Approved in July 2007 by the International Olympic Committee,
the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be followed by the 2012 Winter YOG,
2014 Summer YOG, 2016 Winter YOG ... and so on ... in alternate years to the current "Professional" Olympic
Games.
Wait a minute. Not so fast.
Consider that at this time, it goes against common sense for humanity to accept further International Olympic Committee global
events at the moment we seek to protect our children by reducing carbon emissions.
The Youth Olympic Games would sensibly be launched in global celebration
once we have resolved the risk of climate change.
Documenting the International Olympic Committee's rush to establish the 2010 and 2012 Youth Olympic Games
Relevant facts about the International Olympic Committee's rush to establish the inaugural
2010 and 2012 Youth Olympic Games in anticipation of the critical upcoming 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference:
7 years is the established timing from
date of IOC host-city selection to the actual event. As proof, in 2001 the IOC selected Beijing
to host the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2005 the IOC selected London to host the 2012 Games.
In contrast,
in February 2008, Singapore was selected to host the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games. This timing
by the IOC gives Singapore just over 2 years to put on the first-ever Youth Olympic Games.
Following this pattern,
in December 2008, Innsbruck was selected to host the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Innsbruck was viewed
as the IOC's least-risk choice given the short 3-4 year turn around time to get ready for 2012.
In December 2009, in the fight against the climate crisis, countries across the world will meet
to commit to greenhouse gas reductions during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rogge states that the purpose of the Youth Olympic Games is to fight youth obesity. If so, when will he announce his new
Youth Olympic Games via mainstream media?
Research finds that many international Olympic sporting federations have announced the qualifying process for the 2010
Youth Olympic Games ("YOG") on their websites.
While this method of disseminating the YOG qualifying
process reaches families already involved in Olympic sports, it does little to reach those families not already
involved in sports.
Does IOC president Jacques Rogge understand that promoting the Youth Olympic
Games over international sporting federation websites does little to promote YOG to youth actually prone to obesity?
How do the Singapore Youth Olympic Games and the Innsbruck Youth Olympic Games fit with the European Parliment's commitment?
The European Union is now committed to cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020.
For the fight against the climate crisis, countries across the world will need to make similiar commitments.
Commitment to GHG reductions is the purpose of the United Nations Climate Change Conference set for Copenhagen from
7 - 18 December 2009.
Meanwhile, on a different agenda, for 2010, for the first Summer Youth Olympic
Games, Singapore will receive some 3,500 athletes and 800 officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs),
along with estimated 800 media representatives, 7,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators.
Innsbruck will have fewer athletes for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012.
How do the new 2010 Singapore
and 2012 Innsbruck Youth Olympic mega-events fit into the EU's commitment to cut GHG emissions 20 percent from 1990
levels? How can the IOC do this? What gives the IOC right to bring about an increase in emissions when the EU Parliment has
made legislation committing to reducing GHG emissions?
EU parliment approves "The world's most stringent climate change package"
On December 18, the Financial Times reported that the EU parliment has approved "The world's most stringent
climate change package."
The EU is now committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions 20 per cent from 1990
levels by 2020. Parliment's work was conducted in preparation for next December's meeting in Copenhagen
during which 190 countries will gather to forge agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
International Olympic Committee decides that Innsbruck, Austria will be host city for the Inaugural 2012 Winter Youth Olympic
Games
Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, holds up a sign proclaiming that the IOC has chosen
Innsbruck as location of the new 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
On December 12, Kuopio, Finland or Innsbruck, Austria to be named 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games host
Meanwhile, in Poland this week, European Union (EU) member states work to reach agreement
on plans to reduce CO2 emissions across the EU in advance of 2009's global climate change conference in Denmark.
Ironically, December 12, the day this week's EU climate summit ends, is the same day the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) will announce which EU member, Austria or Finland, has been granted right by the IOC to spur an increase
of CO2 emissions across the globe by hosting the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Kuopio, Finland and Innsbruck, Austria support increasing CO2 emissions with the Youth Olympic Games
Kuopio, Finland has newly launched a website selling itself to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Kuopio's
bid to be chosen by the IOC as host city for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. link: http://olympialaiset.entecore.fi/index.jsp?pid=175
Members of Kuopio's host city bid committee support increasing CO2 emissions
to host the 2012 Youth Olympic Games.
From the left: Mrs Jaana VASANKARI, General Secretary
of the Bid Committee, Director of Sports and Recreation, City of Kuopio Mr Jukka TIRRI, Project Coordinator of the Bid
Committee, City of Kuopio Mr Arto AHOLA, Development Director, Finnish Olympic Committee Mr Jouko PURONTAKANEN,
General Secretary, Finnish Olympic Committee Mr André Noël CHAKER, Official Presenter of the Kuopio 2012
bid Mr Hannu TOLONEN, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Education Mr Petteri PARONEN, Mayor of the City of Kuopio Mr
Peter TALLBERG, member of the IOC Mr Roger TALERMO, President of the Finnish Olympic Committee
Scope of Olympic Games for teenagers murky to Canadian Olympic Committee
DONNA SPENCER
December 01, 2008
Not only will Canada not throw its hat into the ring
to host an Olympic Games for teenagers in 2014, the head of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) wants clarity on what the
Youth Olympic Games are about.
"Nobody is sure what they are about," COC chief executive
officer Chris Rudge said Monday. "The IOC has not brought great definition to how the Games are going to be structured
and if they're going to be focused on a high level of competition, or cultural activity."
The Youth Olympic
Games are a pet project of International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, who wants to make sport more relevant
to the world's youth.
Nine months ago, in February 2008, Singapore was chosen as site of the planned inaugural
2010 Summer Youth Olympics at a cost of US$75 million underwritten by the city-state's government.
Research finds that many international Olympic sporting federations have announced the qualifying process for the 2010
Youth Olympic Games ("YOG") on their websites. 
The European Union is now committed to cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020.
On December 18, the Financial Times reported that the EU parliment has approved "The world's most stringent
climate change package." 
