The meeting happened in Brussels, and was organised by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) as 18 different National Olympic Committees from the continent took part.

Representatives from International Olympic Committee (IOC) and German technical partner Oko Institut were also present.

EOC President Spyros Capralos talked about the seriousness of climate change during the event.

"It is incredibly pleasing to see the attendance here today," said Capralos, who is aslo the ANOC vice-president.

"It is a sign that we are all taking climate change seriously.

"We must make sure that as a movement our organisations and events are agile enough to respond to the challenges that come our way.

"The mission of the Olympic Movement is 'to make the world a better place through sport'.  

"So as well as being able to manage the risks and adapt, we also have a responsibility to help solve the world's biggest challenges. 

"We must reduce the negative impact of the European Olympic Movement's activities on climate and we must also use the power of the Olympic Movement to inspire others into taking positive action."

Gustavo Harada, ANOC's international relations representative, iterated how the organisation is committed to tackle climate change.

"The project will deliver a very useful tool and knowledge for the NOCs to tackle climate change, and ANOC, together with the IOC, will promote this tool for the NOCs from the other continents, so they can also do their part for climate change," said Harada.

The project will have three main goals, which are to produce a capacitation course, a carbon footprint measurement tool for the events NOC participates in and the building of individual strategies to reduce the emission of carbon.