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Caro Kyllmann

@carokyllmann.bsky.social
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Correspondent at Clean Energy Wire - all things climate adaptation and water, sustainable construction, grids and electricity markets. Trail running when not. Latest: Climate resilience in the sporting world - live from LA🏙️

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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Still time to apply to @cleanenergywire.bsky.social's next research tour to #Brussels, all expenses paid #Journalists: learn about anticipation and foresight at the heart of the EU www.cleanenergywire.org/research-tou...
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RESEARCH TOUR: Anticipating Europe: Foresight and the next generation of EU reporting | Clean Energy Wire
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Olympische Spiele in Los Angeles: 2028 ohne Auto zu den Wettkämpfen background.tagesspiegel.de/verkehr-und-... @tspbackground.bsky.social
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Olympische Spiele in Los Angeles: 2028 ohne Auto zu den Wettkämpfen
Zu den Olympischen Spielen in Los Angeles 2028 sollen Zuschauer alle Wettkampfstätten mit Bahn, Bus, Rad oder zu Fuß erreichen. In der ganz auf das Auto ausgerichteten Metropole ist das ein ehrgeizige...
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
And in German as well🙌 Olympische Spiele in Los Angeles: 2028 ohne Auto zu den Wettkämpfen background.tagesspiegel.de/verkehr-und-...
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Olympische Spiele in Los Angeles: 2028 ohne Auto zu den Wettkämpfen
Zu den Olympischen Spielen in Los Angeles 2028 sollen Zuschauer alle Wettkampfstätten mit Bahn, Bus, Rad oder zu Fuß erreichen. In der ganz auf das Auto ausgerichteten Metropole ist das ein ehrgeizige...
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Europe must adapt energy systems to climate stress – analysts
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Europe must adapt energy systems to climate stress – analysts
Europe must adapt energy systems to climate stress as heatwaves, drought and low river flows threaten generation; experts call for stronger grids, storage and water resilience.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Read in Spanish ⬇️
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Climática @climatica.coop · 24/08/2026
¿Puede un estadio centenario ser referente en sostenibilidad? El caso del Coliseo de Los Ángeles Cuarto artículo de la serie de @carokyllmann.bsky.social sobre la ciudad estadounidense y su preparación para los JJOO de 2028.
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¿Puede un estadio centenario ser referente en sostenibilidad? El caso del Coliseo de Los Ángeles - Climática
El estadio Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ha sido durante mucho tiempo escenario de grandes espectáculos deportivos. Sin embargo, ahora se enfrenta a nuevos desafíos a medida que el cambio climático redefine las reglas del deporte.
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
LA Memorial Coliseum is one of most sustainable stadiums in US with award-winning record of keeping game-day waste out of landfill Yet century-old venue faces new challenges as climate change rewrites rules of sport www.cleanenergywire.org/news/how-100...
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How the 100-year-old LA Coliseum became one of the US's most sustainable stadiums | Clean Energy Wire
The open-air bowl of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has long been the backdrop to breath-taking athletic performances. Behind the scenes, it is also one of the most sustainable stadiums in the US, with an award-winning record of keeping game-day waste out of landfill. But the century-old venue faces new challenges as climate change rewrites the rules of sport.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As climate change rewrites the rules of sport, event organisers must ensure staff, athletes and fans can continue to gather as temperatures get hotter and extreme weather risks rise – while reducing their own climate impact. The LA Memorial Coliseum is a nice example of a venue heading that way.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Matthew Buswell finds he needs to hose down the LA Memorial Coliseum's 75,000 seats more often than the schedule used to require. “Why would I have to do a wash down in January? I had to because we looked like a chimney,” he says referring to LA's 2025 fires. New from me🖋️
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How the 100-year-old LA Coliseum became one of the US's most sustainable stadiums | Clean Energy Wire
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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Fantastic reporting here by Libby Rainey that confirms what we've been hearing about the "clean zones" around LA28 venues: "Carter Hewgley, chief strategy officer for L.A. County’s Department of Homeless Services and Housing, said his office had been told to plan for perimeters as wide as a mile"
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The LA Olympics is expected to displace unhoused people living around venues. So what's the plan?
