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IOC director general hails release of guide to help new sports venues minimise impact on nature

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) director general Christophe De Kepper has hailed the significance of a newly-released guide by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) which is designed to minimise the impact of new sports venues on nature and deliver conservation benefits.

to stage the multi-sport event in 2024 and 2028 respectively.Hidalgo, who is chair of the C40 Cities Climate

Leadership Group, claimed that work needed to be done on the issue of climate change.She said it would



Meteorological projects being tested for 2022 Winter Olympics

  • Beijing 2022

A series of meteorological projects are being tested in China in time to be launched for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing. 

China have undertaken training in Chongli district in order to familiarise themselves with the local climate



American Olympic champions criticise FIS President over controversial comments

  • Skiing

Reigning Olympic slopestyle gold medallist Jamie Anderson is among several athletes to have criticised International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper following controversial comments made in a newspaper interview.

Winters, who seek to influence decision-makers in politics, society and business on the issue of climate

supported by the current FIS leadership, given Kasper's sarcastic comments throwing aside the issue of climate


Beijing 2022 among observers taking part in study group programme at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

  • Alpine Skiing

Beijing is one of the many cities represented in the official study group programme for the 2019 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre with less than three years until the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are due begin in China’s capital.

Åre 2019 is working with Protect Our Winters in an attempt to tackle climate change.



Winter Olympic co-bidders Åre working with Protect Our Winters to help tackle climate change

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Paralympic Games with Stockholm, is working with Protect Our Winters (POW) in an attempt to tackle climate

change.POW has already asked FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper to step aside after his reported comments on climate

There are many people who are committed to doing something about climate change which is good," Maja

POW is for anyone who loves snow and ice and wants to promote the fight against climate change."

Åre 2019 Sponsor Village to learn more about how, for example, travelling to and from Åre affects the climate

POW sent an open letter urging Kasper to step aside after he he was quoting speaking of "so-called climate


National Olympic Committees in Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign joint deal with SAS

  • EOC

Airline SAS has announced it has signed a unique cross-border partnership with three Scandinavian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) as a principal partner in the run-up to and during next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

Climate change is one of the most important issues of our time and reducing the climate impact of air

environmentally efficient aircraft using biofuel to the Olympic destinations, SAS is opening the way to more climate


Luge athletes call for action on climate change

  • Luge

Some of the world’s best luge athletes have come together to create a video urging action on climate

Commission.In a passionate plea for action,  Mazdzer labelled his generation the first to be affected by climate

something about it".The Olympic silver medallist added: "I may not be perfect, but I am taking the Citizens Climate

the United Nations in 2016 encouraging people across the globe to show their concern for the risks climate

not-for-profit organisation Global Crisis Information Network, encouraging athletes and their fans to fight climate