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How Green are the Beijing Games? (14-16)

By Bob Digby

This unit is about sustainability and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The focus on sustainability in achieving the world's first 'green games' in Sydney in 2000 has highlighted environmental or green issues. Sydney 2000 was regarded as a major achievement in the implementation of environmental criteria in planning for future games. To what extent has Beijing adopted similar principles in 2008?

How Green are the Beijing Games? (1.0M)

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