2002 Winter Olympics Zeros Out Air Pollution

“We’re very pleased to host the first zero emissions Olympic Winter Games,” announced Mitt Romney, Salt Lake Organizing Committee president and CEO on January 31, 2002. For the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the Australians built a solar-powered village, set up light-rail transportation systems, and worked with Greenpeace to improve environmental performance throughout the games—but they didn’t come close to zero-emissions. At this year’s Winter Olympics, the Committee has taken some steps to reduce the Games’ adverse impact on sensitive habitats and recycle waste, but otherwise its environmental achievements are unremarkable. So how is it that Romney was able to make this announcement? Witness the magic of emissions trading.
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