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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 7h
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 7h
THIS WEEK: Sport vs the Climate Crisis Join us on Friday for an event exploring how climate breakdown is impacting sport. 📍 Loughborough University ⏰ 12.30-5.30pm Book your place: www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/... Or join online for our panel at 2.45pm: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We add to calls for more empirical evidence regarding the impacts of fossil fuel marketing on health. And we also call for an immediate, common-sense approach to ban polluting ads that keep us dependent on harmful products. Get involved at wwww.badverts.org
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Products like tobacco and junk food harm our health. And steps have been taken to curb their influence.  Now it’s time for us to do the same to other highly polluting industries.  adfreecities.org.uk/explore-harm...
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Junk food advertising - Adfree Cities
A Big (Mac) problem Junk food advertising is big business. Between 2022 and 2023, McDonald's, Coca Cola, KFC and Pepsi alone spent £168 million on outdoor advertising promoting junk food. Despite the ...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And doctors and health professionals have called for an end to the promotion of fossil fuels and other polluting sectors. They recognise the grave risk that pushing the sale of these products has on our collective health.  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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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This summer, extreme heat caused by climate breakdown put immense strain on the NHS. Intense heatwaves saw record numbers of A&E admissions, ambulance call-outs and calls to 111, the NHS helpline. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
Health secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Adverts for SUVs and airlines show lush rivers, mountains and enticing holiday destinations.  Ads tap into our core values and love of nature to sell us polluting products, while concealing their impact on health and the environment. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Fossil fuel advertising contracts at all-time high in 2026
In year of extreme weather, ad agencies found to be building Big Oil’s image as integral to family life and security
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We stopped allowing tobacco companies to promote their lethal product. Yet high-carbon industries use similar tactics to keep us locked into fossil fuels - harming our health and leading to millions of premature deaths every year. static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebd0...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Are adverts making us sick? Our latest briefing explores the public health case for UK-wide curbs on ads promoting polluting sectors.  www.badverts.org/latest/are-a...
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Are adverts making us sick? — Badvertising
How do adverts for fossil fuel companies, SUVs, airlines and airports affect our health?
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wizz Air Ealing Half Marathon video race report. The team had one race target. It wasn’t about PB’s, it was all about highlighting the problems associated with adopting polluting sponsors. Watch the video to see how they got on. Then sign our petition. 🎥 to Talia & Liam @badvertising.bsky.social
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We banned tobacco advertising or a reason - they were a danger to public health. 🚭 So why do we still allow ads for other harmful products like fossil fuels, airlines and SUVs? 🛢️ Here’s what Labour Party Conference-goers had to say 👇 Learn more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Ministry for the Climate Emergency presents the A-Z of Badvertising, a new public information campaign that reveals the dirty tricks used by the ad industry to promote highly polluting products and lifestyles.🤥🛢️ 👉Learn more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
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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 · 29/09/2026
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
A high-carbon advertising ban is a simple policy lever for governments to pull. And the tools already exist. The only thing missing is the political will. Help build momentum for the campaign by asking your MP to support a fossil ad ban. actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
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Write to your MP candidate: Ban high carbon ads
Advertising that promotes polluting, exploitative and unethical companies is toxic and wrong. Just when we most need to reduce emissions and restore nature, advertising is locking in demand for enviro...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The oil industry has pivoted in recent years from “traditional” greenwashing to pushing dependence on fossil fuels. But with more people than ever backing fossil ad bans, it’s time to end the normalisation of the products putting us all at risk. www.desmog.com/2026/03/17/y...
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'You Can’t Live Without Us': How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels
Four of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have spent the last four years systematically shifting away from climate-friendly advertising to push a new message: fossil fuels are here to stay, a ...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And there’s a precedent as well. We banned tobacco ads when we knew the enormous harm caused by smoking. Advertising is a mass persuasion technology, so cutting off the ability of harmful industries to use it is a simple action governments can take.  ash.org.uk/resources/vi...
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Tobacco Advertising and Promotion in the UK - ASH
There is a clear, established relationship between tobacco advertising and consumption.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fossil ads are everywhere - from our transport networks to our sporting events.  One of the biggest names pushing back against France’s ad restrictions is TotalEngergies - the oil giant Tour de France sponsor endangering Indigenous communities. www.badverts.org/latest/itv-r...
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ITV report on TotalEnergies Tour de France Sportswashing — Badvertising
A powerful new investigation by journalist Matt Rendell, commissioned by the Badvertising campaign for ITV, reveals how fossil fuel sponsorship is casting a long shadow over cycling’s most iconic even...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But many cities across the UK and Europe are pushing for tighter restrictions on dangerous and polluting ads.  Last year, Amsterdam defied ad industry lobbyists to ban public adverts for meat and fossil fuels. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels
Local politicians say the move is in line with the Dutch capital's environmental targets.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The advertising industry is paid to persuade us to consume more products that drive emissions. More flights. More plastic. Bigger cars. More fossil fuels. More things. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/08/13/p...
