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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We are running the race on oil, just like Wizz Air Ealing HM. Green Runners need fuelling just like any other runner. The TGR crew are on hand to dispense oily refreshments along the route. End sportswashing. #ClimateCrisis @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our green flight crew chatted to fellow runners & spectators along the Ealing HM course. Once over the 🏁, they delivered our letter to Will, CEO of race organisers Race Nation. We hope to continue our dialogue with them for a greener future. @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our runners have completed their short haul flight around Ealing. Time for a virtual wizz. Time for sportswashing to take flight. Let’s Wizz! Sign our petition ✍️ Let race organisers know how you feel 📣 Run for good 🏃‍♂️ 💚🌍 @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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annacycles.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I ran Ealing half marathon today dressed as a plane to protest against the race being sponsored by Wizz Air. Airlines shouldn’t be sponsoring running events. They really are taking the wizz. (As opposed to these guys, who are taking a wizz)
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We take issue with Ealing Half Marathon’s choice of sponsor - Wizz Air. The Green Runners crew are flying around the 13.1km route today calling out the use of polluting sponsors in running. @flightfreeuk.bsky.social @badvertising.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 15h
Thank you to everyone who’s signed our petition. It’s not too late to join us, @badvertising.bsky.social & @flightfreeuk.bsky.social in telling Wizz Air race organisers to drop their big polluting sponsor. They’re taking the Whizz 🤬 ✍️ sign our petition today. 🛑 stop #sportswashing
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Drop Polluting Sponsors - Stop taking the Whizz
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We’ve signed the @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social Fossil Free Declaration. And encourage you to do the same. The Declaration is a pledge for sports organisations, athletes & fans to demonstrate climate leadership by rejecting sponsorships from high-carbon industries and phasing out existing deals.
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The Fossil Free Declaration — Cool Down
Launched by the Cool Down - Sport For Climate Action Network, the Declaration is a pledge for sports organisations, athletes, and fans to demonstrate climate leadership by rejecting sponsorships and c...
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sportswashing is an oily stain on our sports. We campaign for all running events drop high-carbon sponsors. We’ve identified 41 races with high-carbon sponsors. 24 gas & oil, 14 airline & three car manufacturers. No doubt we’ve missed many more. @badvertising.bsky.social
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Sportswashing: Drop polluting sponsors - The Green Runners CIC
The Green Runners say that taking sponsorship money from high-carbon industries to support a running event or fund local charities isn’t ethical. We’ve called
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What’s the difference between a Green Runner & an airline that sponsors races? Create your own meme highlighting high-carbon sponsors & tag us! Join us, @badvertising.bsky.social & @flightfreeuk.bsky.social in telling race organisers to drop big polluting sponsors.
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wizz Air claim to have the lowest airline CO2 emissions in Europe. At the same time, their desire is to provide everyone with flights at the lowest price & all you can fly annual passes. Reducing emissions while fuelling demand for cheap flights isn’t the answer. @badvertising.bsky.social
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
High-carbon ad bans are sweeping across Europe - and the fossil fuel industry is rattled.  Here’s why a fossil ad ban can end their influence. www.desmog.com/2026/09/11/e...
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Exclusive: Oil Industry Moves to Weaken Proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Ban in France
Lisez en français. Fossil fuel companies and broadcasters are working to dilute proposed world-first national restrictions on fossil fuel ads due to come into effect in France at the start of next yea...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why are health professionals urging London’s Mayor to ban polluting ads? www.badverts.org/latest/healt...
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Health professionals call for TfL-wide ban on polluting ads — Badvertising
London is “acting as a billboard for polluting products”, warn health experts calling for a ban on ads for fossil fuels, SUVs, airlines and wood-burning stoves.
