Irish singer and political activist Bob Geldof has questioned claims that the 2032 Olympic Games will be “climate positive” and green. “I take the point that you’ve still got to extract minerals to get to a green policy: it seems odd and contradictory, but there you go,” he said in an interview with Queensland State…
Contradictory: Musician Bob Geldof Pans Claims of ‘Climate Positive’ Olympic Games
July 6, 2023
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Contradictory: Musician Bob Geldof Criticises Claim That Olympics Are ‘Climate Positive’
July 6, 2023
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Irish singer and political activist Bob Geldof has questioned claims that the 2032 Olympic Games will be “climate positive” and green. “I take the point that you’ve still got to extract minerals to get to a green policy: it seems odd and contradictory, but there you go,” he said in an interview with Queensland State…
Politicking for the Brisbane Olympic Games
Commentary When Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 Olympics was announced in July 2021, its success was due to a joint effort of the Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast Councils. Their regional bid to ensure the allocation of the 35th Summer Olympic Games and 19th Paralympic Games of the modern era to Brisbane constituted…
Brisbane Olympics Body Directors Named
BRISBANE, Australia—Former Dow Chemical boss Andrew Liveris will head the Brisbane 2032 Olympics organising committee as the government finalises the board. Olympic rower Rob Scott, Order of Australia recipient Sarah Kelly, former Queensland rugby player Brett Clark, and KPMG board member Shelley Reys will also sit on the committee. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the…
Let’s Welcome the Brisbane Olympics for the Right Reasons
Commentary On the recent morning after the International Olympic Committee named Brisbane as the host city of the 2032 Games, Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick was quoted as saying the event would “transform Queensland—and the rest of the nation along with us.” Really? A four week long event is going to “transform” a state (by 2032)…
Queensland Premier Seeking 50/50 Funding Split to Hold the Brisbane Olympic Games
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is pushing for a 50/50 funding split with the federal government to host the potential 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games. On February 24, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose Brisbane as the preferred candidate for the 2032 Olympics. If following negotiations with the Games chiefs and the federal government goes well, Brisbane…
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