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🚨the A-Z of Badvertising is a new public information campaign on the ad industry’s tricks to push pollution-as-usual. 📺💨 F is for ‘Facebook’. Almost ALL Facebook's money comes from advertising. 👉 find out more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

🚨 An anonymous source has sent the Ministry for the Climate Emergency BOGOFF: The Oil and Gas Industry Public Affairs Handbook. It sets out 21 tactics for keeping fossil fuels burning, from greenwashing and lobbying to front groups and fossil fuel finance. 📖 www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

🚨the A-Z of Badvertising is a new public information campaign on the ad industry’s tricks to push pollution-as-usual. 📺💨 D is for ‘Disinformation’, when adverts over-promise, and hide the downside. 👉 find out more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

the A-Z of Badvertising is a new public information campaign on the ad industry’s tricks to push pollution-as-usual. 📺💨 C is for ‘Consumerism’, the myth that more stuff will make you happy. 👉 find out more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

thefootballweek.comTurkish Airlines and Liverpool: The Sponsorship Strategy - The Football WeekExplore the strategy behind Turkish Airlines’ Liverpool sponsorship, from global brand positioning and market expansion to measuring commercial returns.

Liverpool FC are the latest club to partner with a polluting airline. ✈️ Here’s why we need to stop airlines buying our love of the beautiful game.👇 thefootballweek.com/2026/10/11/t...

fossilfreefootball.orgAramco FIFA Sponsorship: Supporters Groups Call on FIFA to End DealSupporters groups worldwide are calling on FIFA to end the Aramco FIFA sponsorship deal ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Fans and players deserve better. And the appetite to kick polluters out of sport is strong - with fan groups organising to stop high-carbon industries ruining the beautiful game. ⛔️ www.fossilfreefootball.org/2026/03/02/a...

cooldownclimate.orgThe Fossil Free Declaration — Cool DownLaunched 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...

It’s time to end the influence of polluting airlines in the beautiful game. Sign the fossil free declaration, and join the campaign to stop high-carbon interests ruining the sports we love. 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...

Liverpool FC are the latest club to partner with a polluting airline. ✈️ Here’s why we need to stop airlines buying our love of the beautiful game.👇 thefootballweek.com/2026/10/11/t...

amnesty.orgQatar World Cup of ShameMigrants building a stadium for the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar are abused and exploited.

Qatar joined the field in 2011 - and hosted the 2022 World Cup. The tournament was at the centre of worldwide condemnation after evidence of the petrostate’s abuse of migrant workers came to light. Yet it still sponsors major events and football clubs. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...

espn.co.ukBayern Munich end deal with Qatar Airways after fan protestsBayern Munich will not renew a much-criticised sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways after it expires at the end of June, it was announced on Wednesday.

Turkish Airlines are not just buying a spot on a shirt - they’re buying influence over one of Europe’s largest football clubs. 🤑 But fans can change the game. In 2023, Qatar Airways was dropped by FC Bayern Munich after massive fan backlash. www.espn.co.uk/football/sto...

Liverpool FC are the latest club to partner with a polluting airline. ✈️ Here’s why we need to stop airlines buying our love of the beautiful game.👇 thefootballweek.com/2026/10/11/t...

cooldownclimate.org“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…

Airlines have been buying control of football for two decades - since Emirates put its name on Arsenal’s shirt and stadium in 2006. Since then, petrostates have used their flag carriers to greenwash their image - putting the future of football at risk. www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/its-n...

350.orgUAE's NDC is a greenwashing exerciseCheck our evaluation of UAE's most recent National Determined Contribution (NDC) according to their energy goals.

And Man City's owners Etihad are yet another UAE flag carrier. In its national plan, the UAE set out a greenwash vision of ‘accelerating the shift to sustainable energy’ while ‘deriving maximum value out of its existing oil resources’. 🤥 350.org/uaes-ndc-is-...

Liverpool FC are the latest club to partner with a polluting airline. ✈️ Here’s why we need to stop airlines buying our love of the beautiful game.👇 thefootballweek.com/2026/10/11/t...

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The Premier League club's shirt sponsorship deal with Turkish Airlines is keeping polluters in the lead. The airline is one of the biggest polluters in European football - and their deal with Liverpool FC further legitimises their actions. ⚽️ static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebd0...

🚨 Introducing the A-Z of Badvertising, the new public information campaign on the ad industry’s tricks to push pollution-as-usual. 📺💨 🅱️ is for ‘Badvertising’, persuading people to buy stuff which is against their own interests. 👉 find out more at www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...

cooldownclimate.orgFIFA takes the top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2026 — Cool DownFIFA scoops two of the four awards at the Bad Sport Awards 2026.

🏆 The Bad Sport Awards 2026 are here. And this year’s winners have been making some truly spectacular contributions to the world of sportswashing. Here are the winners… 🧵

edition.cnn.comFIFA plan for privatizing World Cup meets fury from UEFA | CNNFIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to privatize World Cup using investors with ties to US President Donald Trump attacked by European soccer body UEFA.

The concerning ties between Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump came into the spotlight again recently when the brother of Trump's son-in-law was behind a controversial deal to privatise FIFA.

cooldownclimate.orgFIFA takes the top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2026 — Cool DownFIFA scoops two of the four awards at the Bad Sport Awards 2026.

