quarta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2010
UNEP to assess Games' environmental performance
The 2010 Winter Olympics, held from 12 to 28 February in Vancouver, are giving good examples with a series of ambitious environmental goals.
The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) have been working with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) over the last three years in a bid to enhance the event's environmental performance and increase green awareness.
The Olympic organizers have focused on minimizing the event's carbon impact, with clean technology choices, an expanded transport system for the city, green construction for the Olympic venues, and a commitment to offset direct carbon emissions from the Games. Some of the environmentally-friendly features of the Olympic sites include low-flow toilets that use rainwater for flushing, energy-efficient grass-clad roofs and separate bins for compostable waste.
The Games' green performance will be reviewed by UNEP in an Environmental Assessment Report which will be published later in 2010. Read more.
Source: UNEP
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