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ome may scoff at the notion of a sustainable Olympics in Russia. The state produces 1,829m tonnes of CO2
– the world’s fourth highest total – and, until recently, its idea
of effective energy use was holding neighbouring countries to ransom by withholding gas from their energy networks. But having won the bid to the host the 2014 Winter Olympics
Russia now has to take sustainable building seriously. Our feature on the Olympic projects in Sochi (page 32) shows that some advances have been made. Guy Eames, as the head of the Russian Green Building Council, is helping to advise the Russian organisers on energy certfi ication and construction best practice. As a result BREEAM is being used on 10 Olympic projects. Now, according to Eames, construction best practice is being adopted on projects further afi eld in Russia, and a Green Building Council has even been established in Kazakhstan. We talk about picking the low hanging fruit in the UK by carrying out easy wins such as loft insulation and proper plant commissioning, but it’s nothing compared to the amount of over- ripe windfall lying on the Russian continent. Countless tonnes of carbon could be saved by carrying out the most straightforward of energy saving measures. The West shouldn’t be too judgemental.
Having won the bid to host the 2014 Olympics, Russia has to take sustainability seriously
If it had oil and gas as plentiful as Russia, there would be less incentive for economies to reduce carbon. There is no pressure from consumers suffering high energy bills either. The grandparents of the Journal’s senior reporter, Liza Young, live in a four- bed apartment in Tula, 120 miles south of
Moscow, and only pay around £13 on their monthly energy bills. (They still complain about the bills, mind – all things are relative). Images on the BBC’s Russia on four wheels, of fly-tipping on an industrial scale in Sochi, indicate what a long way there is still to go. To embrace a Winter Olympic analogy, the Russians have not yet completed a lap of the speed skating track – they’ve barely got to the start – but at least they’ve shown some commitment and, with training and encouragement, could signifi cantly drive down emissions. With the football World Cup only four years away, there will be
more opportunity to drive best practice through international standards. There has already been one example of resource efficiency – the Fisht Olympic Stadium, which hosts opening and closing ceremonies, is being reused as a World Cup venue.
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