Delivering Success: Engagement, Legacy and Vision Olympic Winter Games 2026 Paris 2024 & Los Angeles 2028 One of the signi昀椀cant successes of the IOC’s Agenda 2020 has been the fact that the host cities for both 2024 and 2028 have proposed Games that will mark new levels of sustainability. As a starting point, both Paris and Los Angeles fully • Over 26 hectares of biodiversity created embraced the Olympic Agenda 2020 philosophy on the Olympic sites in Seine-Saint-Denis, that cities should use existing or temporary venues thanks to the Games if no long-term legacy need could be identi昀椀ed. Paris 2024 is also working to develop and As a result, both cities will deliver Games plans deliver a sustainable model of organising in which more than 90 per cent of venues will be major events that is reproducible existing or temporary – leading to signi昀椀cant cost internationally, and to share it with other reductions in organising the Games as well as international organisers. eliminating the risk of ‘white elephant’ developments. Meanwhile, Los Angeles will be the 昀椀rst The Paris bid was built around a strong commitment “energy-positive” Games, meaning more and vision for sustainable development in the energy will be generated through renewable broadest sense. The candidature team stated: sources than is needed to power the Games. “Building on the Paris Agreement on climate LA 2028 is already collaborating with venue change adopted in December 2015 at the COP21, partners to explore opportunities for onsite the Paris 2024 Games will be at the forefront of renewable energy generation, such as environmental stewardship.” solar carports. The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Village will be The Games in LA will also feature a Green Sports 97% 93% a model of sustainable development, including: Park, which will showcase leading technology of Los Angeles of Paris 2024 venues • 100 per cent bio-based materials in sport and environmental innovation. 2028 venues will be will be temporary • 100 per cent green energy during And an innovative new role has been created temporary or existing or existing the Games to deliver and oversee all sustainability and • 100 per cent sustainable and certi昀椀ed legacy projects. food sources The Chief Impact Of昀椀cer, who will be a member of Read the Los Angeles Read the Paris • 100 per cent of the Olympic family and the executive team, will report directly to the CEO. Candidature File here Candidature File here spectators using clean transportation Sustainability 26