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In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act

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Organizers of the Games promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by re-using historic buildings, adding bike lanes, even putting solar panels on the Seine. Will it work?

A pool from the 1924 Paris Olympics is getting a makeover for the 2024 games.Credit...Yulia Grigoryants for The New York Times

Organizers of the Games promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by re-using historic buildings, adding bike lanes, even putting solar panels on the Seine. Will it work?

How do you produce a global sporting event, with millions of people swooping down on one city, in the age of global warming?