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Ecological Transformation Committee

The Ecological Transformation Committee for the Games supports Paris 2024 with its climate and environmental strategy across the project’s entire scope (carbon impact, biodiversity, circular economy, energy, catering, digital technology, temporary construction, innovation and change management), with an advisory and monitoring role in the delivery of Paris 2024 commitments. 

Chaired by Gilles Boeuf, the committee is made up of nine experts, joined by representatives from Paris City Council, the Ministry of Sport, the Ministerial Delegation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (DIJOP), the Ile-de-France Region, the Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Métropole du Grand Paris, the National Olympic and Paralympic Committees, and the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), as well as a representative from the Paris 2024 Athletes’ Commission.

The Committee meets three times a year to share its views, recommendations and progress, prior to the regular meeting of the Paris 2024 Board of Directors. Gilles Boeuf as both Chairman of the Games Environmental Transformation Committee and an independent board member reports to the board on the work accomplished by the committee.

Composition of the Paris 2024 Ecological Transformation Committee

Nine experts who specialise in biodiversity, climate, energy, catering, circular economy, digital technology, resilience, construction and responsible innovation provide their expertise and advice with a view to driving progress on all aspects of the world’s biggest sporting event. Their diverse profiles reflect Paris 2024’s commitment to transversal ecological actions spanning all these aspects of the project.

The experts

Gilles Boeuf – Professor, Sorbonne University, AgroParisTech– (biodiversity expert) – President

Benoit Leguet – Managing Director, I4CE (Institute for Climate Economics) – (climate expert)

Lola Vallejo - Climate Programme Director, IDDRI – (climate expert)

Nathalie Boyer – CEO, OREE – (circular economy expert)

Pascale Dalix – Managing Partner, Chartier Dalix – (sustainable construction expert)

Thierry Marx – Chef – (sustainable catering expert)

Vincent Courboulay – Scientific Director, Institut Numérique Responsable – (responsible digital technology expert)

Michèle Pappalardo – President of the Committee of the “Socially Responsible Investment label” (resilience expert)

Representatives from Paris 2024’s ecosystem

Marie Dorin – Representative from the Athletes’ Commission

Nadia Boeglin – Representative from the ADEME

François Croquette – Representative from the City of Paris

Hugues Ravenel – Representative from the DIJOP

Ari Brodach – Representative from the departmental Council of Seine-Saint-Denis

Jean Zoungrana – Representative from the French National and Olympic Sports Committee (CNOSF)

Audrey Wittersheim – Representative from the French National and Olympic Sports Committee (CNOSF)

Nicolas Rolland – Representative from the Greater Paris Metropolis (MGP)

Cyril More – Representative from the French National and Paralympic Committee (CPSF)

Fantine Lefevre – Representative from the Île-de-France region

Laure Battala – Representative from the Ministry for Sports and Olympic and Paralympic Games

FAQ

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  • Paris 2024 has chosen to rely on 95% existing or temporary infrastructure for the Games.

    At the end of the event, all materials and structures installed on a temporary basis will be repurposed, reused or recycled.

    This commitment was made at the outset of the bid, and all temporary infrastructure operators are committed to meeting this objective.

  • Built on a former industrial wasteland bordering the communes of Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine and L'île-Saint-Denis, the Olympic and Paralympic Village was first designed for the area.

    A project that existed prior to the Games itself, it has been improved and accelerated thanks to the Games, and will be one of the main physical legacies.

    By 2025, it will be transformed into a sustainable city district, with housing, offices and shops, where almost 12,000 people will live and work.

    Solutions for low-carbon construction and a site adapted to the climatic conditions of 2050 include triple glazing, cooling floors, green spaces and geothermal energy.

    During the Games, it will be equipped by Paris 2024 to accommodate the 15,000 athletes, using modular partitions that will be re-used and furniture whose second-life solutions will be identified before the Games.

  • As stated by ADEME since 2022, the notion of "carbon neutrality" - i.e., emitting no more emissions than the planet or a territory can absorb - can only be applied on a global or territorial scale.

    To contribute to carbon neutrality, all organizations must participate in the reduction effort, and can support projects to combat climate change.

    On its own scale, Paris 2024 has set itself the target of cutting event-related CO2 emissions in half, by taking action in all areas of the organization. For those emissions that cannot be avoided, the Organizing Committee has chosen to finance projects that will help combat global warming while providing co-benefits for local populations and biodiversity.

    These include reforestation, forest preservation and renewable energy development projects.

    In line with ADEME's recommendation on climate-related communications, Paris 2024 no longer uses the expression "carbon-neutral" Games, without lowering its ambitions in this area.