🏆 That’s the Bad Sport Awards 2026. From fossil fuel sponsorships to sportswashing on an industrial scale, these deals show just how far the sports industry is willing to go to keep pollution looking normal. Read the full Bad Sport Awards. 👇

cooldownclimate.orgFIFA takes the top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2026 — Cool DownFIFA scoops two of the four awards at the Bad Sport Awards 2026.

🏆 The Bad Sport Awards 2026 are here. And this year’s winners have been making some truly spectacular contributions to the world of sportswashing. Here are the winners… 🧵

And Eni’s own emissions put that sponsorship in some perspective: Just a single year of Eni’s CO2 emissions could melt enough glacier ice to fill 2.5 MILLION Olympic swimming pools.

inside.fifa.comPresident Donald J. Trump awarded “FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World”The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, was presented with the inaugural “FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World” by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the Final Draw for the FI...

🏆 THE ‘BAD AWARD’ AWARD: FIFA FIFA announced its own Peace Prize. Gianni Infantino then presented it himself at the World Cup draw. The recipient? The USA's war-hungry, climate-wrecking President. 😬

cooldownclimate.orgFIFA takes the top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2026 — Cool DownFIFA scoops two of the four awards at the Bad Sport Awards 2026.

🏆 The Bad Sport Awards 2026 are here. And this year’s winners have been making some truly spectacular contributions to the world of sportswashing. Here are the winners… 🧵

And what's worse is that prior to Italy's deal with SOCAR, it was sponsored by ENI. Yes, ANOTHER major fossil fuel company.

cooldownclimate.orgPolluting sponsors of the Winter Olympics are melting the snow the games depend on - new research — Cool DownPolluting sponsors of the Winter Olympics are melting the snow the games depend on - new research by Scientists for Global Responsibility and the New Weather Institute reveals how the climate impact o...

🥇 THE ‘PODIUM POLLUTER’ AWARD: ENI But Eni hasn't disappeared - it was a major sponsor of a Winter Olympics at a time when snow sports has never had less snow. Yet research by New Weather found that the 2026 Winter Games contributed to the problem, generating 930,000 tonnes of CO2e.

cooldownclimate.orgFIFA takes the top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2026 — Cool DownFIFA scoops two of the four awards at the Bad Sport Awards 2026.

🏆 The Bad Sport Awards 2026 are here. And this year’s winners have been making some truly spectacular contributions to the world of sportswashing. Here are the winners… 🧵

Our research estimates the deal will generate 34.7 million tonnes of CO2e through the emissions associated with its sponsorship impact. That’s 83% of the total sponsorship impact from big polluters - and far more than the tournament’s direct operational emissions. 📖: newweather.org/wp-content/u...

👕 THE ‘SHIRT OF SHAME’ AWARD: ITALIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL The Italian Football Federation has gone back for a second helping of fossil money. It has signed a deal making SOCAR - Azerbaijan’s state oil company - the sponsor of Italy’s national teams from 2027 to 2030. 🤢

cooldownclimate.orgFIFA takes the top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2026 — Cool DownFIFA scoops two of the four awards at the Bad Sport Awards 2026.

🏆 The Bad Sport Awards 2026 are here. And this year’s winners have been making some truly spectacular contributions to the world of sportswashing. Here are the winners… 🧵

🏆 BAD SPORT OF THE YEAR: FIFA FIFA sold its top sponsorship tier to Aramco — the world’s largest corporate emitter. According to Carbon Majors, Aramco was responsible for 4.28% of global CO2 emissions in 2024 - more than any other company. But the damage doesn’t stop there.

healthpolicy-watch.newsAs Deadline Nears, Civil Society Urges Spain To Nominate María Neira In WHO DG Election - Health Policy WatchWith Thursday’s 24 September deadline looming, international scientific societies and civil society leaders are pushing Spain to sponsor a last-minute WHO Director-General nomination for Dr María Neir...

🚨 BIG NEWS: Fossil ad ban advocate María Neira has been nominated by Spain to lead the World Health Organisation. Neira has been a consistent supported of such a ban, even describing fossil fuels as the "new tobacco". 🛢️🚬

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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badverts.orgAre adverts making us sick? — BadvertisingHow do adverts for fossil fuel companies, SUVs, airlines and airports affect our health?

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...

adfreecities.org.ukJunk food advertising - Adfree CitiesA 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 ...

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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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

badverts.orgAre adverts making us sick? — BadvertisingHow do adverts for fossil fuel companies, SUVs, airlines and airports affect our health?

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...

theguardian.comNHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissionsHealth secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effects

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...

badverts.orgHealth professionals call for TfL-wide ban on polluting ads — BadvertisingLondon 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.

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...

badverts.orgAre adverts making us sick? — BadvertisingHow do adverts for fossil fuel companies, SUVs, airlines and airports affect our health?

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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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...

theguardian.comFossil fuel advertising contracts at all-time high in 2026In year of extreme weather, ad agencies found to be building Big Oil’s image as integral to family life and security

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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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

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...

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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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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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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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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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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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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change.orgSign the PetitionDrop Polluting Sponsors - Stop taking the Whizz

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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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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thegreenrunners.comSportswashing: Drop polluting sponsors - The Green Runners CICThe 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

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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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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