There is a Western media hype that the Beijing Winter Olympics do not meet the green standard? Official rebuttal

"The Beijing Winter Olympics follow the standards of the International Olympic Committee and the sustainability standards of the United Nations." Yan Jiarong, spokesman for the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said on the 13th.

On the 13th, the New Office of the State Council held a press conference on the green Winter Olympics and sustainable development of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. Yan Jiarong made the above statement when answering a reporter's relevant question.

On January 11, the mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong", appeared on Beijing Beichen Road, and the construction personnel made the final modifications to the "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong". China News Service reporter Bian Zhengfeng photographed

At the meeting, a reporter said that some Western media have recently speculated that the Beijing Winter Olympics do not meet the green standards, claiming that it is difficult to verify the green commitments made by the Beijing Winter Olympics. What do you think about that?

"When you (the reporter) talk about the green standard, I would like to say that the Beijing Winter Olympics will follow the standards of the International Olympic Committee and the sustainable standards of the United Nations." Yan Jiarong, spokesperson of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, pointed out that the Beijing Winter Olympics is the first Olympic Games to practice the Olympic Agenda 2020 from the whole process of bidding, organizing and hosting, and it is also an Olympic Games that actively implements the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "We adhere to the concept of green Olympic Games and strive to create a sustainable Winter Olympic Games. Regarding the 'green' of the Beijing Winter Olympics, there are many highlights. ”

Yan Jiarong stressed: First, strengthen strategic planning. "Many foreign friends say that you Chinese very good at long-term planning. The Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee released the Sustainability Plan, which put forward a sustainable vision of 'Sustainability to the Future', and formulated 119 specific measures from the three aspects of positive environmental impact, new regional development and better life. ”

The second is the double Olympic venue. "We are making the most of the existing venues and facilities, which is a highlight of the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, like the National Stadium 'Bird's Nest' will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, the National Aquatics Center, which was originally the 'Water Cube' has now become the 'Ice Cube', and the Wukesong Sports Center, which is the original 'Basketball Hall', will become the 'Ice Hockey Hall'." Yan Jiarong said that the third is low carbon emissions. The Beijing Winter Olympics have adopted a number of measures such as low-carbon venues, low-carbon energy, and low-carbon transportation to reduce carbon emissions in the preparation and holding of the event, "to achieve the grand goal of 'Beijing 2022 carbon emissions will be fully neutralized'." ”

"The fourth is the demonstration standard." Yan Jiarong said that Beijing Municipality and Hebei Province jointly studied and formulated the "Evaluation Standards for Green Snow Sports Venues", as a green building standard for evaluating the snow venues of the Winter Olympics, filling the gap of relevant standards at home and abroad. The sustainability management system of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games integrates the three international standards of ISO20121, ISO4001 and ISO26000 to form a sustainable management system with the characteristics of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and also creates the first sustainability management system in the history of the Olympic Games covering all areas and all aspects of Olympic preparations.

"I think it's a good example for big events like the Olympics in the future." Yan Jiarong concluded.