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2010 World Cup and 2012 Olympics Face Environmental Challenges

June 7, 2010

Two of the world’s largest sporting events — the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa which starts this week, and the 2012 Olympics in London — are facing environmental challenges particularly as they try to offset millions of tons of CO2 emissions, largely due to travel. The 2010 FIFA World Cup is expected to [...]

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2010 World Cup in South Africa to Leave Massive Carbon Footprint

November 30, 2009

A new study by the Department of Environment and Tourism, conducted by Swedish consultants and the Norwegian embassy, and financed by the Norwegian government has predicted that the 2010 football World Cup, to be held in South Africa, will leave a carbon footprint nearly nine times bigger than that left by the 2006 World Cup [...]

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