L.A. officials say people living on the streets will likely have to leave certain areas come 2028. They don't know how they'll be moved or who will pay for it.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Now ready to read in Spanish too 🤩 bsky.app/profile/clim...
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Climática @climatica.coop · 03/08/2026
SERIE | La sombra de Trump se cierne sobre las ambiciones ecológicas de los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 2028
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La sombra de Trump se cierne sobre las ambiciones ecológicas de los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 2028 - Climática
A dos años de su celebración, los patrocinadores corporativos con los que cuentan los organizadores temen enfadar al presidente estadounidense al defender causas ecologistas. Los JJOO deben reducir su impacto climático y dejar un legado positivo y sostenible, pero los preparativos se desarrollan en un entorno donde la ambición se rechaza en lugar de celebrarse.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Waterways are becoming a less reliable way to transport goods or to produce much-needed electricity when millions are seeking to cool their homes www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Europe's shrinking rivers curb power output, transport and company earnings
Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have curtailed the transport of goods, reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears ​about the economic impact of searing heat...
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hungary, meanwhile, will shut its only nuclear power plant entirely for the first time due to record low water levels of the Danube river www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Danube's record low levels force shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear plant
Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia are also grappling with the effects of a series of prolonged heatwaves and low rainfall.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On the Rhine, low-water levels create a bottleneck for the delivery of coal and fuels inland while raising shipping costs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36-Year Low in Risk to Energy Supplies
The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for the delivery of coal and fuels inland while raising shipping costs.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I wrote about this three years ago, and the biggest change I’ve seen since is a little more attention to the topic, but only when the crisis is acute, then conversations die out www.cleanenergywire.org/news/race-cl...
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The race is on to climate-proof Europe’s water resources | Clean Energy Wire
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
News keep coming on record low-water levels across Europe’s main rivers We desperately need to implement solutions that address the treat that climate change poses to Europe’s waterways, which play so many roles www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Record-Low Danube Disrupts Nuclear Plants, Strands Cruises
The Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, fell to record low levels this week as heat waves scorched large swaths of the continent, adding to a summer of extreme weather that has strained vital water...
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"LA’s bold vision for a 'car-free' Olympics has settled into a more achievable 'transit-first,' still a remarkable feat for a city built around the automobile," reports my friend @carokyllmann.bsky.social: www.cleanenergywire.org/news/los-ang... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social
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Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach | Clean Energy Wire
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach "LA is doing an admirable job trying to fit a transit network into land use that was not made for it" says @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social
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Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach | Clean Energy Wire
LA’s bold vision for a “car-free” Olympics has settled into a more achievable “transit-first”, still a remarkable feat for a city built around the automobile. The 2028 Olympic Games could leave behind a legacy of cleaner air, a greener bus fleet, and better bus shelters, yet slow planning and a lack of money have quashed the most ambitious plans, while car travel remains convenient and negative perceptions of public transport abound. How far Los Angeles gets matters well beyond sporting events.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Can LA tackle its transport challenges and use a "transit-first" Olympics to bring an inflection point to its congested roads? www.cleanenergywire.org/news/los-ang...
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Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach | Clean Energy Wire
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
LA inaugurated three important underground stops in May The City of Long Beach, meanwhile, is advancing cycling and walking infrastructure "with a little bit more style" Despite progress being slow, it is happening
A beachfront cycle lane at the City of Long Beach
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The city pledged to host "car-free" Olympics, a vision which could have improved air quality, cleaned buses, set better public transport use incentives, added shelters to bus stops But between slow planning and a lack of money, LA is likely to fall short of the legacy advocates once envisaged
Some riders opt to bring their own shelters to LA's bus stops.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
For my latest @cleanenergywire.bsky.social long read, I explore the state of LA's public transport and traffic woes Transport is one of the biggest sources of pollution in the US and, like most American cities, LA has struggled to cut emissions from the sector Its geography does it little favours
The roaring sound of large motorways is never too far away, as horizons fade through bad air quality.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach Travelling across the city without a car with two years left until they return to LA shows how long the road ahead is www.cleanenergywire.org/news/los-ang...
