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February 17, 2022

Just how sustainable are the Olympics? IOC says Beijing Games are carbon neutral

  • But, experts say sustainability claims can be overstated and mask underlying problems.
    • By CANDICE CHOI and KELVIN CHAN
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato [enlarge]
    Workers recently prepared the halfpipe course at Genting Snow Park before the women’s halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

    BEIJING — To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive public works campaign, constructing new venues and piping millions of gallons of water up into the arid surrounding mountains to create fake snow for ski competitions.


     
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