The eyes of the world are fixed on Paris and the 2024 Olympic Games. But read this carefully: here, we are in June 2052, in a world even more disrupted by climate change. Franceinfo is taking advantage of this fortnight to imagine what these same Paris Games could look like in twenty-eight years.
Franceinfo has chosen to tell, in (almost) real time, six significant days of these Olympic and Paralympic Games of the future. A story of anticipation based on current knowledge, supported by reports and interviews with climate science researchers and personalities from the world of sport (see our methodologyThe final scenario describes Games marked by a chosen sobriety and a recourse to technology, sometimes synonymous with maladaptation.
Organization postponed to June, limited travel, disciplines that have disappeared or are forced to evolve, consequences of the effects of heat on the human body… Project yourself into the heart of the biggest sporting event adapted (or not) to the average increase of 2.7°C in France compared to the pre-industrial era. Here is the story of the second day, marked by the presentation of the first medals and the various adaptations of the rowing, rugby, archery and beach volleyball events.
>> Relive the first day of our story of the Paris Games in 2052.