Olympic Games promote the reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases in Beijing

Global climate change is one of the most serious global environmental problems faced by humankind at present. Serious attention should be paid and precautions should be taken before disasters occur. The amount of CO 2 emissions in China has increased during the past few years and the Chinese governm...

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Published in:Energy policy 2008-09, Vol.36 (9), p.3422-3426
Main Authors: Wu, Jisong, Zhang, Yongjie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Applied sciences
Carbon dioxide
China
China (People's Republic)
Climate
Climate change
Emissions
Emissions control
Emissions reduction
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy economics
Energy policy
Environmentalism
Exact sciences and technology
General, economic and professional studies
Global climate change
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Industrial development
Olympic games
Olympic games-2008
Pollution control
Scientific progress
Studies
Technological change
Wetlands
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Summary:Global climate change is one of the most serious global environmental problems faced by humankind at present. Serious attention should be paid and precautions should be taken before disasters occur. The amount of CO 2 emissions in China has increased during the past few years and the Chinese government and people have attached great importance to this phenomenon and treated it seriously. With the instruction of scientific development viewpoint, Beijing has made significant progress in emissions reduction through technological innovation, industrial structure adjustment, promoting energy efficiency and utilization of renewable energy, and absorption of CO 2 using forest and wetland, since bidding for Olympic Games. At the same time, energy conservation and emissions reduction measures taken in the construction of Beijing Olympic stadiums just incarnate the Beijing Green Olympics. Using the Beijing Olympic Games as a turning-point, adopting energy conservation and emissions reduction measures, Beijing will make contributions to reduction of greenhouse gases and slowing down climate changes and Beijing Olympic Games will leave behind an inheritance for future generations to enjoy.
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.029