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Polluting companies are using the tobacco sportswashing playbook to divert attention away from their harmful impacts. @ultradamo.bsky.social tells it as it is. Demand an end to sportswashing. Sign our petition 👇🏻 @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nine European races are sponsored by Wizz Air. Together with @badvertising.bsky.social & @flightfreeuk.bsky.social, we call on the races to drop the airline at the earliest opportunity. Big polluters have no place in our sport. They’re taking the Whizz 🤬 ✍️ Sign our petition. 🛑 Stop #sportswashing
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Andrew Simms @andrewsimms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s not normal in a health & climate crisis to actively promote highly polluting products that make things worse. Congrats to Bristol - the latest city to end ads for things like fossil fuels, flights and SUVs. @badvertising.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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Adblock Bristol @adblockbristol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Huge news from Bristol as the council bans high carbon ads and becomes the first UK council to act on adverts for ultra-fast fashion! Thanks to all who got us here @labourlabel.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social @badvertising.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CAMPAIGN WIN: Bristol has just banned high-carbon advertising on publicly-owned space. With the city including fast fashion for the first time. Momentum is building across the UK for a fossil fuel ad ban. 🚀 Here’s the story so far. 🧵
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Bristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🚨 NEW ARTICLE: extreme heat, drought and wildfires are disrupting football across Europe. A new report from Fossil Free Football calculates just how much European football is receiving from polluting sponsors. ⚽️💨 Here's the story. 🧵 Full article. 👇
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“It’s not a football pitch, it’s a desert” — Cool Down
“It’s not a football pitch, it’s a desert”. As drought and heat harm European football, big clubs and UEFA take £370m to promote fossil fuels…
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A recent sponsor switch-up for Liverpool FC is keeping polluting industries in the lead.    Here’s how we can change the game.  www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Liverpool agree £60m-a-year shirt sponsorship deal with Turkish Airlines
Liverpool have announced a new shirt sponsorship deal with Turkish Airlines worth more than £60m a year to the club
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another Vuelta a España stage has been adapted due to extreme weather.  And riders are rightly questioning this new normal.  www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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‘What are we doing?’: Brennan’s anger at racing in 44C heat as Van Aert wins shortened stage
Britain’s Matthew Brennan complained of the high temperatures the riders were racing in as Wout van Aert won stage 15 of the Vuelta a España
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The UN has revealed that the world is likely to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next few years. It is not more important than ever that we not only ramp up renewables, but also reduce demand for fossil fuels. This is where a fossil ad ban must come in. 🧵 1/6
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Limiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceedance of 1.5°C is now widely assessed as unavoida...
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Eben Muse @ebenmyrddin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I published this article for the Welsh magazine 'Barn' today. It's the only story I've seen about the morally dubious sponsorship of the @eisteddfod.cymru Science Village by Valero, one of the world's largest oil refining companies. barn.cymru/en_gb/yr-eis...
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Yr Eisteddfod a’r diwydiant olew – Barn
Braf oedd darllen datganiad yr Eisteddfod, yn fuan wedi prifwyl y Garreg Las, eu bod yn ‘bwriadu cyflwyno…
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 Culture-washing at the National Eisteddfod, Wales’ largest cultural festival. Despite announcing an intention to introduce “green measures”, the festival is now sponsored by Valero - a major fossil fuel company. 🧵 1/8 Full piece by Eben Muse. 👇
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Yr Eisteddfod a’r diwydiant olew – Barn
Braf oedd darllen datganiad yr Eisteddfod, yn fuan wedi prifwyl y Garreg Las, eu bod yn ‘bwriadu cyflwyno…
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Extreme heat is causing serious injury and postponed seasons in grassroots football.  While elite football promotes harmful industries, players at other levels are left to suffer.  www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...
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Life-changing injuries and postponed seasons: How the heatwave is impacting grassroots football
The United Kingdom has endured its hottest and driest summer on record, leaving grass pitches rock hard and cracked ahead of the new season
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BIG NEWS: Criminal legal proceedings are being launched against Fifa president Gianni Infantino by Uefa. But Fifa has a deeper issue than Infantino - it has been selling the game to the highest bidder for decades. 🧵 1/6
bbc.co.uk
Gianni Infantino: Uefa pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa president
Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over the scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Stage 3 of the Vuelta a España race was cancelled yesterday as extreme weather threatened rider safety. 🌧️ As climate chaos impacts cycling’s biggest events, polluting sponsors remain in the lead. 🚴‍♂️ www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/vuelt...
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Vuelta a España stage three neutralised and then abandoned after hailstorm
Heavy weather stops race in Font-Romeu, France
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 opening game on Sunday was relocated due to extreme heat.⚽️ Meanwhile PSG’s owners are still one of the world’s most prolific fossil fuel producers. 🛢️ www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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PSG’s Ligue 1 home opener moved to Rennes after pitch damaged by heat
Paris Saint-Germain will face Rennes in Brittany because the Parc des Princes playing surface is a risk to ‘the safety and wellbeing of the players’
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🚨 Petition: Infantino must go. Under Gianni Infantino, football's crowning tournament has become a political vehicle and advertising platform for polluters and the power hungry. ⏪ Let's revisit some of his lowlights. 🧵 1/5 Sign: change.org/infantino-out-now
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Global petition: Gianni Infantino to resign & FIFA reform
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Football carries many hidden environmental costs. And moving a player between clubs can shed light on the wider issues the game has with carbon emissions. ⚽️ www.football365.com/news/hidden-...
