Sustainability




Measuring the effect of the 2012 Games on the air quality of London

By Russ Swan

London 2012_rings_unveiled_at_Heathrow_2_June_20_2012Staging a vast international event on the scale of the Olympic Games brings with it inevitable environmental impact, not least from all the extra journeys made by visitors travelling to and from the many venues. In the case of London 2012, with 11 million visitors expected, that means hundreds of millions of additional journeys and the inevitable air pollution they cause.