Commonwealth Games 2022: the most sustainable ever?
Business Daily
BBC
4.4 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2022
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The Commonwealth Games 2022 is coming to England's second biggest city, Birmingham, which is home to almost six million people and more than 450,000 businesses. It's expected to create 35,000 new jobs and skills opportunities and generate an extra £1.2bn ($1.4bn) for the city's economy.
Organisers are promising that it will be the most sustainable Commonwealth Games ever and will leave a carbon neutral legacy. That means any CO2 released into the atmosphere from the event will be balanced by an equivalent amount being removed.
Nisha Patel travels to Birmingham to speak to some of the people behind the games to get an insight into how they plan to achieve this and to find out how important the event is to the city.
Produced and presented by Nisha Patel.
Image: Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Credit: Birmingham City Council
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| 0:00.0 | The Commonwealth Games are coming to England's Second City, Birmingham. |
| 0:06.5 | Athletes from 72 countries and territories will be competing in stadiums all over England's second city. |
| 0:14.9 | I'm Nisha Patel and on today's business daily, I'm in Birmingham, home to more than 6 million people and 450,000 |
| 0:23.9 | businesses. The Commonwealth's games are a massive undertaking, so thousands of firms and volunteers |
| 0:30.0 | have been helping get the city ready for its moment in the spotlight. It's thought that |
| 0:35.2 | the games will create about 35,000 new jobs and skills opportunities |
| 0:39.9 | and most importantly, bringing more than $1.4 billion into the city. Organizers hope they can |
| 0:47.2 | show the world that Birmingham, known for being a manufacturing powerhouse, has changed. |
| 0:53.7 | Birmingham 2020 Commonwealth Games will have a significant positive impact on the city, |
| 1:00.0 | its people and its local communities. |
| 1:02.6 | We've made a pledge to make these the most sustainable Commonwealth Guines yet, |
| 1:06.9 | and our aim is to create a legacy that long outlasts the Games. |
| 1:10.8 | And sustainability is a marathon, not a sprint. |
| 1:14.5 | Good morning, everyone. |
| 1:15.6 | Trainslayer riding into Birmingham New Street for Birmingham City Centre. |
| 1:19.2 | So I've just arrived in Birmingham City Centre. |
| 1:21.4 | I was born in this city and have seen it go through some dramatic changes. |
| 1:26.8 | So where I am is essentially going to be like a shop |
| 1:29.3 | window for the Commonwealth Games. Walking up this street into a large square near the Birmingham |
| 1:35.2 | Central Library, the floor has been painted blue and yellow and pinks, which is the game's logo. |
| 1:41.7 | Everywhere you turn, there are posters and billboards advertising the games. |
| 1:46.7 | Sport is just the beginning, this billboard says. |
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