How climate change is changing the world of sports - PBS NewsHour
How climate change is changing the world of sports | PBS News Weekend
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Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown
Winston Wilde Winston Wilde
Organizers of the Paris Olympics have set a lofty goal to generate less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of the last two summer games. The Olympics are not alone — across the sports world, climate change is changing the game. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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In his more than 30-year career with the News Hour, Brown has served as co-anchor, studio moderator, and field reporter on a wide range of national and international issues, with work taking him around the country and to many parts of the globe. As arts correspondent he has profiled many of the world's leading writers, musicians, actors and other artists. Among his signature works at the News Hour: a multi-year series, “Culture at Risk,” about threatened cultural heritage in the United States and abroad; the creation of the NewsHour’s online “Art Beat”; and hosting the monthly book club, “Now Read This,” a collaboration with The New York Times.
Winston Wilde is a coordinating producer at PBS News Weekend.
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