🚨 A new study published in the journal Environmental Research: Health found that 1 in 3 people globally are affected by extreme heat. As sport at elite and grassroots levels tackle increased climate impacts, this has big implications for the future of sports.🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you’re a NUFC supporter, would love to conduct an anonymous interview for my PhD research project. Please email me at [email protected] if you're interested. Thanks, Chris. #nufc #nufcfans

Had a call from a senior football official and his view on this ruling by FIFA to ensure Ronaldo gets to play at the World Cup: “Unprecedented.” Was a different precedent last year when somehow qualification rules emerged to ensure FIFA’s Club World Cup had a Lionel Messi team in it.

Timeline. 🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.) 🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House. 🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.

How can we accelerate sustainability in professional sport? 🏉 New CAST Briefing: "Accelerating sustainability in professional sport: Insights from rugby union ", led by Dr Mark Wilson. Key messages thread 🧵 Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Such an important op-ed in the @dailymaverick.co.za ! Amazingly well argued. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗧𝗩 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 The French fossil fuel giant has a huge presence at this year's race. But behind the logos that adorn jerseys and banners is a community fighting to survive on the climate frontlines. Full report: www.itv.com/watch/tour-d...

I wonder how the other timelines are doing.

I cannot get my head around why this isn't the biggest story on every news site... oh yes, cause there are 10,000 other awful things happening with profound and global ramifications. :(

1. Every two years, the average UK car 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 1𝗰𝗺. 🚘💨 Here's what you need to know about 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and what you can do to tackle it. 🧵 💡 More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/ ✍️ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/...

We're not going to terraform Mars, but we're doing a good job of venusforming Earth.

When I worked in #Namibia & #SouthAfrica at pivotal crossroads in their histories, we asked 2 equally important Qs: "What kind of a society do we want from now on?" and "How do we get there from here?" Collab of 3 kinds of people is essential: #BAU folks, #innovators & #visionaries. bit.ly/4299RKe

The folks at @fairsq.bsky.social have done truly fantastic work with the Substitute report, and this episode serves as just a taster! Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!

FIFA's Infantino promoting his Saudi funded Club WC at Saudi LIV golf event at Trump's course 😬 Sport has been co-opted by a bubble of anti-democratic oil interests who are totally unmoored from what 'drill baby drill' means for fans. This is not normal, we must fight back, join us today! ⚽💪⚡

The Department of Government Efficiency, for example

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

🤯 “Altogether the plane flew 1,155 miles in just over five hours of flight time, including the four positioning flights – all to avoid Wrexham having to drive just over three hours in each direction on a coach.”

New episode came out this week! I spoke to Chris Britt-Searle of the @thenexttest.org! This episode goes beyond the boundaries (all puns intended) of the game, challenging assumptions and offering a look at cricket’s potential to lead in the fight against climate change.

Extremely bad news. And wow, just a heartbreaking demonstration that the companies that build fossil fuel infrastructure are aggressive antagonists, despite making themselves out to be humble demand-meeters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sportswashing in action… The Chair of Saudi Aramco, governor of the PIF and close MBS ally enjoying Newcastle’s celebrations ⬇️

Today, over 400 Olympians joined the call for a high-carbon advertising ban. 👏 In a show of unprecedented climate leadership, athletes called on the incoming IOC President to "set a standard" that would eliminate polluting sponsors from the Olympics. 👇

personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as “a reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad

One of our volunteers is an excellent singer-songwriter, you can contact us via DM. One demand: remove the Aramco ads!

🚨 The Climate Change Committee publishes its seventh carbon budget. Huge reductions in car, power and heating emissions are advised with one notable exception - aviation. 🧠✈️ The CCC appears to have fallen victim to the troubling condition of planes on the brain. 🧵

Capitalism can't solve climate change because publicly traded companies must satisfy their shareholders — typically institutional investors — resulting in a focus on maximizing short-term gains at the expense of long-term planning for both the company and the environment. www.bp.com/en/global/co...

🚨 Over 150 of Australia's top athletes have put their names to a letter supporting the Duty of Care Bill. This bill represents the best opportunity to protect future generations of sports fans and athletes. ✍️ Join other sport-loving Australians by signing the letter: www.dutyofcare.org.au

Beautifully done by Private Eye...

Is hand numbness and shoulder pain normal after multiple days using Nvivo? #QualitativeResearch #QualityOfLife?

“The report makes two main practical demands to the football industry, beyond the obvious of reducing emissions, raising awareness and collecting more data: to ban polluting sponsors and to redesign the football calendar to make it more regional.”

“Given the way in which these lucrative sponsorship deals have come to dominate and entrench the top clubs and tournaments in the world, there would be a major benefit in terms of the competitiveness of the sport.”

🚨 NEW RESEARCH: 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 Football finds itself offside in the climate crisis. ⚽️ 🟥 In the first-ever industry-wide global assessment, climate scientist Dr. Stuart Parkinson uncovers the sport’s massive pollution problem. Full report: www.newweather.org/wp-content/u...

The City of Cape Town, which nearly ran out of water a few years ago amid a multi-year drought, plans to build a 50 to 70 million litre per day desalination plant in the Paarden Eiland area to prepare for a drier future.

Reminder: www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Football seems to be going around this guy. Focus and purpose seems to be showcasing proximity to celebrities and politicians. Penny for the thoughts of the FIFA staff/members watching this stuff.

The FIFA 2026 World Cup is a climate disaster: 1. Pollution from 48 teams and their fans travelling between 16 host cities in three huge countries. 2. Extreme heat, wildfires and air pollution threaten many host cities, not only LA. 3. Sponsored by Saudi state oil company Aramco.

My blue sky experience so far is being followed by people who have a similar interests to me which briefly makes me excited/flattered and then I realise they follow 100 times more people than follow them… #AmIMoreThanABioOfKeyWords?

It's finally raining properly in Joburg 😍

Any recommendations on readings about the link between atmospheric conditions and urbanisation? I want to explore the argument that the humidity in Johannesburg is driven in part by swimming pools!! (Not in reference to this year re the drought).

No process, no voice, no choice. Silent delegates clap along as FIFA confirms the frequent flyer and fossil fuel-PR World Cups.

In a global energy context, electricity is about 20% of 'final energy consumption', with the rest met primarily by fossil fuels. In a climate context, a 50% chance of not exceeding 1.5°C has a remaining carbon budget of ~170GtCO2, or 4 years of 'current' emissions. For "well below 2°C" it's 14years.

Joburg sunsets make me happy 😍 It’s wonderful to be back home in the city.

New ClimateGenn Episode: Professor Kevin Anderson - "... We are taking larger risks with dire consequences ..." #COP29 youtu.be/yULdkWpjmM0 @kevinclimate.bsky.social @genn.cc #climate

1. The Global Super League kicks off tomorrow in Guyana, bringing together top cricket teams. But beneath the excitement lies a troubling story about climate devastation, oil expansion, and sportswashing. 🧵 Read Game Changer's full piece on Cool Down. 👇

NEW: John Deere is costing American farmers $4.2 billion a year by restricting them from fixing their own tractors. Apple, Amazon and major automakers use the same strategies on everything you own. It's bad for you, but excellent for corporate profits. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jaOS...

I don't think I could come up with a worse environmental story if I tried. Those 10 words in that order... just awful. The story is just as horrifying: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

Al Gore would have been a great president.

If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds

I have come here to talk about local rugby teams and ecology. 🤗

In 2023, China’s development finance institutions provided 3 new overseas energy loans - and they were all for renewable energy projects in Africa. - Boston University Global Development Policy Center