During the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, carbon emissions from proceedings were estimated to be around 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. This was nearly half of the previous Olympics, which were held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The Paris 2024 Olympics were forecast to continue this trend of reducing the Games' carbon footprint, with an estimated 1.75 million tonnes expected from that year's edition of the competition.
Estimated carbon emissions at the Summer Olympic Games from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast for 2024
(in million tonnes of carbon dioxide)
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France 24. (March 13, 2024). Estimated carbon emissions at the Summer Olympic Games from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast for 2024 (in million tonnes of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474687/carbon-emission-summer-olympic-games/
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France 24. (2024). Estimated carbon emissions at the Summer Olympic Games from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast for 2024 (in million tonnes of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474687/carbon-emission-summer-olympic-games/
France 24. "Estimated Carbon Emissions at The Summer Olympic Games from 2012 to 2021, with a Forecast for 2024 (in Million Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474687/carbon-emission-summer-olympic-games/
France 24, Estimated carbon emissions at the Summer Olympic Games from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast for 2024 (in million tonnes of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474687/carbon-emission-summer-olympic-games/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Estimated carbon emissions at the Summer Olympic Games from 2012 to 2021, with a forecast for 2024 (in million tonnes of carbon dioxide) [Graph], France 24, March 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474687/carbon-emission-summer-olympic-games/
