To what extent Olympic Game 2021 is sustainable? (Block A) by Janice Chin https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a en-us 2020-08-19 03:42:01 UTC 2026-01-14 03:22:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Discussion 1: janicechin https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/686459192 Search on internet about articles / graphs / video related to this issue]]> 2020-08-19 03:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/686459192 Ilia https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718370836 "In the two years between April 2017 and March 2019, 100 percent of the metals required to manufacture the approximately 5,000 gold, silver and bronze medals were extracted from small electronic devices contributed by people from all over Japan," a statement on the Tokyo 2020 official website reads.]]> 2021-09-06 03:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718370836 Beri Kobani https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718372252 2021-09-06 03:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718372252 Leah https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718373600 The medals are produced from recycled metals collected from consumers around the nation, and award ceremony podiums made from household plastic waste. ]]> 2021-09-06 03:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718373600 Maya https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374055 "The Games are being powered by electricity from renewable sources. Wood biomass power will be generated from construction waste and tree clippings, while the Games will also use power generated from solar farms in Tamakawa, Naraha and Okuma in Fukushima" Source: The national times]]> 2021-09-06 03:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374055 Jacqueline's https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374526 1. athletes sleep on recyclable cardboard beds, podiums have been made from recycled plastic and medals have been made with metals obtained from recycled phones and other electric devices.
2. At the opening ceremony, the torchbearer will wear a uniform made from discarded Coca-Cola bottles and hold a hydrogen-fueled torch formed of repurposed aluminium from disaster relief shelters.
3. However, when University of Lausanne researchers analysed all 16 Olympics that have taken place since 1992, they noticed a clear decrease in the sustainability of the games since then, with Tokyo in the bottom three.

This trend can be traced back to the increasing size of the event, Gogishvili says, which causes a chain reaction of environmental, social and economic impacts.

"In 1964, when Tokyo last hosted the Summer Olympics, there were 5,500 athletes participating," he said. "Today, there will be around 12,000."

"More athletes means more events, more participating countries and more media. They need more venues, accommodation and larger capacity, which means more construction and a more negative ecological footprint."

]]> 2021-09-06 03:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374526 Daniela https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374755 Use of sustainable materials, solar energy and purchase of carbon credits]]> 2021-09-06 03:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374755 jessica https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374982 athletes sleep on recyclable cardboard beds

]]> 2021-09-06 03:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718374982 The Tokyo Olympics are also using sustainable materials in just about every facet of the event: athletes sleep on recyclable cardboard beds, podiums have been made from recycled plastic -source https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/tokyo-a-major-step-forward-for-sustainable-climate-friendly-olympics/ .-Tamar https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718375171 2021-09-06 03:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718375171 Beri Kobani https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718376141 The Tokyo olympics have had many efforts of sustainability. They made the medals from old phones and electronics, they also used recyclable cardboard beds.]]> 2021-09-06 03:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718376141 Hannah https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718376266 1. 500 fuel cell electrical vehicles as passenger cars
2. 5,000 medals made from past consumers electronics
3. Use of recycle card board bed
4. Sports uniforms with recycled materials]]> 2021-09-06 03:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718376266 Betty https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718376332 Sustainability at the Olympics? Here Are Tokyo 2020’s Plans (greenmatters.com)]]> 2021-09-06 03:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718376332 Chloe https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718377213 they use renewable energy
athletes sleep on recyclable cardboard beds
podiums made from recycled plastic and medals made from recycled metals collected from recycled phones and other electric device.]]> 2021-09-06 03:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718377213 Sustainability ermuunh https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718377384 Tokyo is a very sustainable country so that itself answers that the olympic game would be sustainable. They have the concept "Be better, together for the planet and the people". For example, the medals are made from recycled metals and the athletes were sleeping on recycled cardboard beds; just to name a few. Essentially, they made mostly everything from recycled materials.]]> 2021-09-06 03:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718377384 Betty https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718378958
  • Climate change: The Games plan to use renewable energy as much as possible and work towards zero carbon emissions
  • Resource management:  The 2020 Olympics have a goal of producing zero waste.
  • Natural environment and biodiversity: The Games will contribute to Tokyo’s idea of “city within nature/nature within the city.”
  • Human rights, labor, and fair business practices: The Olympics committee plans to follow the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
  • Involvement, cooperation, and communications: The committee wants the Games to be “open to everyone

    • ]]>     2021-09-06 03:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718378958     Isa isabelle232 https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718378971 The bed frame is made of paper, which are able to recycle after using.]]> 2021-09-06 03:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718378971 Bailey bailey232 https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718379636 - Wood used to build buildings for Olympians linked to deforestation 
    - Claims to be "carbon negative" because of carbon credits collected, however these carbon credits do not extract carbon from the atmosphere, but only reduce future emissions 
    - Third-least sustainable Olympics in the past 30 years ]]>     2021-09-06 03:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718379636     Maya https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718380313 "60% of competition venues will utilize existing facilities, a decision which will result in an estimated reduction of 80,000 tons of carbon emissions" Source: Olympics.com]]> 2021-09-06 03:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718380313 Myo Nyein Naing https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718380855 https://youtu.be/FuY3x0nKnJM

    2021 Olympic is not sustainable. ]]>     2021-09-06 03:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718380855     Leah's https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718380987 Despite the initiatives Tokyo made, Tokyo 2020 is still the third-least sustainable Olympics to take place in the past 30 years, according to the report. They focus on recycling without banning plastic.]]> 2021-09-06 03:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718380987 Ana Marija https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718381019 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00696-5]]> 2021-09-06 03:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718381019 Hannah https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718382406 1. The card board beds are made from tropical plywood in Indonesia, such conversion destroys some oldest forests which are home to endangered orangutans. 
    2. Gained more than enough carbon credits which caused carbon negatives]]>     2021-09-06 03:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/janicechin/olympicgame2021_a/wish/1718382406