Are the Winter Olympics on thin ice?

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games are powered entirely by renewable energy but does that mean they are 100% sustainable?<br /><br />Melted mountains, 100% artificial snow and slopes in the shadows of power plants have highlighted the difficulties of putting on a “Green Games”. So how sustainable are winter sports and is their future on a slippery slope? <br /><br />On this week's episode of Sky News ClimateCast, hosts Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi explore how we can protect the Winter Olympics from climate change with three-time Olympian and halfpipe snowboarder Lesley McKenna, Founder of Sport Ecology Madeleine Orr and Sky's China correspondent Tom Cheshire.<br /><br />Plus, fossil fuel companies profit from the energy crisis, Madagascar is hit by another deadly storm, and climate change meets the Oscars in this week’s climate news.<br /><br />Hosts: Anna Jones and Katerina Vittozzi<br />Podcast Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse <br />Guests: Tom Cheshire, Sky Correspondent<br />Madeleine Orr, Founder of Sport Ecology<br />Lesley McKenna, Three-time GB Olympian in snowboard halfpipe and Protect Our Winters Ambassador