Going for Green at the Paris Games
The Summer Olympic Games are here! That means more than 300 events, ten thousand athletes and millions of spectators coming to watch. And the athletes are not the only ones with an Olympian task; the organizers of the Paris Games pledged to make their event emit only half of the carbon pollution of the 2012 London Games.\xa0\nIn order to make that happen, they are trying to do more \u2014 by doing less. Instead of building huge new structures, they\u2019ve renovated a number of existing venues and installed a lot of temporary structures that can be used elsewhere in the future. And that\u2019s just one example. So what can we learn from the Paris Games that can transcend the big event and lead to broader emissions reductions?\nGuests:\xa0\nMartin M\xfcller, Professor of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne\nHenry Grabar, Journalist, Author of \u201cPaved Paradise, How Parking Explains the World\u201d\nOluseyi Smith, Two-time Olympian, Renewable Energy Engineer, Founder, Racing to Zero\nAngel Hsu, Director, Data-Driven EnviroLab, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\n\u260e\ufe0f Do you work outdoors, in a kitchen or a warehouse or at another workplace where you are feeling the heat? Have rising temperatures impacted the way you do your job? We want to hear your story.\xa0\nLeave us a voicemail at \u202a(650) 382-3869\u202c and let us know how climate change is affecting you on the job, and we may use it in an upcoming episode. Thanks for sharing!\n\U0001f39f\ufe0f Climate One has three live shows in August and September. Tickets are on sale now!\nSupport Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you\u2019ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today for just $5/month.\nFor show notes and related links, visit our website.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices