In the latest instalment of our Fossil Free Declaration interview series, decorated trail runner Andy Symonds explains why he is taking action against high-carbon sponsorship in sport.

In the latest interview with Cool Down, elite ultra and fell runner Jasmin Paris explains why she is refusing to partner with high-carbon sponsors.

Cool Down chatted to Nadia Gaoua, Associate Professor in Sports Psychology, and Lecturer in Psychophysiology Freya Bayne at London South Bank University to discuss extreme heat, resilience and the future of sport in a warmer world.

Cool Down’s Freddie Daley sat down with Vasilis Kostakis to discuss his new book, Beyond the Final Whistle: Football for a Better World.

England’s back-to-back Euros winners have inspired thousands of girls and young people in my generation to get into sport. The players are not only role models on the pitch but have stood up for inclusivity and social justice off it.

The 2026 World Cup is set to take place across the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. Research published by the New Weather Institute reveals it is on track to become the most climate-damaging World Cup in the tournament’s 95-year history.

On 11 May 2025, the Achuar Indigenous Federation of Alto Pastaza (FIAAP), whose territories have been gravely affected by oil contamination, passed a declaration rejecting sponsorship from fossil fuels and other high polluters for their own sports teams and tournaments.

This week Freddie chatted to Marjolein Thickett, Sports Lead at The Carbon Literacy Project.

This week Freddie chatted to Hala Khalaf, co-executive director of Skateistan.

Climate activism in winter sports is heating up.

The threats posed by fossil fuels to the climate, extreme weather to outdoor sport, and fossil-fuel sponsorship to the integrity of sport, converged on the recent Tour du Rwanda bicycle race.

This month, fans are coming together to send their clubs a clear message: polluting sponsors are not welcome here.

In the Meet the Member series, we highlight members of the Cool Down Sport for Climate Action Network and their work at the intersection of sport and climate change. This week Freddie chatted to Kathy McAllister, executive director of GOALS Haiti.

A New Weather Institute report Dirty Tackle - the growing carbon footprint of football released today reveals that the carbon footprint of the global football industry is around the annual emissions of Austria or around 60% more than those of Uruguay, the nation that hosted the first World Cup in 1930.

Anna Jonsson got the chance to chat with Ulrika Sterner from the Swedish Ski Association about this unique tournament and the secrets behind its success.

A Kichwa Indigenous community in the Amazon basin in Peru has passed a groundbreaking resolution against the fossil fuel industry’s involvement in sport.

The winners of the Bad Sport Awards 2024 have been announced.

FIFA’s decision to host 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia “is a slap in the face to fans, players and anyone who puts this sport at the centre of their life”

New polling from the New Weather Institute reveals that FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco is overwhelmingly opposed by female fans of women’s football across the globe.