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Andrew Simms
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Political economist, campaigner & author. Co-author the original Green New Deal, devised Earth Overshoot Day & jointly, the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty. Co-director New Weather Inst, other roles: https://www.newweather.org/about-us/andrew-simms/
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Our man at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics bringing you the stories behind the scenes missed by the big broadcasters... Here's the latest on protests 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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The Winter Olympics have begun with protests across Milan. On Thursday Greenpeace unveiled a sculpture of the Olympic rings drenched in oil, symbolising the Games’ partnership with mega polluter ENI.

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February 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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*This* is what journalism is for. Just how was Palantir, a foreign company whose leaders openly call for the elimination of democracy, given ownership of significant segments of UK institutions?
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 2d
New on FT website:

Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.

www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
New piece in Wired about our report on the irony of snow-melting climate polluters sponsoring the Winter Olympics to promote themselves...

www.wired.com/story/winter...
The 2026 Winter Olympics Will Have a Major Impact on the Region’s Snow
A recent report found that carbon emissions caused by the Milano Cortina Olympics could lead to the loss of 5.5 square kilometers of snowpack and millions of metric tons of glacial ice.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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The Carbon Accounting Alliance has pulled its Oct 6 conference from the Science Museum, moving it to Senate House after members raised concerns over the museum’s fossil fuel sponsors, Adani and BP.

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Why we moved our 2026 conference to Senate House — Carbon Accounting Alliance
Why we changed venues from the Science Museum to Senate House for our conference in October.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
For a different take on the Olympic Opening Ceremony, see what the great Matt Rendell has to report for the @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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For a different take on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, watch this 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Welcome to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics; a festival of international sport in the middle of a global climate crisis that puts athletes, fans and sport itself at risk. 🏂🔥

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February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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The great sports journalist Matt Rendell will be doing daily climate and environment stories from the Winter Olympics for @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social & New Weather Institute. Here's a short intro... 👇

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Winter Olympics Introduction Report - Matt Rendell covering the Olympic and climate frontlines
YouTube video by New Weather Institute
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February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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No snow ➡️ no winter sports ➡️ no future for the Winter Olympics. 

The companies sponsoring the Winter Olympics melt the very snow we depend on. ❄️🔥

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Save Our Snow
YouTube video by New Weather Institute
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February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
Why is the Winter Olympics sponsored by a giant oil company? Please enjoy and share this short, beautiful (and rather moving) film from our Swedish colleagues about the fossil fuel threat to winter sports, and to our love for snow...
#saveoursnow #winterolympics
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Save Our Snow
YouTube video by New Weather Institute
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February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
www.carbonbrief.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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A Trump World Cup is unacceptable.

If you have any influence in the football world: today is your day to find a camera and put pressure on FIFA to move the World Cup.

#NoTrumpWorldCup
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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The published security assessment of heating's impacts on nature was abridged: “This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people. We need to have an honest conversation about the risks we face to our prosperity and how to mitigate them" www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war
Unabridged document said disappearing forests and rivers drying up could drive people to Europe and lead to conflict in Asia
www.thetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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1. Cities and states should outlaw Amazon’s latest assault on small businesses — an AI tool that scrapes their websites and creates listings of their products within the Amazon app without their consent. It’s causing huge, costly problems. This can and should be banned.
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
"Trump spoke about his desire to take over Greenland at Davos...
However, he mixed up Greenland with Iceland several times."

But did he mean Iceland the country or the frozen foods supermarket? 🤔

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
BBC Verify: Trump confuses Greenland and Iceland
BBC Verify: Russia tower blocks snow drift video made using AI
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Good piece here by @andrewsimms.bsky.social 👇

Why do we allow a fossil fuel corp like Petro Canada to serve as Canada's lead sponsor/advertiser of the Winter Olympics, when that company wishes ill for some of 🇨🇦's defining national sports?

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Save our snow - ban Olympic fossil fuel ads
The Winter Olympics killed tobacco sponsorship - can it do the same for fossil fuels?
theecologist.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
Is a major climate polluter sponsoring winter sports the most self-harming deal around? Our new report on the upcoming Olympics 👇👇👇
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🚨 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 🚨

❄️ In a new report, The New Weather Institute reveals the climate impact of the world's leading snow sports event - the Winter Olympics.

