How the Tokyo2020 Olympics and its ban on spectators will affect the environment:
of the USA Women's gymnastics team final. The host country is missing out on millions of dollars of tourist revenue.TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Seats remain empty as Emma Coburn of Team United States competes in round one of the Women's 3000m Steeplechase heats on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
"I trust it will ultimately amount to many tons of emissions avoided, but keep in mind that the disruptions to travel due to COVID only contributed to an overall reduction in 2020 emissions of about 7% below 2019 levels," Smerdon said.
"To put this in perspective, a few 100,000 tons is less than one month of emissions from one coal plant," he said."It is 1/15 of what a big steel mill makes."Globally, the aviation industry only contributed about 2.4% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute.
What will really put a dent in emissions is systemic change and electing decision-makers who care about the issue as well as being open to new ideas, according to the experts.
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