Pragmatic = dealing with things sensibly based on real world conditions Real world conditions = humanity getting torched due to burning fossil fuels
Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · 5d agoAndrew Simms
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Political economist, campaigner & author. Co-author the original Green New Deal, devised Earth Overshoot Day & jointly, the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty. Co-director New Weather Inst, other roles: https://www.newweather.org/about-us/andrew-simms/
Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · 5d agoFifa's "commitment to an open and democratic consultation", reminded me of the "We come in peace" scene from the film Mars Attacks... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 6d agoIt is putting it mildly to describe these people as a death cult.
Athletes are among society's most influential. Yet, despite caring deeply about the climate crisis, many feel unable to speak out. In a pioneering new programme, Oxford University is helping athletes step into climate leadership. 👇 Share the application 👉 leadership.climate.ox.ac.uk/join-us/
Why athletes could be the next generation of climate leaders — Cool Down
The Oxford Climate Leadership Research Centre is recruiting a cohort of influential athletes who want to use their platform to inspire climate action.
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About time 👇
Leo Hickman@leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 6d ago++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
Heathrow is not just passing on the cost of airport expansion in higher ticket prices, but in: - noise pollution - mental health - local disruption - air pollution - more illness - an increasingly torched planet You have to mention the costs not on the ticket www.theguardian.com/business/202...
As Aramco's World Cup sponsorship drifts on like a toxic cloud, over at the sweltering Tour de France cycling is beginning to see it has a new doping scandal, fossil fuels. Here’s Matt Rendell, long-term Tour commentator, explaining why for the Cool Down Network www.cyclingweekly.com/news/youre-n...
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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Zeno ain't got nothing on this. How do you solve the climate crisis? Slice emissions into parts small enough that each one "won't materially influence" anything. Jackdaw is 0.02%, so it doesn't count. Run that logic on every source and the whole crisis politely disappears.
Jackdaw owner says gas field will 'not materially influence' climate change
The new assessment was required by the industry regulator, after it found several areas had not been adequately addressed in a previous submission.
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For those who love their background briefings, as the semi-final game plays out in Atlanta, here's the Cool Down sheet on the host venue... www.cooldownclimate.org/s/Atlanta_Wo...
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FIFA made this the most polluting World Cup ever and ignored expert heat safety advice, but new research shows climate impacts 4x more than the event itself from companies using it as a global advertising billboard for polluting products and lifestyle. www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/the-w...
F1 advert for the petrol car economy declared heat hazard due to climate consequences of the petrol car economy... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
Austrian Grand Prix declared heat-hazard race by Formula 1's governing body the FIA
This weekend's Austrian Grand Prix is declared a heat-hazard race by Formula 1's governing body the FIA.
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London cabbies tell Wimbledon to drop dangerous SUVs for driving elite players around. Wimbledon is sponsored by Land Rover and sport needs to stop being a billboard for poor life choices... www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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If it were possible, this makes the UK political persecution of voices speaking out in solidarity with Palestinians even more horrific... BBC News - UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".
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Since Aramco is advertising itself pitchside on the world's biggest stage, here's a reminder that it has caused more planet-heating carbon emissions than any other corporation in history carbonmajors.org
See that Aramco logo around the pitch? A group of football players led by @djwheeler7.bsky.social, including World Cup player Morten Thorsby, spoke out against this sponsorship deal recently. And they weren't the first, they followed groups of female players and male players before them. #WorldCup
Players open Letter to FIFA on Heat Stress and Player Welfare — Cool Down
Professional footballers warn the climate crisis is worsening player welfare risks. In a new open letter, players back medical experts’ call for stronger heat-stress protocols for the upcoming FIFA Wo...
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Please enjoy this from our brilliant colleagues in South Africa, Politically Aweh. With South Africa in the opening game here is a unique, refreshing, no holds barred perspective on the Aramco/FIFA World Cup, and its treatment of people and the climate youtu.be/kgBYYLP9j-w?...
The Oil Company Sponsoring the Hottest World Cup Ever | Politically Aweh
YouTube video by Politically Aweh
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The IEA estimates that clean energy and efficiency saved the five largest fuel-importing regions around $260 billion in avoided fossil fuel imports in 2025 alone. That is not only a climate benefit. It is independence. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Clean Energy Is Outspending Fossil Fuels Nearly Two To One
Clean energy investment now exceeds fossil fuels by nearly two to one. New IEA data reveals where the world's energy system is heading.
