Polluting sponsors of the Winter Olympics are melting the snow the games depend on - new research by Scientists for Global Responsibility and the New Weather Institute reveals how the climate impact of the Winter Olympic Games, and several of its key sponsors from heavily polluting industries, are in danger of torching the Games’ own future. 

Playing football outside in the warmer months has been part of European life for generations; but fan climate campaign group Fossil Free Football are concerned that recent trends in extreme weather may be putting that tradition at risk.

Freddie Daley writes about the brilliant footballer Héctor Bellerín who uses his platform to draw attention to challenges facing humanity ranging from racial and gender equality, to the rights of refugees and the need to empower young people and now, especially the climate and ecological crisis.

As part of our Fossil Free Declaration series, Danish footballer Sofie Junge Pedersen reflects on the growing intersection between sport and sustainability. Drawing on her experiences across Europe’s top leagues, she talks about the responsibility players have to lead by example and why standing up for the planet matters just as much as what happens on the pitch.

In the latest instalment of our Fossil Free Declaration interview series, Paralympic alpine skier Anna Turney discusses why she is speaking out for climate action and lending her voice to protect the mountain environments that make her sport possible.

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.

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.