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Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach | Clean Energy Wire
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Scientists had warned us. Climate change doesn't just hurt nature, it also hurts capital. You can continue to deny it or ignore acting on it, only if you can afford to pay for the growing damages. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36-Year Low in Risk to Energy Supplies
The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for the delivery of coal and fuels inland while raising shipping costs.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I've been writing about what it means for the Olympics, zeroing in on the next host city, Los Angeles, which is no stranger to wildfire risks www.cleanenergywire.org/dossiers/wil...
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Wildfire-recovering LA faces climate questions ahead of 2028 Olympics | Clean Energy Wire
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Another example of how consequences of climate change affect popular sporting events, and the need to adapt www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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The year climate change came for the Tour de France
Record heat, wildfire threats, and an unprecedented stage modification highlighted the growing challenge global warming poses to endurance sports.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Wildfires force Tour de France organisers to cut first 58km of final Paris stage Wildfires do not directly affect route, but manpower needed to keep the Tour safe will be needed to combat blazes and protect population velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-ra...
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Distance Slashed and Route Changed for Stage 21 Conclusion of Tour de France around Paris
Wildfires affect the Tour de France for the second time with bigger consequences for final stage than previously seen on stage 3.
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Climática @climatica.coop · 17/07/2026
SERIE | La sombra de Trump se cierne sobre las ambiciones ecológicas de los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 2028
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La sombra de Trump se cierne sobre las ambiciones ecológicas de los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 2028 - Climática
A dos años de su celebración, los patrocinadores corporativos con los que cuentan los organizadores temen enfadar al presidente estadounidense al defender causas ecologistas. Los JJOO deben reducir su impacto climático y dejar un legado positivo y sostenible, pero los preparativos se desarrollan en un entorno donde la ambición se rechaza en lugar de celebrarse.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Do catch up with the rest of the coverage www.cleanenergywire.org/dossiers/wil...
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Wildfire-recovering LA faces climate questions ahead of 2028 Olympics | Clean Energy Wire
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
With information like this coming from official sources, it was important for me to do research on the ground. From the outside, you get the impression that a lot is being done. Once inside, you notice the significant room for improvement. www.olympics.com/ioc/news/la2...
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LA28: how the Games are adapting to what the city needs most
Los Angeles is getting ready to host the Olympic Games for the third time in 2028, having previously done so in 1932 and 1984. At the heart of the plan is making full use of LA’s existing iconic venue...
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The pressure to find sponsors to pay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is so high, that the organising committee struggles to take meaningful action on sustainability, people with internal knowledge told me. LA has no leading voice championing climate action like Paris had in Hidalgo, and it shows⬇️
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Trump’s shadow looms large over Los Angeles 2028 Olympic green ambitions | Clean Energy Wire
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Julia Verville @juliahv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ice cars, water-cooled sheets, broken air conditioning : riders face extreme heat on the Tour velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-ra...
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Riders Group Calls for Action as Tour de France Cooks
Riders, race staff and public all wrestling with dangerous conditions at the Tour de France.
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Magda Bandera @magdabandera.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Muy interesante esta serie de artículos 🔽
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Muchas gracias Magda!
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
And published in Spanish by @climatica.coop Los Angeles busca cómo usar el Mundial de preparación para los Juegos Olímpicos y el cambio climático🔥
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Los Ángeles o cómo usar el Mundial de preparación para los Juegos Olímpicos y el cambio climático - Climática
Primer artículo de una serie de cuatro centrada en cómo Los Ángeles utiliza el torneo como banco de pruebas frente al calor extremo y la movilidad de cara a los Juegos Olímpicos de 2028.
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Grist @grist.org · 05/07/2026
Los Angeles is testing heat and transport plans against an influx of global sports fans, which should both inform Olympic decisions and help it cope with growing climate risks. (via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social) bit.ly/4gjLvFa
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Now available on Grist too! Enjoy reading🤓
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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The hydration stations have been a World Cup highlight for me because they symbolize an in-reach public amenity win. And there’s an effort to install 2028 permanent hydration stations in LA city by 2028
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Hydration break
This is my ode to public H₂O
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Story now published in German too: www.aufruhr-magazin.de/klimaresilie...
