Green Games: Paris 2024 organizers promise more sustainable Olympics
Paris 2024’s organizing committee, with the support of the International Olympic Committee, is promising to deliver a more sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games by halving previous Games’ carbon footprint and controlling the events’ climate impact.
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![French President Emmanuel Macron and officials attend the inauguration of the Olympic Aquatics Centre (CAO) in Saint-Denis, near Paris, in April. The aquatic centre, mostly reliant on 4,680 square metres of rooftop solar panels with seating made from local recycled plastic, will host the artistic swimming, water polo and diving events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. People gather at a pool for an inauguration event](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7218516.1717011020!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/oly-paris-2024-aquatic-center.jpg)
Paris 2024’s organizing committee, with the support of the International Olympic Committee, is promising to deliver a more sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games by halving previous Games’ carbon footprint and controlling the events’ climate impact.