The International Olympic Committee has long trumpeted its own sustainability credibility. But are the Olympic Games actually sustainable or are they greenwashing gold?
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Boykoff, J. Olympic sustainability or Olympian smokescreen. Nat Sustain 4, 294–295 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00710-w
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