Coordinator RapidTransition.org; badverts.org Co-director newweather.org Co-author Green New Deal. Books: new economics & climate M @andrewsimms@indieweb.social
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25 Mar 2019
Climate change can seem an overwhelming problem. But we are capable of extraordinary things when we try...
A short film with @bbcideas & @tamarackmedia about @RapidTransition #climatechange
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Jun 11
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?is=k2F4…
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🚨 The 2026 World Cup kicks off tomorrow.
But behind the sporting spectacle this year looms the threat of extreme weather and a fossil fuel giant sponsor. 📺💨
We've pulled together the evidence and resources you need to understand what's at stake.
cooldownclimate.org/latest/w…
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📢Yesterday Badvertising’s Andrew Simms spoke to the BBC about extreme heat at the World Cup.
As FIFA remains committed to tournament expansion and polluting partnerships, players, fans and local communities are left to suffer. 🌡️
👉 learn more at cooldownclimate.org/latest/w…
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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 - bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
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🚨 Pressure continues to build on Fifa to keep players, fans and workers safe amidst extreme weather.
Beyond appropriate heat safety measures, that means no longer promoting Aramco - the world's largest fossil fuel company. 💰💨
ft.com/content/3b3776b6-1f9f…
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Jun 5
I have signed a letter to the Government, alongside over 100 MPs, calling for the UK to urgently reopen and scale up medical evacuations for critically ill children in Gaza.
We cannot ignore the scale of suffering. The war has devastated Gaza's health system and thousands of children are trapped without access to life-saving treatment.
The UK has a moral duty to act.
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BREAKING: Fifa bans water bottles at the 2026 World Cup despite expected extreme heat.
Fifa continues to act in a climate-deaf fashion, putting the health of players, fans, and workers at risk. 🧵
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FIFA – football fans’ bottle snatcher…
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👉🏼 “Until we place physical reality ahead of political expediency, we will continue to fail on Paris. And failing on Paris means failing future generations. The maths is unforgiving.”
Quelle surprise: my comment on the Govt's latest climate commitment gov.uk/government/news/energ… is out of step, at least publicly, with many colleagues: sciencemediacentre.org/exper…
With expert whitewash on one side & charlatans on the other, an honest climate debate stands no chance.
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🚨 Sportswash Alert! 🚨
Roland Garros, the pinnacle of French tennis, is underway.
So far, the intense heat has distracted from the intensity of the competition.
But the event is still promotes Emirates.
Yes, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 oil-state owned airline. 🧵
futurism.com/science-energy/…
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RT @CUSP_uk: The cost of data centres—New @FoEIreland report by CUSP fellow @Sean_Fearon models how the growing data centre demand on the I…
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This is why, when talking about the promotion of high carbon, heavily polluting products and lifestyles, many argue that adverts for red meat should face controls alongside ads for flights, SUVs and fossil fuels... @badvertising11 @adfreecities
May 31
Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy? | #CBarchive
Read here: buff.ly/rX7sYIC
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May 31
Not peer-reviewed yet, but if it is then we are in the deepest of deep sh*t
Warming of almost half a degree C a decade and a 0.5 to 1C rise possible within the next decade
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The Hot Six Cities - When the World Cup Boils Over 🌡️⚽
Dallas will host more matches than any other city at the 2026 World Cup inside an air-conditioned 94,000-seat stadium.
Outside the stadium? Dangerous heat, polluted air and grid instability. 🧵
cooldownclimate.org/latest/t…
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How Lewes is becoming a town of fixers... Mica Janiv reports 👇👇
lewesclimatehub.org/the-mica…
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May 27
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
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May 25
I find it astonishing that climate change is not 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 - Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C
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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.
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May 20
Players back last week's international health experts call for new FIFA measures to protect the game from extreme heat and stop promoting the fossil fuel companies who make it worse. The @BBCSport speak to letter signatory, Norwegian star, Morten Thorsby. bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cje…
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May 20
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)
theguardian.com/business/202…
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