Enjoy a Green and Low Carbon Time at the Chengdu Universiade Green | Low Carbon | Universiade

Guangming Review

Author: Wang Yuxin

The opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Universiade was held in Chengdu, Sichuan on the evening of the 28th. In addition to exciting sports events and competitive events, the construction of green and low-carbon venues and event guarantees are also eye-catching. Whether it's the carbon cycle lightboxes and energy cabins exhibited at the Chengdu Universiade Low Carbon Experience Hall, or the 1340 new energy buses and over 1000 new energy cars that will soon be put into use during the Universiade, the preparation process for the Universiade showcases the concept of "green, wisdom, vitality, and sharing" and the principles of "green, frugal, and necessary", allowing people to immerse themselves in the embrace of green grass and lush flowers, and share a happy time of green and low-carbon.

In recent years, the concept of green and low-carbon hosting has become a consensus and increasingly evident in the construction process of various large-scale sports events. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the opening ceremony presented a "micro torch" using clean hydrogen energy as fuel. All venues met green building standards, with 100% use of green electricity for conventional energy. The ultra-low energy design helped transform the "Water Cube" into an "Ice Cube". The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games formulated a series of guidelines and guidelines around green management, implementing the "zero waste concept", adhering to green construction, adopting green energy, and making "green actions" a trend in the Asian Games. Moving on to the Chengdu Universiade, by actively promoting the widespread application of low-carbon energy and fully implementing measures to reduce carbon emissions at the source, it is expected to achieve a reduction of about 26000 tons of carbon emissions... Driven by the new development concept and the "dual carbon" goal, major sports events have become important practical platforms for implementing green and low-carbon concepts, establishing environmental protection models, and guiding the whole society to accelerate the formation of green production and lifestyle.

Behind the green and low-carbon way of organizing meetings is a strong support for technological innovation. Currently, the coordinated development of digitization and greening is injecting inexhaustible momentum into the construction of a green, intelligent digital ecological civilization, achieving economic transformation and upgrading, and high-quality development. At the Chengdu Universiade venue, the exterior of the Phoenix Mountain basketball venue can switch energy consumption modes through an intelligent control system; The rainwater recovery system of Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Center saves more than 3000 tons of water annually, which basically meets the water needs for greening and maintenance; The center of Shuangliu Tennis Stadium is equipped with cadmium telluride power generation glass for road signs. It can be seen that based on breakthroughs in key green and low-carbon technologies, as well as the digitization and systematic integration of various resources through digital technology, large-scale sports events can be further optimized in venue design, system operation, and management, integrating technical support into detail control, effectively improving utilization efficiency and reducing energy loss. Technological innovation, as a key variable, has become a crucial support for creating low-carbon, environmentally friendly, and exciting large-scale sports events.

In the long run, the trend of green and low-carbon will run through the meetings, green cities, and benefiting the people, accelerating the pace of green city construction. The reason why the Chengdu Universiade can be full of greenery is due to the unremitting efforts of Chengdu city - the Tianfu Greenway has exceeded 6500 kilometers, and in the past five years, it has added 24000 acres of new park area, with over 1500 parks of various types. A park city that "builds a city in the park, has parks in the city, sees greenery through the windows, and sees parks when going out" has taken shape. The "Green and Low Carbon Organizing Report for the Chengdu Universiade" to be released after the competition will also form a green and low-carbon practical heritage of the Universiade by extracting typical cases. It can be seen that integrating green and low-carbon throughout the entire process of sports event preparation, hosting, and subsequent venue utilization is not only a measure to benefit people's livelihoods, but also conveys the determination of cities to achieve green transformation in their development and lifestyle. Green development is a systematic revolution that covers economic development, lifestyle, social and cultural aspects. It not only requires a firm commitment to the path of production development, prosperity, and ecological well-being, but also requires the joint efforts of the whole society. The "green" of the Chengdu Universiade points to a new path of integrating future reduction and green development, inspiring and guiding the general public to participate in energy conservation and emission reduction, and jointly practice a low-carbon, healthy, and green lifestyle. This will further deepen the concept of green and low-carbon development in people's hearts, adding new green to the construction of ecological civilization and a beautiful China.

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