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The hidden costs involved in Bruno Guimaraes' move to Arsenal
Arsenal paid Newcastle £75m to sign Bruno Guimaraes, but the cost doesn't end there when moving a player and his family between cities.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The controversial and failed bid by FIFA president Infantino to sell stakes in future football tournaments goes beyond football, and raises an important question: who does sport really belong to? theconversation.com/who-does-spo...
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Who does sport really belong to – the fans or the funders?
Fifa’s recent sell-off controversy has reignited the debate about ownership of football and other sports.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🚨 In a new piece for CyclingWeekly, Matt Rendell investigates the self-declared "green" claims of the Arctic Race of Norway. Spoiler: it's about as green as a satsuma. 🍊 📖 Full piece: www.cyclingweekly.com/news/the-uci... Join the Fossil Free Declaration 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🌡️ Over TWO THIRDS of the UK is in drought. Sports pitches have hardened while athletes are struggling to perform in the heat. Yet, decision makers continue to bury their heads in the arid sand by partnering with polluting sponsors. 📺💨 An explainer on sportswashing. 🧵 1/2
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🚨 Grassroots football league forced to delay the start of its season due to heat wave. While elite teams and Fifa promote fossil fuel interests, the climate crisis is having significant consequences for grassroots football. Here's the state of play. 🧵 1/7
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Scratch of the day: local football season postponed due to ‘rock hard’ pitches
Drought and record heat have forced the Norfolk and Suffolk league to move kick-off to the end of August as the ground is deemed too dangerous to play on
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨 Big Oil made $93 BILLION in profit in three months. As war pushed oil prices up and fossil-fuelled heatwaves, fires and drought devastated communities, oil giants cashed in. 🫰 And they’re still allowed to advertise like they’re part of the solution. 🧵 1/7
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This week, FIFA has come under fire for trying to privatise the World Cup. And now, FIFA president Infantino aims to rush through an expansion of the 2030 World Cup to a whopping 64 teams. This is a short-sighted, money-making, climate-wrecking plan. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Fifa rapidly accelerates plan to expand World Cup to 64 teams from 2030 tournament
Fifa has accelerated plans to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams and opened a tender to research companies to assess the economic benefits quickly
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing heavy leadership challenges after he ditched his controversial World Cup sell-off plan. 💰 Now more than ever, FIFA must drop their polluting sponsors and start protecting the future of football.  www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Gianni Infantino ‘has lost Uefa’s confidence’ after Fifa chief scraps World Cup sell-off plan
Gianni Infantino ‘has lost the confidence’ of Uefa following his aborted project to sell off the World Cup to private investors, European football’s governing body has said
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
⏪ This week Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed in 34C heat at the Memphis Classic. This marks the third high-profile heat safety incident in elite tennis this year. 🧵 1/6
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Ekaterina Alexandrova: Russian tennis player collapses on court amid 34C heat
World number 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova collapses on court and had to retire from her first-round match at the Memphis Classic due to high temperatures.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📢 Many athletes want to speak out on climate breakdown but are faced with being called hypocrites or lacking in expertise. Oxford University is helping cultivate the next generation of climate leaders in sport. 🔗 Share the application with your favourite athlete or tag them.
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Join our community of climate leaders - Climate Leadership Research Centre
The Oxford Climate Leadership Research Centre is recruiting a cohort of influential leaders from politics, business and sport who want to play a bigger role in addressing climate change. Through membe...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨 The World Cup is officially for sale. 🏆💰 Fifa President Gianni Infantino is trying to sell a 20% stake in Fifa competitions to private investors. Here's how FIFA corruption, a strange orange man and petrostates all intersect. 🧵 1/9
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Fifa World Cup plans: First lot of private cash could be received by end of October
Fifa could bank first lot of private World Cup cash by end of October as European football's governing body Uefa will hold a meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday afternoon to discuss its ...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wildfires have been burning across Europe - causing mass evacuations and grounding flights. The impact on holidaymakers isn’t without its irony - as the aviation industry remains one of the biggest polluters and a key opponent of climate action. theguardian.com/environment/...
