Exclusive - Green Paris bid pledges to slash carbon emissions


Co-president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee Tony Estanguet poses before a meeting of the 2024 Olympic games organising committee in Paris, France, in this file photo dated December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Paris 2024 Olympics bid committee is proposing a strong eco-friendly plan that will slash carbon emissions by more than half compared to the last two Games in London and Rio.

Speaking to Reuters on Tuesday, three days before the third part of their bid book is submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), bid co-president Tony Estanguet said Paris had placed sustainability at the top of its list of priorities.

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