POW NEWS / Olympic Games
on March 17, 2026
Milano–Cortina 2026: Lessons for future Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
Topic: Advocacy, Olympic Games
Category: Features
From infrastructure debates to athlete-led climate campaigns, the Winter Games in the Italian Alps highlighted the urgent need to align winter sports with a changing climate. Milano–Cortina 2026 showed both the power and the challenges of hosting the Winter Games in a warming world.
on February 5, 2026
How POW is pushing for climate accountability at the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
Topic: Olympic Games
Category: Features
On Feb. 6, the 2026 Winter Olympic will kick off in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. We’re excited. And also frightened.
Every site of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has warmed since 1950. And mountains are warming 25 to 50 per cent faster than the global average.
