Green Olympics in 2016
The 2016 Olympic Games location will be announced in October, and a number of cities around the world are hoping to be named. Tokyo has pledged to go green if they are chosen.
According to AboutMyPlanet.com, if the Japanese city plays host, they’ve announced that they’ll power the games entirely from green energy sources, including solar and wind power. They can also produce heat power by using garbage in the Tokyo area.
To win the right to host, other countries may make similar promises.
It’s a nice idea, but this is the IOC we’re talking about, so it’ll probably amount to forcing local businesses to stop using the word “green” and the prefix “eco-” (Along with the word “olympic”) while the games are in town.
The only expectation I would have for a “green” olympics is that a new permutation of the term “greenwash” will be discovered.