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Pushing the climate crisis: How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles
With little regulation, the advertising industry continues to promote emissions-heavy activities like flying and meat-eating while making token green efforts
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
France has proposed world-first national restrictions on some fossil ads due to come into force in 2027.  Some say it doesn’t go far enough - and unsurprisingly, a group of industry lobbyists are attempting to even further dilute the restrictions. www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
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France to ban advertising for fossil fuels
Advertising for petroleum products and natural gas has already almost disappeared. Now, campaigns for biomethane could also be forbidden.
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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
A Low Carbon Advertising Policy on TfL would affect millions of passengers. It would help to break the influence of polluting companies and sectors, making space for low carbon behaviours and sectors. Join the campaign today for updates at www.badverts.org
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The path to a polluting ad ban on TfL’s network has been paved by academic research, as well as practical precedents from the UK and Europe. And it would support the Mayor’s bold stance on clean air and climate. uwe-repository.worktribe.com/thumbnail/16...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just last week, Bristol became the latest UK city to ban ads for polluting products More than 20 UK councils now have restrictions on polluting ads. Will Sadiq Khan finally ban fossil fuel ads on London’s public transport? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bristol becomes first UK city to ban Black Friday adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s no secret that bans on damaging advertising have successfully improved health outcomes. The UK ban on tobacco marketing reduced both smoking and risk of smoking uptake. For health experts it’s clear: polluting products are the new tobacco. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Effectiveness of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship bans on smoking prevalence, initiation and cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) have the potential to influence smoking behaviour. However, many countries are yet to implement such strategies. Objective Thi...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This summer, extreme heat put immense strain on the NHS. Intense heatwaves saw record numbers of A&E admissions, ambulance call-outs and calls to 111, the NHS helpline. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
Health secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Frontline doctors and leading health experts say TfL is “acting as a billboard for polluting products” that worsen air pollution and climate change. desmog.com/2024/07/02/r...
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Revealed: Hundreds of Ad Campaigns by Oil and Gas Companies Have Appeared on London Public Transport Since Mayor’s Carbon Zero Pledge
Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.
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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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Drop Polluting Sponsors - Stop taking the Whizz
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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
Bristol’s new policy is another crack in the wall. The question is no longer whether high-carbon advertising can be restricted. The question is how long national government will wait before catching up. Read the full story.👇
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Bristol bans ads for fossil fuels, SUVs and ultra-fast fashion — Badvertising
Bristol City Council is the latest UK city to take action against ads promoting polluting products.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Now the pressure is building in the UK. More and more cities are passing local fossil ad bans and last year Chris Packham led a petition that resulted in government debating a national ad ban for the first time.
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UK Members of Parliament say fossil fuel marketing is “a co-ordinated strategy” to delay structural change — Badvertising
For the first time in history, UK MPs have debated restrictions on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship amid mounting concerns about the impacts of polluters’ marketing on air quality, climate ...
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Other cities are showing what’s possible. In a world first, The Hague passed a law banning high-carbon advertising ban. This means that carbon-intensive products and services can't be advertising on both publicly or privately owned space. ✅
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The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads
Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There’s a reason why Maria Neira - director for public health and climate of the World Health Organisation - describes fossil fuels as “the new tobacco.” Both pollute and both use advertising to normalise harmful consumption. 🛢️🚬
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Fossil fuel adverts are today’s tobacco. Cities must ban them | Context by TRF
The promotion of oil, coal and gas is poisoning our environment, driving climate change and slowing the clean energy transition
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Advertising doesn’t just reflect demand. It shapes what appears normal and desirable. You can’t seriously encourage people to fly less, drive less and consume more sustainably while surrounding them with messages telling them to do the exact opposite. 🙄
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Pushing the climate crisis: How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles
With little regulation, the advertising industry continues to promote emissions-heavy activities like flying and meat-eating while making token green efforts
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More than 20 UK councils have now introduced restrictions on climate-harming advertising, including Edinburgh, Sheffield, Cardiff and Portsmouth. These bans ask a simple question: Why is public space being used to sell products that threaten our future?
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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts
Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.
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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
Football is being squeezed from both sides: extreme weather is making the game harder to play, while the sport continues to promote the industries fuelling the crisis. Read the full article and report from Fossil Free Football. 👇
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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 · 11/09/2026
In 2022, UEFA pledged to halve its emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2040. This year, its “strategy upgrade” removed references to those targets. 🤦‍♂️
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UEFA drops net-zero target in ‘strategy upgrade’
A shift from targets to measurement that raises questions about ambition and accountability
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