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Brazil: Rio 2016 says will offset 3.6 mln tonnes of emissions at Games

2014-10-30 23:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Rio 2016 local organizing committee set a target on Thursday to offset the total amount of greenhouse gases estimated to be produced by the world's largest multi-sport event. The Olympic Games are expected to generate 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), mostly due to traveling and accommodation of spectators, the local organizing committee (LOC) said. That number is slightly larger than what was released by the London 2012 Games, at around 3.4 million tonnes of CO2e....

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