Home of the Paris Agreement Hosts the Olympics

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While there have been some setbacks, particularly regarding pollution in the Seine River and a reversal on using air conditioners in the Olympic Village, the Paris Olympics have won overall high marks for being environmentally friendly. Athletes have also expressed concerns about the threats posed to competitors by climate change.

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IOC Welcomes Admission As Observer Organisation to UN Climate Change

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International Olympic Committee news This will enable the IOC to engage more effectively with the global efforts to address climate change, underscoring its commitment to reducing emissions and to leveraging the role of sport as an “important enabler” for the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We

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Courts open the door to more climate lawsuits

Corporate Knights

Courts around the world are increasingly being asked to determine whether governments and Crown corporations are doing enough to address climate change. In the past, Canadian courts indicated climate change fell on the other side of that line.

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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. South, which is already bearing the brunt of climate change effects. . “As Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45.

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Paris 2024: Setting New Standards in Sustainable and Inclusive Sport Events

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The revised ISO 20121:2024 standard, approved in February 2024, now encompasses a wider scope to address topics such as impact and legacy, human rights, climate action and accessibility. Silvio Dulinsky, Deputy Secretary General, ISO : “ISO first developed ISO 20121 as a result of the London 2012 Olympics.

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Paris 2024: More Sustainable, More Useful, More Responsible

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Tania Braga IOC Head of Impact and Legacy Delivering more sustainable Games Amongst Paris 2024’s key sustainability commitments is the objective to cut the carbon footprint of the event by 50 per cent compared to the London 2012 and Rio 2016 average, aligning with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. “We