On June 22 at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, former President Bill Clinton addressed climate change and noted that "6 of 170"¹ signatory countries will not meet their Kyoto Protocol targets.

It is a basic assumption that each Kyoto Protocol country² sends athletes to the Professional Olympic Games, so each would send further athletes to the International Olympic Committee's newly scheduled event, the Youth Olympic Games.

While the entertainment industry is not a target of the Kyoto Protocol, it obviously does not matter where increasing emissions are coming from.

With even preliminary emission targets being missed, humanity cannot afford increasing emissions caused by IOC President Dr. Jacques Rogge's creation of the Youth Olympic Games. 

On the 6:30 PM US national news this evening, ABC reported that warmer temperatures from global warming allow the atmosphere to absorb more moisture - and then dump more rain - which is in part responsible for the massive floods along the Mississippi River this spring.

IOC President Dr. Jacques Rogge's creation of the Youth Olympic Games, the IOC's new mega event,  is good for Olympic brand value.  However, his goal of launching this new IOC mega event in 2010 goes against humanity's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and fight global warming.

Why doesn't Dr. Rogge just hold off, and by simply holding off, help protect our planet and our children? The Youth Olympic Games can surely be launched later as a global celebration when climate change is better understood or under control.

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Singapore faces a tight timeline to stage the first-ever Youth Olympic Games in August 2010 confirmed Mr Teo Ser Luck, Singapore'e Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports.

In an article published in todayonline.com on June 9, Mr. Teo stated “Because the timeline is tight, we have to figure out how to really use the Asian Youth Games to prepare for the YOG.” 

Unfortunately, only six to eight sports from the proposed 26 of the Youth Olympic Games will feature in the inaugural Asian Youth Games.   The Asian Youth Games, scheduled for 2009, will serve as a test event for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. 

The 2010 Youth Olympic Games, in which 3,500 youths ages 14-18 are to compete, is only two years away, but International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge has omitted to announce the creation of his new global mega-event to the US in mainstream media.

In contrast, while failing to announce the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, this past Friday, the IOC made US announcement of four cities tapped to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

So the IOC announces an event that is eight years away, but does not announce the new Youth Olympic Games which are just two years away?  What is Dr. Rogge hiding? Is he afraid of igniting a debate about the costs v benefits of the Youth Olympic Games?

Instead of launching in 2010, adding to emissions while humanity strives to reduce emissions, the Youth Olympic Games can appropriately be launched as a global celebration when humanity has conquered the climate change threat.

In a given year, how big is an 14-to-18-year-old's carbon footprint?

Under International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge's plan, certain youth get his blessing to leave a carbon footprint that is much larger than that of other youth.

But as Rogge has decided not to announce the Youth Olympic Games via mainstream media, the majority of kids  are not even aware of the opportunity to compete in next year's Olympic Trials for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.