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WM in Los Angeles: Klimatest für Olympia 2028
Hitzeplanung, neue U-Bahn-Stationen und ein grüner Nahverkehr: Los Angeles nutzt die Fußball-WM 2026 als Klimatest. Schafft die Stadt, was sie sich vornimmt?
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Correspondent @carokyllmann.bsky.social spent a month in LA to gather material for this analysis. The article is part of a CLEW series on climate resilience in the sporting world - find all related reporting here
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Wildfire-recovering LA faces climate questions ahead of 2028 Olympics | Clean Energy Wire
The 2028 Summer Olympic Games will land in a city still rebuilding after painful wildfires, and facing social and financial challenges. Los Angeles is no stranger to the Olympics, and the city is investing heavily in public transport, while organisers plan to rely on existing venues and civil society groups are ramping up resilience work. Can one of the world's most popular cultural events become an inflection point for climate mitigation and resilience in the long term, both for the Olympics and the host city? With its rich Olympic history, California’s green ambitions, and recent brush with the consequences of global warming, LA holds enormous promise. Yet on the ground, the realities are more complicated. 
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is the first in a series of articles exploring LA's mega-sporting event era, and what it means for climate adaptation and mitigation in the city recently ravaged by wildfires The project was made possible by a travel grant from the #CheckpointCharlieFoundation
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
New from me: Los Angeles turns “most polluting” World Cup into Olympic rehearsal in bid for climate legacy As the 2026 World Cup unfolds, the stakes are particularly high in LA, which will use the event to stress-test mobility and heat plans for 2028 Olympics and growing climate risks
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Los Angeles turns “most polluting” World Cup into Olympic rehearsal in bid for climate legacy | Clean Energy Wire
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Another sports event affected by extreme heat this past weekend Frankfurt Ironman shortened: swimming remains unchanged, cycling cut from 180 to 125km, running shortened from marathon to half-marathon Meanwhile, Nice cancels event altogether
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Beschluss des Veranstalters: Ironman Frankfurt wird wegen Hitze verkürzt
Beim Ironman Frankfurt werden die Strecken für das Radfahren und Laufen verkürzt. Grund ist die große Hitze, die für Sonntag angekündigt ist.
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...
A map of Europes with dots for all 854 cities analysed, pink dots for the cities that broke humid heat records, grey dots elsewhere. Pink dots conentrated over Southern UK, Germany, Poland and Benelux.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Event organisers said couldn't rule out that going ahead - even with a heat plan including added hydration stations (7 instead of usual 4), showers, water tubs and drinking fountains - would not increase demand for emergency services Temperatures of up to 37°C expected this weekend
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hamburg half marathon cancelled because of heat City was until recently one of Germany's contenders to host the 2036, 2040, or 2044 Olympics www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/hitzew...
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Hitzewelle vor Laufevent: Wegen Hitze: Hamburger Halbmarathon abgesagt
24.000 Laufbegeisterte hatten sich vorbereitet – jetzt bleibt die Startlinie leer. Welche Sicherheitsbedenken die Veranstalter zum Abbruch gezwungen haben.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's today!! If you haven't signed up yet, change your plans and make sure to be there🏆
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Fascinating feature looking into the almost ridiculous level of attention given to grass at World Cup venues "the researchers have developed root systems, irrigation methods and maintenance schedules that are specific to each location" www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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World Cup history will be made on this grass. These scientists have spent decades perfecting it
The grass on which the World Cup's 104 matches will be played has a vital but often overlooked role. Two scientists have spent decades getting it right.
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Caro Kyllmann @carokyllmann.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📣1 week to go! @cleanenergywire.bsky.social webinar exploring what LA's Olympic preparations tell us about the future of #sport amid #climatechange 📆: 23 June @ 16:00 CET 👯: Open to all 💻Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinar/clim... #LCAW2026
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Climate change meets sport: Wildfire-recovering Los Angeles gears up to host Summer Olympic Games | Clean Energy Wire
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