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The Paris 2024 Olympics made significant strides in sustainability and environmental friendliness. Here are some key initiatives: 🌿 Emissions Reduction: The Games aimed to cut their carbon footprint by 50% compared to the London 2012 and Rio 2016 averages, aligning with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 🌿 Use of Existing and Temporary Venues: About 95% of the venues were either existing structures or temporary setups, minimizing the need for new construction. 🌿 Renewable Energy: The event utilized 100% renewable energy, including solar panels and batteries for venues not connected to the grid. 🌿 Sustainable Materials: The Aquatics Centre featured a solar panel roof, seats made from recycled plastic bottle caps, and bio-sourced materials like French wood. 🌿 Eco-Friendly Transportation: Public transport and clean energy solutions were promoted for Olympic fleet transportation. 🌿 Low Carbon Menus: The Games prioritized low carbon menus, focusing on dishes without meat to reduce the environmental impact. These efforts collectively contributed to making the Paris 2024 Olympics one of the most environmentally friendly Games ever.
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Wondering what you can do as an individual, family, employee this July, for the planet? Here is a list where you can prepare and participate in: Have a whole month with zero plastic, or at least no single use plastic: Join the millions doing the Plastic Free July! Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics? ALSO: July 1-7: Clean Beaches Week First Saturday in July: National Hop A Park Day July 3: International Plastic Bag Free Day July 10: Global Energy Independence Day July 11: World Population Day July 12: Paper Bag Day July 26: International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem July 28: World Nature Conservation Day July 28: National Tree Day July 29: Rain Day Inspire, encourage and motivate your entourage so there are plenty of people making efforts for our precious planet! #ecomauritius #Mauritius #earthdayeveryday #noplanetb #plasticfreejuly
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