By Mike RowbottomThe Vancouver 2010 Games were the first with a solid programme toward carbon neutrality - and the plan for the next Winter Olympics, at Sochi, is to set the bar even higher.

But whereas the direct carbon footprint of Vancouver - offset by Offsetters Climate Solutions - was reportedly

And in order to monitor the effectiveness of this strategy Dow is also partnering Offsetters Climate

It is great to see that in the current climate of ultra-competitive sport, there is that human side there

By David OwenJuly 24 - Plans to open an Olympic museum in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park appear to have been shelved.

The apparent U-turn may be prudent given the difficult economic climate, but its disclosure comes at

By David OwenJuly 10 - The anti-doping sector has delivered another warning about the possible impact of Government spending cuts on its activities.

paid tribute to UKAD staff for their "never ending dedication and commitment which in this economic climate

By Emily GoddardJune 20 - Oslo's bid to host the 2022 Olympics and Paralympics has reached another milestone with an application for Governmental support and financial guarantees to stage the Winter Games, estimated to cost up to 30 billion NOK (£3.3 billion/$5.2 billion/€3.9 billion).

city's unique location between the mountains and the fjords, together with a good and stable winter climate

Championships in Kazakhstan, he can knock a coupled of noughts off his market value.In the current climate

Sport clothing worn by the surveillance personnel was to have created a cheerful climate and would have

By Emily GoddardJune 6 - A bid from Stockholm for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is likely to be on the horizon after the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) claimed there is positive support for the prospect, despite a lack of enthusiasm from the nation's Government.

show ourselves and the world that we are prepared to invest in the future, that we have a positive climate

By Emily GoddardJune 5 - Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations (UN), has been awarded an Olympic Order in recognition of his personal commitment to using sport as a tool for social change.

clean up the OlympicsOctober 2009: UN leader promises to sprint like an Olympic champion to stop climate

By David OwenMay 30 - London 2012 has ridden to the financial aid of the British Olympic Association (BOA), as suggested exclusively by Andy Hunt, former BOA chief executive, in an interview with insidethegames three months ago.

Sports Minister Hugh Robertson said: "In what was a tough economic climate, LOCOG did a great job to

Copacabana it isn't.With Qatar's oil and gas reserves comes a lot of hot air – especially over the climate

By Tom DegunApril 23 - Dan Pfaff, the world-renowned American athletics coach who mentored many of Britain's top athletes ahead of London 2012, has been named as the new head coach at World Athletics Centre in Phoenix, Arizona.

with the best coaches in the world; train with international training partners, and enjoy an amazing climate

By Alan HubbardApril 21 - Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is to announce yet another "major signing" on Tuesday (April 23) and the word is it will be one of Britain's Olympic gold medallists.

That's ridiculous in the present climate."

By Mike RowbottomAs chief executive of Offsetters, the first official carbon offset supplier to an Olympic Games, you might expect Dr James Tansey to be gung-ho about his company's role in helping the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to become the first carbon neutral Games in history.

And Brazil is quite sophisticated in their climate and emissions policy, so it is highly likely they

By Tom DegunApril 10 - Buenos Aires, Glasgow and Medellín, the three cities bidding to stage the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, have presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission as they enter the final stages of the race to host the event.

Most people don't know that we have a warm climate throughout the entire year and perfect weather conditions