Tim Walters
@timwalters.bsky.social
Canadian college professor. Writes about football, degrowth, culture, political economy, and the climate emergency. Walks a lot.
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Tim Walters
@timwalters.bsky.social
· Jul 4
FIFA’s 2026 World Cup could emit 70 million tons of CO2 with deadly human costs
The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest yet, and possibly the most destructive. College professor Tim Walters projects that the World Cup could emit nearly 70 million tons of CO2 and lead to the premat...
www.playthegame.org
My latest for @playthegame-org.bsky.social, where I attempt a true cost carbon accounting of the Canada-Mexico-USA World Cup, and conclude that it will be the deadliest sporting event in history, producing emissions that will kill more than 70,000 people. I call this madness "Infantinocide."
Reposted by Tim Walters
Zohran’s warm-up speaker shouting out organized labour. Wake the fuck up, @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social
Signed,
A public sector employee
Signed,
A public sector employee
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Zohran’s warm-up speaker shouting out organized labour. Wake the fuck up, @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social
Signed,
A public sector employee
Signed,
A public sector employee
My latest for @playthegame-org.bsky.social, where I attempt a true cost carbon accounting of the Canada-Mexico-USA World Cup, and conclude that it will be the deadliest sporting event in history, producing emissions that will kill more than 70,000 people. I call this madness "Infantinocide."
FIFA’s 2026 World Cup could emit 70 million tons of CO2 with deadly human costs
The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest yet, and possibly the most destructive. College professor Tim Walters projects that the World Cup could emit nearly 70 million tons of CO2 and lead to the premat...
www.playthegame.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My latest for @playthegame-org.bsky.social, where I attempt a true cost carbon accounting of the Canada-Mexico-USA World Cup, and conclude that it will be the deadliest sporting event in history, producing emissions that will kill more than 70,000 people. I call this madness "Infantinocide."
"Infantinocide" or degrowth football.
The 2026 World Cup could emit nearly 70 million tons of CO2 and lead to the premature deaths of approximately 70,000 people. Yet, FIFA plans to expand future tournaments with even more teams.
Read the opinion piece by Tim Walters👇
www.playthegame.org/news/fifa-s-...
Read the opinion piece by Tim Walters👇
www.playthegame.org/news/fifa-s-...
July 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"Infantinocide" or degrowth football.
Reposted by Tim Walters
Burning up the planet: the rise-and-rise of long-haul summer friendlies by major clubs
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up...
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up...
Burning up the planet: the rise-and-rise of long-haul summer friendlies by major clubs
"Pre-season tours in distant locations are a growing problem — for both the planet and exhausted players ... long-haul flights are among the most polluting forms of travel."
sportingintelligence832.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Burning up the planet: the rise-and-rise of long-haul summer friendlies by major clubs
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up...
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/burning-up...
“Athleticide”
Israel has now murdered 785 Palestinian athletes since October 2023, including 437 footballers.
It has also destroyed 288 sports facilities.
This is athleticide, a modality of the genocide designed to obliterate culture and identity.
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
It has also destroyed 288 sports facilities.
This is athleticide, a modality of the genocide designed to obliterate culture and identity.
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
July 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Athleticide”
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Happy Canada Day! 8thfirerising.ca
8th Fire Rising – Elbows up against the oligarchy! 8th Fire Rising is a united coalition in Canada to protect Indigenous, labour, and environmental rights.
8thfirerising.ca
July 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Canada Day! 8thfirerising.ca
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As we head into this FIFA Club World Cup weekend in the USA, meteorologists are warning of dangerous heat and humidity up and down the east coast. Temperatures will rise through Sunday and could last all week, with a heat index of 43ºC by Monday.
June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
As we head into this FIFA Club World Cup weekend in the USA, meteorologists are warning of dangerous heat and humidity up and down the east coast. Temperatures will rise through Sunday and could last all week, with a heat index of 43ºC by Monday.
Important.
Dirty sponsors, lots of flying and extreme heat.
Great pieace by @gavinnightmair.bsky.social on the Club World Cup and climate. @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social
Great pieace by @gavinnightmair.bsky.social on the Club World Cup and climate. @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social
FIFA’s Club World Cup kicks climate and social concerns into the long grass - Carbon Market Watch
FIFA’s latest grand tournament, the month-long Club World Cup has kicked off in the USA. The expanded 32-team games flex the football industry’s money making power, while spotlighting its disregard fo...
carbonmarketwatch.org
June 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Important.
You reap what you sow…
A dangerous heat wave is coming for the Club World Cup 👇
Host cities facing “extreme” risk as high temperatures and humidity combine to push heat index past 38C/101F 📈
Which matches and venues are most likely to be hit?
What is FIFA doing to mitigate risks?
THREAD 🧵
Host cities facing “extreme” risk as high temperatures and humidity combine to push heat index past 38C/101F 📈
Which matches and venues are most likely to be hit?
What is FIFA doing to mitigate risks?
THREAD 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
You reap what you sow…
More excellent, depressing reporting from @josimarfootball.bsky.social. Really important to support this kind of journalism, so subscribe to Josimar if you are able - they’re on the ropes and need the support right now, and it would be a tragedy if we lost this resource. There is no one like them.
June 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More excellent, depressing reporting from @josimarfootball.bsky.social. Really important to support this kind of journalism, so subscribe to Josimar if you are able - they’re on the ropes and need the support right now, and it would be a tragedy if we lost this resource. There is no one like them.
Really enjoyed being a part of this conversation about FIFA, the World Cup, and the climate emergency, organized by the great folks at the Sport Ecology Group.