Background and full story. 🧵 1/9

Full report 👉 www.newweather.org/wp-content/u...
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
Happy #WorldSnowDay - the Winter Olympics is celebrating by having sponsors whose pollution melts the snow the Games depend on... More here ❄️💧👉🏼 theecologist.org/2026/jan/18/...
Save our snow - ban Olympic fossil fuel ads
The Winter Olympics killed tobacco sponsorship - can it do the same for fossil fuels?
theecologist.org
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
If you are into the practical politics of hope, come and join me, @peternewell.bsky.social, @carolinelucas.bsky.social, @jeanmclean.bsky.social at this, to talk about getting out of the mess we're in... www.attenboroughcentre.com/events/5651/...
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
A interdisciplinary arts hub connecting University of Sussex to Brighton & Hove and the wider international arts community.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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A PSA for the benefit of west Londoners regarding the latest steaming horseshit to emanate from Wandsworth council and Putney MP Fleur Anderson regarding Hammersmith Bridge, by which I specifically mean their claim, that traffic is up 25% on Putney Bridge since HB closed in April 2019
Facebook www.putneysw15.com PUTNEY SAYS REOPEN HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE Fleur Anderson (second from right) campaigning previously on Hammersmith Bridge January 2, 2026 Participate Fleur Anderson MP is calling on residents to attend a rally this month at Hammersmith Bridge ahead of a key meeting which will discuss its future. Fleur Anderson Welcomes New Employment Rights Act Fleur Anderson Claims Victory in Phone Box Battle Fleur Anderson Welcomes Draft of Wet Wipe Bill Along with Simon Hogg, the Leader Putney MP Hails Removal of of Wandsworth Council, she will be Wet Wipe Island asking people to join her for a public Putney Marks 80 Years Since Attlee Became Prime action calling for the bridge to be Minister fully reopened to motor traffic. Fleur Anderson Welcomes 'Signs of Progress' on It is hoped that a large turnout will Hammersmith Bridge provide a photo opportunity which Putney's Buses 'Worst Affected' By Delays in can be used to show the level of local London support for the full restoration of the Sign up for our weekly. bridge. Putney newsletter The event attendees are asked to Comment on this story on the forum assemble at noon on the Barnes side of the bridge on Saturday 24 January for the photo with speakers expected between 2-3pm. Anyone intending to turn up is invited to register on Eventbrite. Six days after the rally, the Department for Transport's (DfT) Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce is due to reconvene after not having met for over a year and before that not meeting for three years. Ms Anderson says the event will demand agreement on funding, repairs to fix the bridge and restoration of hus routes. www.puuleyowlo.con (Url) Hammersmitn briage laskrorce is aue to reconvene after not having met for over a year and before that not meeting for three years. Ms Anderson says the event will demand agreement on funding, repairs to fix the bridge and restoration of bus routes. The six-year closure of the bridge is seen as a contributory cause of the high levels of congestion being experienced in Putney. Wandsworth Council says its own figures show a 25% increase in traffic on Putney High Street during the morning rush. Opponents of reopening say that crossings of most bridges over the Thames have fallen since Hammersmith Bridge closed which they contend is a result of traffic evaporation. The most recent estimates for the cost of a full reopening put it at over £250 million and there was some hope that this could be funded by a new 'Structures Fund' announced last year by the Labour government. However, no announcement has been made on any possibility of Hammersmith Bridge benefitting from money from this source. Reports suggest there was a heated meeting recently between Sir Sadig Khan, Mayor of London, and the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves at which the Mayor was trying unsuccessfully to make the case for more transport investment in London including Hammersmith Bridge. Hammersmith & Fulham Council owns the bridge and has met most of the cost of stabilising the bridge, but a funding package needs to be agreed with the DfT and Transport for London (TfL) before major reconstruction can begin. Ms Anderson has previously admitted it could take up to a decade before the bridge fully reopens.
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM
andrewsimms.bsky.social
"We're living in an environment engineered for over-consumption."

This is about food, but has wider implications...

BBC News - Why some people really struggle to lose weight more than others - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why some people really struggle to lose weight more than others
Thousands of genes that have an influence on weight, say experts - which means weight loss isn't a level playing field
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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“The reality is that America is in breach of the United Nations charter... It has committed the crime of aggression, which the court at Nuremberg described as the supreme crime, it’s the worst crime of all.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Ah, the annual festive burning of fossil fuels to ensure that, in future, there will be no snow at Christmas...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK’s roads and airports brace for busiest Christmas getaway on record
Transport groups warn of unprecedented congestion as commuters, shoppers and holidaymakers travel at once
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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The deregulator wants to poison us

EU decisionmakers intent to scrap safety reviews for chemicals that are used for our food & drink

Chemicals that could cause cancer...🫥 So #BigBizz can market them more easily 🤯

Write to @ec.europa.eu! Stop the #FoodOmnibus

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December 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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In a single generation we built the internet - an advance that has given us the ability to learn anything. 📖

But we still can't seem to learn that promoting polluters is self-destructive. 🤔

Read ‘We can’ from the Ministry for the Climate Emergency 👉 www.badverts.org/campaign-upd...
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM