How Paris Olympics are battling climate change

+ legacy of the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act US Edition - Today's top story: Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk [View in browser]( US Edition | 25 July 2024 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Top headlines - [How strongmen use assassination attempts to burnish their image]( - [New hope for patients suffering from chronic pain]( - [The humble barcode – which transformed global commerce – turns 50]( Lead story The world set a [new global heat record]( on Sunday, and then promptly broke it on Monday – right as the Paris Olympics are about to begin. Climate change has been wreaking havoc on sports for several years now, from drying up ski runs in winter to putting football players, runners and tennis players at risk of heatstroke in summer. The Olympic organizers are keenly aware of these risks, and of the way big sporting events like the Summer Games also contribute to climate change. That’s [why you’ll see innovations in sustainability across the Paris Games]( this year, as University of Michigan sports management scholar Brian McCullough explains. [ [Miss us on Sundays? Get a selection of our best and most popular stories (or try our other weekly emails).]([]]( Stacy Morford Environment + Climate Editor The 2024 Summer Olympics go for green as organizers try to slash their carbon footprint. AP Photo/Michel Euler [Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk]( Brian P. McCullough, University of Michigan The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment. 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