UNEP BEIJING TURIN GREEN OLYMPICS DEALS
November 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE UNLIKELY prospect of China - one of the world's least environment-friendly countries - running a green Olympics has come closer to reality through an agreement with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It has struck a deal with the Beijing Organising Committee for the (2008) summer games (BOCOG), involving the UN agency boosting public awareness of air, water and noise pollution plans focusing on transport, landscaping and waste disposal. Klaus Toepfer, UNEP executive director, wants the Chinese public to understand these policies: ...
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