The Olympics and the Climate Crisis w/ Professional Teaching Fellow in Social Sciences at the University of Auckland, Chris McMillan

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The Paris 2024 Olympics games, which are set to end, have aimed to be the “greenest games in history,” implementing a lot of measures to attempt to decrease their carbon footprint.

Despite clear aims to be more environmentally-friendly, the games are predicted to emit 1.5 billion tons of carbon, similar to the amount Fiji emits annually.

Alongside this, only two sporting bodies that make up the New Zealand Olympic Committee have developed their own sustainability strategies.

Joel spoke to Professional Teaching Fellow in Social Sciences at the University of Auckland, Chris McMillan, about the Olympics, and team New Zealand’s aims to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, and whether this is enough.