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The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games aim to be the most sustainable in history, with a robust action plan focused on reducing carbon emissions, waste, and single-use plastics. Key targets include:
Carbon emissions: Limit emissions to 1.58 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, with a goal to halve emissions compared to previous events.
Food sustainability: Source 80% of ingredients locally, reducing “food miles” and transport emissions. Offer 60% plant-based foods to spectators and aim to halve the carbon footprint of meals (2 kg CO2 per meal) through local sourcing and reduced transport.
Waste reduction: Achieve zero food waste through sustainable catering practices.
Single-use plastics: Halve the amount of single-use plastic used during the Games, with a focus on reusing drinking bottles and building drinking water fountains. The goal is to reuse these fountains beyond the Games, benefiting the city in the long term.
Offsetting emissions: Offset more CO2 emissions than the Games will generate, demonstrating a commitment to taking responsibility for the event’s climate impact.
These ambitious sustainability goals reflect the organizers’ acknowledgment that there are tradeoffs in reducing emissions, and that preserving the environment requires careful consideration of multiple factors. By setting a high bar for sustainability, the Paris 2024 Games aim to inspire a new model for environmentally responsible large-scale events.
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