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⏪ Earlier this week, the New Weather Institute and SGR published 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱.

The report reveals how the Winter Olympics is threatening the future of snow sports.

Here's the scoop on the polluting sponsors at the Games. 🧵 1/6

📖: www.newweather.org/wp-content/u...
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
"2026 Winter Olympics Could Wipe Out 3,000 Ice Rinks Worth of Snow"

New piece on @ndtv.com covering the key findings from 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱, a new report from SGR and the New Weather Institute.

Full story 👉 www.ndtv.com/world-news/2...

Report 👉 www.newweather.org/wp-content/u...
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
🚨 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 🚨

❄️ In a new report, The New Weather Institute reveals the climate impact of the world's leading snow sports event - the Winter Olympics.

Background and full story. 🧵 1/9

Full report 👉 www.newweather.org/wp-content/u...
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Pro cyclists urge Australia's largest cycling race - the Tour Down Under - to drop its "embarassing" fossil fuel sponsor. 👏
‘It’s embarrassing’: riders say time is up for fossil fuel sponsorship of heat-affected Tour Down Under
Cyclists prepare for Australia’s big race by training in extreme temperatures – and they have noticed a contradiction in the relationship with Santos
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🚨 Sportswashing alert! 🚨

The Women's Super League signs a sponsorship contract with major polluting car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.

Despite having some of the most outspoken advocates for climate action, women's football in the UK is headed in the wrong direction. ⏪🧵

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January 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
How Sadler’s Wells hired one of the UK’s biggest PR agencies to help it defend a sponsorship deal with Barclays.

PR agency Brunswick Group has worked with 52+ oil & gas companies since 2001, including BP, Shell, and Aramco. 🧵

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How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.
www.desmog.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Next month, the Winter Olympics will get underway in Italy. ⛷️

Stories have now started to emerge about reduce snow cover at Europe's ski resorts.

But there is one glaring omission - ENI, the fossil fuel giant sponsoring this year's Games. 💰💨

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Can Europe's ski industry weather the climate crisis?
Higher temperatures and a lack of snow are forcing Europe's ski resorts to rethink their business model.
www.euronews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
We mapped the entire human genome - 3.2 billion pieces of code that make us who we are.

Yet despite achievements like this, we still give ad space to companies threatening our health. 🤔

Read ‘We can’, a pamphlet by the Ministry for the Climate Emergency. 👇
www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Read ‘why are we still promoting destruction?’ by badvertising’s very own Liam Killeen 👇

theecologist.org/2025/dec/10/...
Why are we still promoting destruction?
We Can, a new comic‑book and animation series, asks bluntly: if we can achieve miracles, why are we still promoting destruction?
theecologist.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In a single generation we built the internet - an advance that has given us the ability to learn anything. 📖

But we still can't seem to learn that promoting polluters is self-destructive. 🤔

Read ‘We can’ from the Ministry for the Climate Emergency 👉 www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
We can monitor the health of our forests and climate from space - a technology unthinkable just three generations ago.

Yet even as we see the damage pollution is doing from orbit, we still promote the industries driving it. 🤔
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Each year, human ingenuity cures some of the world’s most deadly diseases. 🧪

Yet when science tells us to stop polluting the planet, we continue to promote the industries responsible. 🤔

'We can', a new pamphlet by the Ministry for the Climate Emergency. 👉 www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

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December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨 Announcement from the Ministry for the Climate Emergency 🚨

The Ministry has published ‘We can’, a comic comparing humanity greatest leaps with the comparatively simple step of a fossil fuel ad ban. 🧵

Full comic 👉 www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

A message from @kevinclimate.bsky.social 👇 1/3
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
👀🔥 It seems like sporting bodies are finally starting to understand the major risks the climate crisis poses to global athletes and fans alike.

🌍 Here's how some of the world’s biggest tournaments may need rescheduling...

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2025/1...
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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The FIFA President once held up a “green card for the planet” and promised to halve its emissions by 2030 🌍

But years of cosying up to Putin, the rulers of Qatar, MBS and President Trump have ensured the world’s favourite sport is a plaything for oil funded authoritarians 🛢️
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino Wins Inaugural "Football Climate Impact Prize"​ 🏆

As he prepares to hand out FIFA's Peace Prize, Infantino's extraordinary impact on our climate has been recognised with this special new award 😅🧵
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 Another toxic sponsor gone from our cultural spaces, as
@britishmuseum.bsky.social ends ‘deeply troubling’ sponsorship from Japanese tobacco firm after breach of World Health Organisation guidelines.

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
British Museum ends ‘deeply troubling’ sponsorship from Japanese tobacco firm
Move welcomed by critics, who have been calling for end to ‘morally unacceptable’ deals since 2016
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Last week, leading experts briefed politicians and civil society groups on the impacts of climate breakdown.

In a media landscape saturated with disinformation and polluter ads, experts called on politicians to stand by the science. 🧵 1/5

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Black Friday’s ad onslaught is looming. 😬

Thankfully, Subvertisers International are highlighting the most creative actions against outdoor ads and hyper-consumerism at the ZAP awards night.

⏰ Sat, 6pm
📍 Jago Bar, 440 Kingsland Rd, London - free entry
Join the ZAP Games - Subvertisers International
Born in Brussels, Belgium, the 'ZAP Games' is a framework for creating interventions against corporate advertising spaces in our streets. 'ZAP' is french for
subvertisers-international.net
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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🚨 "While fans fight fires, UEFA fuels the flames"

In the latest piece on Cool Down, Fossil Free Football analyse the Champions League's outsized contribution to climate breakdown.

Some highlights. 🧵
While fans fight fires, UEFA fuels the flames — Cool Down
Playing football outside in the warmer months has been part of European life for generations; but fan climate campaign group Fossil Free Football are concerned that recent trends in extreme weather ...
www.cooldownclimate.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬'𝘀 𝗣𝗥 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁

An exclusive investigation reveals that Edelman lobbied for a client to power COP30 by fossil fuels. 🙃

Here's what you need to know about Edelman. 🧵 1/6
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
As Edelman prepared to work on the climate summit’s PR, the agency also lobbied for fuel distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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We need to ban ads on TfL that promote fossil fuels. I spoke to the Maor about how cities like Gothenburg already ban fossil fuel ads on public transport.

Good to see the Mayor taking this call seriously.

Shout out to @badvertising.bsky.social for the Southwark station campaign.
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨 Campaign win! 🚨

Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉

Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.

Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7

@carolinerussell.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚆 In 2019 Transport for London introduced a ban on junk food advertising.

Despite facing fierce lobbying, Sadiq Khan pushed ahead with the ban to protect public health. 🍎

So - why are harmful polluting industries still able to advertise across London? 🧐 🧵 1/5
Fossil Ads — Badvertising
www.badverts.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🌍 We took over Southwark station last week, urging city leaders to lead on climate as the C40 World Mayors’ Summit got underway.

We now need to keep up the pressure.

✍️ Write to Mayor Sadiq Khan to stop promoting pollution on London public transport: actionnetwork.org/letters/ba2d...
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM