2008年北京夏季奧運會進入倒數第570天，中國政府鼓勵北京民眾共同努力實現奧林匹克委員會所訂立的綠色環保目標，民眾也會獲頒獎金做為獎勵。現在北京市民已開始向北京政府通報環境上的違法行為，例如污染性工廠、灰塵彌漫的施工場址，或是排放黑煙的車輛。北京市去年共收到2302件檢舉案件，民眾在提出檢舉時，必須附上照片或影像舉證。
環保是奧林匹克活動的第三大特色，它已經成為評選奧運主辦城市的標準之一，同時也是籌備奧運和舉行奧運時優先考量的重點。聯合國環境規劃署與北京奧運組織委員會於2005年11月已簽訂協議，目的在讓2008年的夏季奧運更為環保。此份協議立基於北京市追求環保目標的決心，涉及範圍包括運輸所產生的空氣、水和噪音污染、景觀美化，以及固體廢棄物的妥善處理。
With 570 days to go before the 2008 Summer Olympic Games open here, city residents are being encouraged to help achieve the Olympic Committee's green goals and being paid for their efforts. Beijing citizens are reporting to authorities environmental offenses such as polluting factories, dusty construction sites and vehicles emitting black smoke. The city received 2,302 reports last year. Residents must deliver proof of their allegations in the form of photos or video footage as evidence along with their reports.
The environment is the third dimension of the Olympic Movement. It has become one of the main criteria for the evaluation and selection of cities to host the Olympic Games and is also a major priority for the preparation and staging of the Games. In November 2005, UNEP and the Beijing Organizing Committee signed an agreement aimed at making the summer Olympics of 2008 environmentally friendly. The agreement rests on Beijing's environmental ambitions in areas ranging from air, water and noise pollution up to transport, landscaping, and the disposal of solid waste.
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