(Beijing Winter Olympics) All the venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics use green electricity and are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 320,000 tons
China News Agency, Beijing, January 13 (Reporter Chen Hang) Through the strict implementation of low-carbon management and other measures, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics will be fully carbon neutral.
According to estimates, the venues in the three competition areas of the Beijing Winter Olympics are expected to use 400 million kWh of green electricity, which can reduce the burning of standard coal by 128,000 tons and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 320,000 tons.
Data map: Beijing, the "Ice Ribbon" Venus Belt at the National Speed Skating Stadium is picturesque at night.
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This is what the reporter learned from a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 13th.
The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee released the "Sustainable Towards the Future - Beijing Winter Olympics Sustainability Report (Pre-competition)" (report for short) on the same day, summarizing the staged progress of sustainable work in the preparation of the Winter Olympics.
Li Sen, director of the overall planning department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics are closely integrated with the development of the city and region, which has promoted the improvement of the regional ecological environment, economic development and social progress, and has formed a number of sustainable results, including Establish a sustainable management system, build an ecological competition area, strictly implement low-carbon management, promote urban and regional development and improve people's livelihood.
According to the report, the Beijing Winter Olympics strictly implements low-carbon management, and makes full use of the venues of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics to reduce carbon emissions from the source; low-carbon venues are built, all venues have reached the green building standards, and 4 ice venues have been used A new type of carbon dioxide refrigerant, an ultra-low energy consumption demonstration project of more than 50,000 square meters has been built, and low-carbon energy is used in an all-round way, and 100% of the conventional energy in all venues during the game uses green electricity.
At the same time, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has built a low-carbon transportation system, and energy-saving and clean energy vehicles account for more than 80% of the vehicles during the competition.
On this basis, carbon offset channels have been actively expanded. The governments of Beijing and Zhangjiakou donated forestry carbon sinks to the Beijing Winter Olympics. PetroChina, State Grid, and China Three Gorges Corporation also sponsored carbon-neutral products for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Through these measures, the Beijing Winter Olympics will be fully carbon neutral.
Green electricity, also known as green electricity, refers to electricity converted from renewable energy sources through wind power, hydropower and solar photovoltaics.
Liu Yumin, director of the planning and construction department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, pointed out that the Zhangjiakou and Yanqing competition areas of the Winter Olympics have abundant clean energy reserves, which can ensure the supply of green electricity for the Winter Olympics venues.
According to estimates, from the first green electricity transaction in June 2019 to the end of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the green electricity in the venues in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou is expected to use 400 million kWh, which can reduce the consumption of 128,000 tons of electricity. standard coal, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 320,000 tons.
The report also shows that in view of the fact that snow sports are mainly distributed in mountainous areas, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has taken measures to reduce the impact on the environment from the design source, protect the green mountains and clear waters of the competition area, and achieve the goal of "mountain and forest venues and ecological Winter Olympics".
Yu Bo, Mayor of Yanqing District, Beijing, introduced that at present, the ecological restoration of the 2.16 million square meters of the Yanqing competition area of the Beijing Winter Olympics has been completed, the native trees have settled in place, the subalpine meadows have returned perfectly, the wildlife passage has been effectively established, and the ecological environment of the competition area has been effectively improved. recover.
Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, and Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, respectively released congratulatory videos and spoke highly of the content of the report.
Bach said that the Beijing Winter Olympics is helping China's sustainable development and showing the world a more sustainable solution for the future.
With the joint participation of domestic and foreign stakeholders, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has successfully raised the attention of domestic and foreign parties to sustainability issues to a new level.
Parsons said that we have reason to believe that the preparation of the Beijing Winter Olympics has promoted local environmental, economic and social development, and will surely inspire and inspire the world by enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sports excellence.
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