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12-07-2024 10:01:03
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๐จ Last week, we revealed that UK football fans are often forced to drive to away games because of limited train availability... Even though a majority would prefer to travel sustainably. Read "Stranded Fans": cooldownclimate.org/resources/straโฆ Full story. ๐ mirror.co.uk/sport/footballโฆ

๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐. โ Since reclaiming public space for pedestrians and reducing parking spaces across the city, Paris has ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ dangerous air pollution. ๐ Full story: washingtonpost.com/climate-solutiโฆ


Every two years, the average UK car ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ 1๐ฐ๐บ. ๐๐จ Here's what you need to know about ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, and what you can do to tackle it. ๐งต ๐ก More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/ โ๏ธ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/stโฆ


๐จ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: In a world-first, The Hague's ban on fossil fuel advertising has survived a legal challenge. ๐ โ๏ธ Sign Chris Packham's petition to force a parliamentary debate on a similar ban in the UK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7000โฆ Full story ๐ clientearth.org/latest/press-oโฆ


๐จChris Packham's petition calling for a ban on fossil fuel ads is on its way to 100,000 signatures! โ๏ธ Sign the petition to enter a prize draw for satirical BP art from Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives (Bsky: @darrencullen) or a copy of the โBadvertisingโ book! Full info ๐ badverts.org/latest/chris-pโฆ Chris Packham

๐ข ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐น ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป Local governments across Europe are banning ads from polluters. Now it's time for the UK to follow suit. โ๏ธ Sign Chris Packham's petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7000โฆ Chris Packham



๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐จ This week, Emirates will be championed as a climate action pioneer by World Sailing. But, why is sailing's global governing body allowing a petrostate-owned airline to present itself as a climate leader? Short answer: ๐ฐ Long answer: ๐งต


A recent episode of The Week UK Unwrapped with Olly Mann ๐๏ธ discussing fossil ad bans: "It is one of the cheapest ways of tackling the fossil fuel industry, of reducing demand, of reducing consumption. If itโs that cost effective, why would you not do it?โ ๐


๐ข ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐! Find out about the fossil threat looming over the 2026 Winter Olympics and discover how you can help turn the tide. ๐๏ธโ๏ธ ๐๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป: May 20, 3-5pm GMT ๐ป ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Online (FREE!) ๐๏ธ Grab your spot: shorturl.at/62fds


๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต Over April, TotalEnergies continued to push its greenwashing ad campaign, "The Roads to Net Zero". In reality, the oil giant is on a highway to climate hell. Here's what the ad doesn't tell you. ๐งต Full piece ๐ badverts.org/latest/badvertโฆ

๐จ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง ๐๏ธ The Winter Olympics are sponsored by an oil giant that is melting the snow they depend on. Here are some of the insights from our new report on the climate impact of Eni's sponsorship of the 2026 Winter Games. ๐งต Full report ๐badverts.org/latest/oil-giaโฆ


๐จ A U.S. Congressional investigation uncovers internal documents from oil majors, confirming greenwashing as an official strategy. This shows why we need a fossil ad ban - it would remove the reputational lynchpin of the industry. Rebecca John ๐ desmog.com/2025/05/20/revโฆ

๐จ BREAKING ๐จ Over 30 healthcare orgs - representing 12 MILLION workers - are BOYCOTTING advertising agencies that promote fossil fuels. ๐ โJust like health leaders once stood up to Big Tobacco and its advertising, itโs time to stand up to Big Oil" desmog.com/2025/05/22/heaโฆ