The Tokyo Olympic Games have been dubbed the greenest Games to
date. Despite some criticism levelled against the claims of their
eco-friendly nature, it is notable that the Tokyo Olympics
Organising Committee has made significant strides to minimise the
Games' carbon footprint. However, the long-term sustainability
of the Games, as well as the possibility of sustaining, duplicating
or improving upon the eco-friendly efforts made by the Organising
Committee of the 2021 Games, remains to be seen.
Tokyo has committed itself to promoting energy savings and the
use of renewable energy as much as possible. According to the
organisers, the number of carbon credits purchased to offset the
Games' greenhouse gas emissions actually rendered the Olympics
"carbon negative".