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Revealed: ‘extremely concerning’ industry influence over UN aviation body
Exclusive: Firms outnumber green groups at environmental talks, with related events sponsored by fossil fuel companies
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚨 Tour de France's final stage was shortened by 50km due to escalating wildfire emergency. This marked the second stage of this year's race cut short by extreme weather. Yet the sport's top brass remains climate blind. 🧵 1/6
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Tour de France organisers shorten final route amid France wildfire emergency
Sunday’s procession to Paris has been truncated by nearly 50km after security forces were redeployed to relieve overwhelmed fire services
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Cool Down @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW PIECE: Spain's World Cup quarter-final began with a minute's silence for victims of deadly wildfires. Seconds later, screens lit up with Aramco's branding. As fossil fuelled wildfires raged back home, Spain's young stars were used to sell more oil. 🧵 1/6
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As fossil fuelled heatwaves and wildfires kill back home, Spain’s young stars are being used to sell more oil — Cool Down
The stadium fell silent in memory of wildfire victims before Spain’s World Cup quarter final. Seconds later, giant screens lit up in the green and blue branding of Aramco, the world’s biggest oil comp...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The 2026 World Cup directly increased demand for fossil fuels. In a new report, the World Cup is revealed to have increased the brand value of the world's largest fossil fuel company by 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗦 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀. Here's the story. 🧵 1/6 maaal.com/en/news/deta...
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2026 World Cup Sponsors Achieve $61 Billion in Brand Value from $2.8 Billion in Sponsorship Investments
A private deal was executed on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) today, Wednesday, involving 327,034 shares of the National Commercial Bank (SNB) at a…
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Concerning the climate crisis... there is a rule of silence, as deeply rooted in cycling culture as the old omertá about doping.” In a seismic interview, a pro cyclist speaks out - under condition of anonymity - on the sport's fossil fuel sponsor problem. 🧵 1/6
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Pro cyclist opens up about fossil fuel sponsorship amid sweltering Tour
Cycling, with its shady, drug-suffused past, has a long history of awkward silences and unfathomable omissions. As the world warms and blistering temperatures affect the Tour de France, an eerily fami...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain may have lifted the trophy, but the real World Cup winners are the polluting companies whose adverts filled every stadium during the tournament.  www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/world...
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WORLD CUP 2026: a tournament we can't ignore — Cool Down
Here’s all the resources you need to get clued up on the most polluting World Cup ever.
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Cool Down @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
When Hurricane Melissa hit Haiti, football pitches became emergency hubs. Not because of the grass. But because of the trust built there over years. A powerful piece from Kathy McAllister of @goalshaiti on why sport is about far more than sport. 👇 1/6 www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/when-...
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When the storm came, trust was our greatest asset — Cool Down
Kathy McAllister, executive director of GOALS Haiti, describes life after Hurricane Melissa, the recovery for grassroots sport and the power of trust.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In a historic first, a recent stage of the Tour de France was shortened due to extreme heat. 🔥🚴‍♂️ Yet the tournament is still sponsored by polluting industries fuelling this crisis. ⛽️ www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Tadej Pogacar urges radical overhaul of Tour de France amid stifling heatwave
Tadej Pogacar called for radical change to the professional racing calendar after another day of stifling temperatures, as Mathieu van der Poel won the ninth stage
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🚨 NEW REPORT: FIFA's World Cup isn't only promoting fossil fuels. It's also promoting aviation. Our new briefing estimates FIFA's sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways could induce 3.7 million tonnes of CO₂e in additional greenhouse gas emissions. www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/the-w...
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The World Cup's biggest climate cost isn't the tournament - it's the sponsors — Cool Down
New analysis finds that FIFA's deals with just four high-carbon sponsors - led by fossil fuel giant Aramco - could drive over four times more climate pollution than the tournament itself.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🚨 NEW REPORT: FIFA's biggest climate impact isn't flights or stadiums. It's promoting polluters. Our new briefing finds FIFA's deal with Aramco alone is estimated to induce 34.7 million tonnes of CO₂e – almost 4x the emissions of the entire World Cup. www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/the-w...
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The World Cup's biggest climate cost isn't the tournament - it's the sponsors — Cool Down
New analysis finds that FIFA's deals with just four high-carbon sponsors - led by fossil fuel giant Aramco - could drive over four times more climate pollution than the tournament itself.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
In his latest film for The New Weather Institute and The Cool Down Network, Matt Rendell tells the story that lead to FC Barcelona cutting ties with their high-polluting, socially divisive oil company Gran Tierra Energy. youtu.be/rEkSyLcbjuQ
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