Paris Olympics organisers promised to take "unprecedented" action for the climate by halving the carbon footprint of previous Games and financing projects to reduce planet-heating greenhouse gases. But experts remain sceptical, especially after organisers dropped a pledge to set a hard limit on its overall carbon cost. About one-third of the heat-trapping emissions from the three-week spectacle is expected to come from transport, with millions of athletes, spectators, staff and journalists flying into Paris.

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has launched a new Sustainability Strategy for the World Games, reinforcing its commitment to the environment.

They may be made of cardboard, but the beds at the athletes' village for this year's Paris Olympics have been chosen for their environmental credentials, not to prevent competitors from having sex, organisers said.

French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as part of efforts to cut the carbon emissions linked to the Games, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a new dossier which it claims will help Paris 2024 and future cities staging the Olympics and other large scale events.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the winners of its first ever Climate Action Awards.

Sustainability and inclusion will be at the heart of the European Universities Winter Sports Championships in Val di Zoldo.

Former Australian international footballer and human rights activist Craig Foster has criticised FIFA for insufficient action against climate change at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

World Athletics has revealed a series of initiatives it claims will help reduce the environmental impact of its World Championships here, including the installation of water refill stations for broadcasters and media personnel.

A group of French Olympic athletes scaled the Mer de Glace - the largest glacier in France - in a bid to raise awareness of global warming.

Organisers of cycling's Vuelta a España have secured the services of Himoinsa as power supplier in a move which it is claimed will provide "sustainable solutions".

The company which runs the main stadium from the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has invited tenders for the installation and management of solar panels.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed the shortlist of athletes, International Federations (IF) and National Olympic Committees (NOC) for the inaugural Climate Action Awards.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will plant thousands of trees all around the world as part of an ambitious global sustainability programme entitled "give back to forest".

LIV Golf is set increase its commitment to sustainability following the unveiling of its "Potential, Unleashed" strategy.