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China’s Winter Olympics are carbon-neutral — how?

Researchers commend Beijing for mitigating a wide range of emissions, but say that future games should wean themselves off carbon offsets.
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The Winter Olympics begin today in Beijing, a spectacle that will see 3,000 athletes compete in 109 events, from curling to speed skating. The event also claims two firsts: Beijing becomes the only city to have hosted both a summer and a winter games. And, China says, this Olympics will be the first to be carbon neutral.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00321-1

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