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2 sie 2024 · The emissions from travel it took to report this story were 30kg CO2. The digital emissions from this story are an estimated 1.2g to 3.6g CO2 per page view. Find out more about how we...
4 lip 2024 · The Code Red swell of 2011 got its name from the signal used by Tahitian authorities to shut down any nautical activities for 24 hours. To date, it's only been exercised twice, the second time in July 2022, yet despite the bureaucratic stop sign, surfers have ridden waves at Teahupoo during both Code Red swells.
29 lip 2024 · Teahupo'o is the site of the surfing event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games—which has generated some controversy over fears of damaging its coral reef and even changing its famous waves.
11 gru 2023 · When Tahiti was selected as the surfing site, dignitaries in coastal resorts in mainland France, such as Biarritz, were unimpressed – not least because of the cost and the carbon emissions ...
21 lip 2024 · Hosting the surfing event in Tahiti is certainly doing things differently. But it raises yet more questions about the IOC’s claims of leadership in environmental sustainability.
31 lip 2024 · 1 December 2023 - Tahiti residents report that a barge being used to build the new Olympic surf tower has snagged on the reef, damaging the corals near the contest site. Footage emerges from...
8 paź 2024 · The debate on sustainability with an emphasis on the surfing venue has mainly focused on the local community’s stance against what can be described as a post-colonial international extraction, the recomposition of the naturally structured environment, and the Olympics’ lasting impact on top of climate change in the region.
