Will Usain Bolt cause a UK energy crisis during the 100m final?
Counter intuitively perhaps, the answer is no, as gripping TV means less people involved in higher energy activities.
2012 Olympics
See allQatar’s Olympic showcase hints at big role for tiny country in global climate change challenge
The Gulf state’s petrodollars look to use sport and raw ambition to drive sustainable development at home and abroad and create climate solutions.
US Senator launches lobby to push climate change policy
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT
London Olympics art display breathes new life into importance of urban forestry
New art installation in London’s Russell Square highlights the important role of trees in keeping cities clean and free from pollution
Green groups call on ArcelorMittal to underwrite Olympic carbon emissions
Steel giant can offset the London Games’ greenhouse gas impact by cancelling just three percent of its massive reserve of excess carbon credits.
Can London 2012 mimic Beijing’s Olympic carbon cuts?
Emissions and congestion in the host city of the last Games briefly decreased during the event. What can London do to make the impact permanent?
Don’t stop moving: How to cut transport’s contribution to climate change
Forget untried fuels and expensive infrastructure projects, promoting healthy traffic flows can stem the tide of growing carbon emissions.
London 2012 Olympics: A story of sustainable architecture
RTCC takes a look at some of the innovative ideas which have gone into making the 2012 Games arenas some of the most sustainable ever seen at an Olympic event.
London 2012 declared greenest Olympics ever
Authors of Games’ original sustainability strategy, WWF and Bioregional, issue mixed scorecard for organisers but event still outshines previous Olympics and raises bar for future events.
Are there any winners in BP’s Olympic biofuel showcase?
Oil company uses sponsorship to draw attention to biofuel advances but commercialisation is the real prize.
2012 Olympics: East London’s Cody Dock given new sustainable life ahead of Games
How the trend of ‘crowd-sourcing’ is helping an East-End London community at Cody Dock regenerate their area start ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games.