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No more dirty diesel for Paris Olympic sites

French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions. Many stadiums around the world rely on diesel generators for the power that runs their lighting, broadcast facilities and computer systems. Though more reliable, the generators are highly polluting, emitting dirty particulate matter and carbon dioxide that leads to global heating.