Ditching generators and recycling buildings: How Paris did the Olympics different
From energy to reused infrastructure to vegetable-friendly menus, the 2024 Paris Olympics organising committee orchestrated this year's event with their own flavour.
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00:00As the 2024 Paris Olympics comes to a close, the legacy of the international four-yearly
00:07multi-sporting event is being felt further than just the French capital and spans innovating
00:13energy policies to recycling sporting infrastructure.
00:17Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are mulling whether to only use gas-guzzling
00:22generators for emergencies, according to French media.
00:26The 2024 Paris Olympics Organizing Committee first spearheaded the move away from generators
00:31powering the events, except in rare circumstances.
00:35The 2024 Paris Olympics is also having an impact on the organizers' and cities' coffers.
00:41Economic forecasting by financial company S&P Global Ratings estimates the 2024 Paris
00:47Olympics is the most budget-friendly Games in two decades.
00:51A glut of appropriate existing sporting infrastructure meant the International Organizing Committee
00:56did not need to construct new facilities, according to the report.
01:00If future organizing bodies mimicked Paris' legacy, it could guarantee environmental and
01:06financial gold.