When tens of millions of people are all crowding into the same area and hundreds of buildings are being lit up, televised and reported from, just how damaging to the environment are the Olympic Games?

Europe is in the midst of a heat wave, and while Olympic athletes in Paris for the 2024 Summer Games might be spared the ...

In “Greenest Games Ever? Not!” (Opinion, Feb. 3), Martin Lee pronounced a failing grade for the environmental efforts of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games. In ...

Globally, the aviation industry only contributed about 2.4% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.When you factor in non-carbon dioxide ...

People are increasingly expressing worries over the environmental impact of Olympic Games but for every London, there’s a Sochi – or another Beijing.

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Installing and using 5G technology could help minimize the Olympics' environmental impacts. This article is part of "5G Playbook," a series exploring one of our time's most important tech innovations.

China's official budget for the just-completed Winter Olympics in Beijing was $3.9 billion, though the Financial Times estimated this week that the true cost may be closer to $8.8 billion. An ...