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Technology minister Wan Gang was reported as saying that the event was
\nexpected to generate 1.18 million tonnes of carbon, in part because so
\nmany athletes and spectators were travelling long distances.<\/p>\n

"The ‘Green Olympics’ will take a series of measures, including
\ntechnological ones, like planting of trees and controlling the use of
\nvehicles, to reduce emissions by between 1 million and 1.29 million
\ntonnes," Wan was reported as saying. "We can basically ensure that
\nemissions will be balanced."<\/p>\n

China plans to restrict use of cars during the Olympics to ease
\ntraffic on Beijing’s roads, but it would be unusual to count any
\nreduction in pollution that resulted from vehicle controls towards an
\nevent’s overall emissions footprint, the Reuters report noted.<\/p>\n

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