The top 1% in America now hoard $55.8 trillion — more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined.

Fan groups across clubs and countries are stepping forward. If you’re part of a supporters group, sign the statement and join us. Football belongs to fans. Let’s shape its future together. #DropAramcoFIFA form.typeform.com/to/xNFEjF9s

Football is already feeling the impacts of climate change. The next World Cup promises to be the hottest ever. Aramco is the world’s largest oil company and one of the biggest polluters globally. Many supporters believe the game should be part of the solution, not promote the problem.

🚨 We are 100 days from the start of the World Cup. Today, we’re launching an international supporters campaign calling on FIFA to drop its sponsorship deal with Aramco.

World Cup participant attacks World Cup sponsor after being attacked by World Cup host. #Iran #SaudiAramco #Trump

Keir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failed

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory

Once again I propose that we put all the men in space, until we figure out what is going on.

Ik hoop dat iedereen binnen en buiten de journalistiek dit verhaal met @lotfielhamidi.bsky.social serieus neemt. Zou ‘s tijd worden. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/d...

Oxford Street is going traffic-free. I’ve given the green light to transform it into a world-class, fully accessible pedestrian avenue. The heart of London, reclaimed for people.

Claims of 40 dead after an Israeli airstrike on a elementary girl’s school in Iran www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

GA. ER. AF.

I am devastated to hear of the passing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam. He was a refugee of the Rohingya genocide living in Buffalo, New York. Border Patrol agents wrongfully detained him and dumped him on the street in brutal winter conditions. Blind and walking with a cane, he died trying to get home.

UEFA has dropped its net-zero target in its sustainability strategy update. What’s behind the shift and what does it mean for football and climate action? The latest free newsletter post examines what’s changed and what it means in practice. footballandclimatechange.substack.com/p/uefa-drops...

One of our volunteers in the US: "Can’t line up these CONCACAF Champions League sponsors any better/worse… Scotiabank, Saudi - Welcome to Arabia, Riyadh Air, Aramco, then PIF"

Wie benieuwd is wat Fleur Agema, Alexander Pechtold, Halbe Zijlstra en Gert-Jan Segers vinden van het opstappen van Mona Keijzer vinden, raad ik aan Pauw & De Wit van gisteravond terug te kijken.

“We gaan weer investeren in ontwikkelingssamenwerking,” sprak Jetten trots. Maar het bleken lege woorden. Dit Kabinet bezuinigt 162 miljoen extra in 2027, bovenop de PVV-bezuinigingen. Op noodhulp. Op gezondheid. Niet alleen harteloos en onverschillig, maar ook zo volstrekt kortzichtig. 1/2

We zijn begonnen! Vandaag is onze klimaatzaak gestart bij het Europees Hof van Justitie in Luxemburg 🧑‍⚖️ ⚡️

The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

Winter Olympics must tackle environmental impact before the snow runs out | George Timms

De Franse waterdeskundige adviseert lokale politici over hun omgang met water. Hoognodig, want het regent al veertig dagen. "Het helpt niet dat de nationale regering niet echt een visie heeft als het gaat om waterbeleid."

One of the most important things to understand about US politics -- & I strongly suspect this is true in other places as well -- is that the political elite dramatically overestimates the conservatism of the public.

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Onbegrijpelijk dat D66 en CDA Eelco Heinen in z'n eentje de financiële paragraaf van het coalitieakkoord hebben laten schrijven..

The question now is simple: Will the Olympics listen to athletes, fans and scientists and end fossil fuel sponsorship? Or will it continue to shelter planet-heating corporations behind the Olympic Rings? 👉 act.gp/3MAS7SU 👀 #WinterOlympics

Yachts are rich people's carbon bombs. Yachts are a policy failure. We should put a 100% luxury tax on yachts, and put the money into green infrastructure that cuts carbon pollution and protects coastal communities from floods.

Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis?

Mijn gedachten zijn bij Mona Keijzer.

Interesting to note that the junk food ad restrictions have proven impacts (London and Chile), and that there appears to be more support than opposition for advertising restrictions.

"Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions." Great piece by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social.

Today on Volts: meat! Bruce Friedrich argues that a) the dire environmental & social impacts of meat cultivation are rising, but b) so is meat consumption, so the only solution is c) plant-based or cultivated meat. We talk about the state of the market, the tech, & the future possibilities.

Where is the £185m in solidarity money that Fifa promised to those who didn't make the Club World Cup? No timeline, no formula for distribution devised, meetings postponed, smaller clubs still waiting for sums that can offer a lifeline. Exclusive with Matt Hughes: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Your man may have broken his own organisation’s rules on political neutrality. But these things only matter when others seem to do it. So nothing to see here.

FIFA’s function is to spend its money on football. That’s what they remind the world about whenever ticket prices raised. So Gianni Infantino doesn’t need to sit on the highly controversial board of peace for Gaza to spend $75m there. Untold thousand dead there, not a moment for photo opp/Insta post

Ethiopia: "In the two years since the ban on internal combustion engine vehicles, EV adoption has grown from less than 1% to nearly 6% of all of the vehicles on the road in the country." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... by @fasikat.bsky.social and @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🔌💡

Het OM kan aan de slag. ‘Als je als Nederland de internationale rechtsorde serieus neemt en vindt dat je onderdanen niet straffeloos ernstige misdrijven moeten kunnen plegen, kun je best zeggen dat het OM dat ook zou móeten doen.’ www.groene.nl/artikel/voor...

Buying a 2022–2024 pre-owned EV from the ten most common electric models in the US offers a sticker price on average 10% less than a comparable used gas car. Those savings are multiplied by lower fuel and maintenance costs. https://ow.ly/WbaC50Yctj2

Voorbeeld hoe klimaatverandering een steeds grotere invloed krijgt op de samenleving. We zullen toch echt z.s.m. moeten stoppen met het verbranden van fossiele brandstoffen. Zo niet, dan meer van dit.👇 Noodweer verwoest landbouwgrond in Portugal: boeren vrezen voor hun toekomst - nos.nl/l/2602891

OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone.... Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!! ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>

Texelse Bierbrouwerij kan dankzij warmtebatterij gasverbruik drastisch verminderen

NEW: One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments. They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics." We are going to teach it anyway. karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...

"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around." Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Inspiring.

"Don't buy hybrid" should be a climate campaign slogan. From cars to heat pumps, hybrids are meant to keep consumers unnecessarily hooked on dirty, expensive fossil fuels for a few more years.

To provide 100% Renewable Energy the UK would have to cover about 0.5% of its farmland with Solar Panels. In comparison nearly 20% is currently unused and 2% is covered in Golf Courses.

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Reden dat bedrijven zoveel geld uitgeven aan reclame? Het werkt. Fantastisch nieuws dus dat steeds meer gemeenten (dankzij inzet PvdD) nee zeggen tegen fossiele- en vleesreclame. En wat lokaal kan, kan natuurlijk ook landelijk. Wij gaan ons keihard inzetten voor een verbod in heel Nederland!

‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists - Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Don't buy hybrid" should be a climate campaign slogan. From cars to heat pumps, hybrids are meant to keep consumers unnecessarily hooked on dirty, expensive fossil fuels for a few more years.