London Olympics 2012 – going for green?

EurActiv, 30/01/2007

The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics want the games to be "the greenest in history", but critics say that their plans do not go far enough.

The organisers have set the following environmental targets:

The Olympic village will be 25% more energy-efficient and carbon emissions will be reduced by 50% for the whole development compared with current building regulations;
renewable energy wlll provide 20% of the energy for the Olympic Park and Village;
20% less water than average will be used by the Olympic village;
20% of the materials used to construct the venues and 90% of demolished buildings will be reused or recycled, and;
50 km of new cycling routes and 30km of new walking routes will be built. Read more...