Game Transporter


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Game Transporter

Game Transporter

Beijing China had pledged to the International Olympic Committee to achieve World Health Organization standards for urban air quality in time for their 2008 Summer Olympic Games, as reported in a 2005 media release by the Environment News Service. Due to China’s use of coal and its contribution to smog, this idea was a more difficult goal then it might appear. Much of Beijing and its industrial factories had to shut down prior and during the Olympics to make the air more breathable for athletes and visitors. Other green promises that were made included:

  • hydrogen, natural gas and electric buses
  • solar energy
  • environmentally friendly buildings and
  • planting of more trees.

Green Olympics Vancouver 2010

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are also under enormous pressure to present a “green face” to the world. The Game’s sustainability goals, in a report called “Cut the Carbon”, are impressive; but cost over-runs, shifting climate conditions, massive security costs and transportation concerns have also grabbed news headlines. The tasks to be accomplished in a limited time frame for a two-week event during a worldwide recession are formidable.

To give organizers credit, their planning involved work with the respected, international, environmental organization – the David Suzuki Foundation - to write a four step Carbon Management Plan.