PyeongChang 2018 Receives Donation for Eco-Friendly Games

PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 10: A Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games sign is seen at the Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 10, 2015 located in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea. The region, located in the northwest Taebaek Mountains of Korea, is preparing to host the 23rd edition of the Winter Olympics from February 9th to February 25th of 2018. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

(ATR)PyeongChang 2018 is mapping out its plans for an eco-friendly Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

POCOG's proposal for a green approach to the Games followed the committee's receipt of 15,936 tons of certified emission reductions (CERs) from volunteer donors.

The donation is equivalent to approximately 14 million USD.

The donated CERs were co-purchased from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) by 11 citizens of South Korea.

The donors were honored during a ceremony at POCOG's office on Monday. The group is comprised of students, residents, members of private organizations and entrepreneurs.

"The first donation of CERs received today is meaningful since it was made by volunteer citizens,"Sangpyo Kim, vice president of POCOG venue and infrastructure, said in a statement.

"We have the momentum started, and we hope the awareness and the activities of reducing the emission of green house gasses will further expand to enterprises, public businesses and the government."

The CERs will help offset carbon dioxide emissions during the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

POCOG estimates that 12,018 tons of carbon will be emittedduring the 2018 Olympics, taking place Feb. 9-25.

Approximately 3,918 tons of carbon will be emitted during the 2018 Paralympic Games, set for March 9-18.

POCOG projects that these figures, following the Games in 2018, will make up one percent of the total carbon dioxide emitted during the staging of the Olympics.

In addition to using donated CERs, POCOG is planning to build facilities that use geothermal and solar energy in newly constructed venues while also promoting the use of eco-friendly cars and technologies.

Written byNicole Bennett

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