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The competition that goads climate change with record emissions and fossil fuel sponsors falls victim to extreme weather... The literary device pathetic fallacy is alive and well 👌🏼 Lightning halts pre-World Cup friendly in Texas - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
World Cup 2026: Saudi Arabia game in Texas halted for nearly two hours because of bad weather
Saudi Arabia's World Cup warm-up game against Puerto Rico in Texas is halted for nearly two hours because of extreme weather.
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Matt Rendell's exposé for the New York Times of Barcelona's Foundation embroiled in sportswashing fossil fuel companies in the Amazon, who leave a toxic trail in their wake. Football talks about clean sport, that also means kicking dirty sponsors out www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...
Barcelona, the oil business, and sportswashing allegations in the Amazon
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I find it astonishing that climate change is not even mentioned until the 25th paragraph of this story, well after something about a German YouTuber winning a cheese rolling contest (I kid you not 😶) BBC News - Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C
It comes after the UK recorded its warmest May night on Sunday when temperatures reached 19.4C.
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BREAKING: Professional footballers from around the world have told FIFA that it is not doing enough to protect players and fans. In a new open letter, players demand that FIFA strengthens its heat protection measures and drop its fossil fuel sponsor. www.bbc.com/sport/articl...
World Cup 2026: Norway's Morten Thorsby says Fifa must do more over heat
Norway midfielder Morten Thorsby says
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Players back last week's health experts call for new FIFA measures to protect the game from extreme heat and stop promoting fossil fuel companies who make it worse. The BBC speaks to letter signatory, Norwegian star, Morten Thorsby... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
World Cup 2026: Norway's Morten Thorsby says Fifa must do more over heat
Norway midfielder Morten Thorsby says
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Cost, risks of Sizewell C nuclear plant are “immediate, substantial and borne by the public”, says National Audit Office (in least surprising conclusion of the week) www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’
National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’
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Get briefed or get burned - the Cool Down Network has checked on some of the World Cup host cities most prone to extreme weather and come up with some climate city guides - they show just how reckless FIFA is being with the future of the game, its players and fans - read more... 👇
Cool Down@cooldownnetwork.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW BRIEFING: The Hot Six Cities - When the World Cup Boils Over 🌡️⚽ In a series of briefings, we provide an overview of the climate vulnerable cities FIFA is bringing football to during this year's tournament. First - Atlanta. 🧵 1/8 📖 Full briefing. 👇
It's too hot and getting hotter, meanwhile FIFA promote planet heating fossil fuels and put players, officials and fans at risk... See our latest via the Cool Down Network 👇👇
Badvertising@badvertising.bsky.social · 3mo ago🚨 FIFA World Cup heat safety guidelines are “impossible to justify”, say leading health experts. And FIFA’s ongoing promotion of fossil fuels represents “a conflict of interest with the protection of player welfare”. 🧵 1/8 Letter 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/latest/open-...
Wonderful to celebrate Europe Day with this invitation from our Green European friends 10 years of suffering outside the EU is enough! It's time we began the journey home to EU membership #EuropeDay www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens
Exclusive: Co-chair Vula Tsetsi says it is time to trigger debate, as statement is agreed at annual leadership meeting in Brussels
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I hope its clear to Labour now (not guaranteed), that their aggressive pivot to the right merely fuelled rather than neutralised the far-right threat... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1... Election results 2026 live: Early Labour losses in English council results - BBC News
Election results 2026 live: Starmer says he 'takes responsibility' for early Labour losses in English council results
The prime minister says the results
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Has your city banned climate-polluting adverts? Well, back in 2024, Sheffield did just that. Since then, publicly-owned space has been reclaimed from harmful industries. Here’s why the ban came about, and how your city can do the same. 🧵 www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
Wish you were here! — Badvertising
Ministry for the Climate Emergency’s new ‘Wish you were here’ - Has your city stopped adverts promoting pollution? These have…
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Omits to mention that damage to roads worsening the pothole plague is being driven by the trend toward larger, heavier SUVs. Reverse that trend, especially get SUVs out of cities = fewer potholes... Potholes fuel voter frustration before elections - what can be done? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Potholes fuel voter frustration before elections - so what can be done?
The state of the roads will be at the top of many voters' agenda at this week's local elections in England.
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