S4, E2: FIFA2026 on Fire
Podcast Episode · Climate Champions · 2025-06-02 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Really enjoyed being a part of this conversation about FIFA, the World Cup, and the climate emergency, organized by the great folks at the Sport Ecology Group.
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Bayern Munich fans at the Club World Cup held up a banner saying "world football is more poorly governed than before" and "smash FIFA".
They are not going out on a limb here.
A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...
They are not going out on a limb here.
A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...
June 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Bayern Munich fans at the Club World Cup held up a banner saying "world football is more poorly governed than before" and "smash FIFA".
They are not going out on a limb here.
A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...
They are not going out on a limb here.
A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...
Correct! Exciting to see players stepping up.
FIFA must drop their sponsorship with Saudi Aramco, the biggest oil company in the world. They should not be promoting the burning of more fossil fuels during a climate crisis.
I am proud to lead a group of current and former pro players calling for this change.
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
I am proud to lead a group of current and former pro players calling for this change.
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...
Unacceptable FIFA deal is final straw - they must stop advertising fossil fuels
A group of footballers, led by David Wheeler, have come together to demand meaningful action from FIFA on the climate crisis ahead of the Club World Cup in the United States
www.mirror.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Correct! Exciting to see players stepping up.
The responses to this post are encouraging.
Welcome to the World Cup in Donald Trump’s America!
June 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The responses to this post are encouraging.
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"Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now." My latest, co-written with @edgeofsports.bsky.social for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now
If you need to see the 2026 World Cup in person, stick to Canada and Mexico. The US isn’t safe for visitors.
www.thenation.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Trump’s World Cup Will Endanger Foreign Guests. Boycott Now." My latest, co-written with @edgeofsports.bsky.social for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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It's time to Boycott the 2026 World Cup
Next summer, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.
#BoycottUSA2026 #Boycott2026WorldCup
Next summer, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.
#BoycottUSA2026 #Boycott2026WorldCup
Boycott the 2026 World Cup - Boycott USA 2026
In the summer of 2026, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.
boycottusa2026.org
May 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's time to Boycott the 2026 World Cup
Next summer, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.
#BoycottUSA2026 #Boycott2026WorldCup
Next summer, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host.
#BoycottUSA2026 #Boycott2026WorldCup
Excellent thread. This is resulting in many 1000s of fewer course offerings at the moment when we need them the most. Instead of investing more in education during a crisis for which it’s a ready solution, the BCNDP are allowing the kind of cuts the Liberals only dreamt of. Disgusted as an NDPer.
Speaking as a college prof, the provincial NDP is hanging us out to dry.
April 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Excellent thread. This is resulting in many 1000s of fewer course offerings at the moment when we need them the most. Instead of investing more in education during a crisis for which it’s a ready solution, the BCNDP are allowing the kind of cuts the Liberals only dreamt of. Disgusted as an NDPer.
If the USA will not issue travel visas to trans people then it cannot host the FIFA 2026 World Cup. “Uniting the World” my ass. Shameful.
Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’
The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US fans
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If the USA will not issue travel visas to trans people then it cannot host the FIFA 2026 World Cup. “Uniting the World” my ass. Shameful.
Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin correct, as ever. They cannot!
"With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Co-Host the 2026 World Cup?" My latest, co-written with @edgeofsports.bsky.social, for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...
With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Co-Host the 2026 World Cup?
The country has proven itself incapable of not abducting and imprisoning people entering the country—boycotting US matches avoids putting teams, their families, and fans in danger.
www.thenation.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin correct, as ever. They cannot!
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Our next Earth Month webinar is tomorrow and features @maddyorr.bsky.social @mssportsbiz.bsky.social @timwalters.bsky.social, and Walker Ross. Sign up details at the link below!
Almost Earth Month again and our annual webinar series is back! We hope to see you online for these important conversations.
sportecology.org/earthday
sportecology.org/earthday
April 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our next Earth Month webinar is tomorrow and features @maddyorr.bsky.social @mssportsbiz.bsky.social @timwalters.bsky.social, and Walker Ross. Sign up details at the link below!
Important.
The rise of end times fascism. An essay by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Important.
Something always felt familiar about the bizarre and amorphous way Trump talks about tariffs, and I’ve just realized what it’s exactly like.
"Gluten's a vague term!" - This Is the End (Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel)
YouTube video by Zach Nyhus
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Something always felt familiar about the bizarre and amorphous way Trump talks about tariffs, and I’ve just realized what it’s exactly like.
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1. 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽.
But against a backdrop of catastrophic storms, detained tourists, and climate science book burning - never has a host nation looked so inhospitable. 🧵
But against a backdrop of catastrophic storms, detained tourists, and climate science book burning - never has a host nation looked so inhospitable. 🧵
April 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
1. 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽.
But against a backdrop of catastrophic storms, detained tourists, and climate science book burning - never has a host nation looked so inhospitable. 🧵
But against a backdrop of catastrophic storms, detained tourists, and climate science book burning - never has a host nation looked so inhospitable. 🧵
The USA is an environmental rogue nation, and cannot be allowed to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. www.playthegame.org/news/trump-f...
Trump, FIFA, and the World Cup 2026: A match made in climate hell
Donald Trump’s return to power signals a full-scale assault on climate action. Yet, as FIFA prepares to host the 2026 World Cup in North America, its leadership is embracing the new administration.
www.playthegame.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The USA is an environmental rogue nation, and cannot be allowed to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. www.playthegame.org/news/trump-f...