@benmole11.bsky.social
PhD researcher on sustainable system change at Loughborough London focusing on ecology & sport | 🏉 Lead at Pledgeball |🎙️The Sustaining Sport Podcast | 🇿🇦
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How can we accelerate sustainability in professional sport? 🏉
New CAST Briefing: "Accelerating sustainability in professional sport: Insights from rugby union ", led by Dr Mark Wilson.
Key messages thread 🧵
Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
New CAST Briefing: "Accelerating sustainability in professional sport: Insights from rugby union ", led by Dr Mark Wilson.
Key messages thread 🧵
Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How can we accelerate sustainability in professional sport? 🏉
New CAST Briefing: "Accelerating sustainability in professional sport: Insights from rugby union ", led by Dr Mark Wilson.
Key messages thread 🧵
Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
New CAST Briefing: "Accelerating sustainability in professional sport: Insights from rugby union ", led by Dr Mark Wilson.
Key messages thread 🧵
Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Such an important op-ed in the @dailymaverick.co.za ! Amazingly well argued. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
No dog bites for no reason — when US trade tactics, African fragility and critical minerals collide
The US isn’t interested in South Africa’s sovereignty. It’s interested in our compliance. When Pretoria takes a stance on Palestine or aligns with BRICS+ interests, trade is threatened like a bone bei...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
August 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Such an important op-ed in the @dailymaverick.co.za ! Amazingly well argued. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
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🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗧𝗩 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
The French fossil fuel giant has a huge presence at this year's race.
But behind the logos that adorn jerseys and banners is a community fighting to survive on the climate frontlines.
Full report: www.itv.com/watch/tour-d...
The French fossil fuel giant has a huge presence at this year's race.
But behind the logos that adorn jerseys and banners is a community fighting to survive on the climate frontlines.
Full report: www.itv.com/watch/tour-d...
July 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗧𝗩 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
The French fossil fuel giant has a huge presence at this year's race.
But behind the logos that adorn jerseys and banners is a community fighting to survive on the climate frontlines.
Full report: www.itv.com/watch/tour-d...
The French fossil fuel giant has a huge presence at this year's race.
But behind the logos that adorn jerseys and banners is a community fighting to survive on the climate frontlines.
Full report: www.itv.com/watch/tour-d...
I wonder how the other timelines are doing.
Juventus team wheeled into White House with Infantino standing behind Trump as he’s asked questions about terrifying situation related to Iran feels like a new, new low. Even for him. Why put them in this situation?
— Do you think the regime there could fall?
“Sure, anything could happen.”
— Do you think the regime there could fall?
“Sure, anything could happen.”
June 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I wonder how the other timelines are doing.
I cannot get my head around why this isn't the biggest story on every news site... oh yes, cause there are 10,000 other awful things happening with profound and global ramifications. :(
Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1.25 million and $5.5 million in shares of President Trump’s media company on April 2, the same day Trump announced sweeping tariffs.
Rep. Raskin is asking the DOJ to investigate for potential insider trading.
Rep. Raskin is asking the DOJ to investigate for potential insider trading.
Top Judiciary Dem Requests ‘Insider Trading’ Investigation Into Pam Bondi
Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1.25 million and $5.5 million worth of shares in Trump’s media company on “Liberation Day.”
www.notus.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I cannot get my head around why this isn't the biggest story on every news site... oh yes, cause there are 10,000 other awful things happening with profound and global ramifications. :(
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1. Every two years, the average UK car 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 1𝗰𝗺. 🚘💨
Here's what you need to know about 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and what you can do to tackle it. 🧵
💡 More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
✍️ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/...
Here's what you need to know about 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and what you can do to tackle it. 🧵
💡 More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
✍️ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/...
April 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
1. Every two years, the average UK car 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 1𝗰𝗺. 🚘💨
Here's what you need to know about 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and what you can do to tackle it. 🧵
💡 More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
✍️ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/...
Here's what you need to know about 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and what you can do to tackle it. 🧵
💡 More info: cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
✍️ Take action: win.newmode.net/cleancities/...
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We're not going to terraform Mars, but we're doing a good job of venusforming Earth.
November 15, 2024 at 5:05 PM
We're not going to terraform Mars, but we're doing a good job of venusforming Earth.
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When I worked in #Namibia & #SouthAfrica at pivotal crossroads in their histories, we asked 2 equally important Qs: "What kind of a society do we want from now on?" and "How do we get there from here?"
Collab of 3 kinds of people is essential: #BAU folks, #innovators & #visionaries.
bit.ly/4299RKe
Collab of 3 kinds of people is essential: #BAU folks, #innovators & #visionaries.
bit.ly/4299RKe
Three Horizons: an introduction
YouTube video by Leaders' Quest
www.youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When I worked in #Namibia & #SouthAfrica at pivotal crossroads in their histories, we asked 2 equally important Qs: "What kind of a society do we want from now on?" and "How do we get there from here?"
Collab of 3 kinds of people is essential: #BAU folks, #innovators & #visionaries.
bit.ly/4299RKe
Collab of 3 kinds of people is essential: #BAU folks, #innovators & #visionaries.
bit.ly/4299RKe
The folks at @fairsq.bsky.social have done truly fantastic work with the Substitute report, and this episode serves as just a taster!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
@fairsq.bsky.social has published a damning report, making the case for the external reform of FIFA. Co-director Nicholas McGeehan joins us to unpack the long history of systemic dysfunction - from its roots in patronage and cronyism to scandals surrounding recent World Cup hosts.
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The folks at @fairsq.bsky.social have done truly fantastic work with the Substitute report, and this episode serves as just a taster!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
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FIFA's Infantino promoting his Saudi funded Club WC at Saudi LIV golf event at Trump's course 😬
Sport has been co-opted by a bubble of anti-democratic oil interests who are totally unmoored from what 'drill baby drill' means for fans.
This is not normal, we must fight back, join us today! ⚽💪⚡
Sport has been co-opted by a bubble of anti-democratic oil interests who are totally unmoored from what 'drill baby drill' means for fans.
This is not normal, we must fight back, join us today! ⚽💪⚡
April 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
FIFA's Infantino promoting his Saudi funded Club WC at Saudi LIV golf event at Trump's course 😬
Sport has been co-opted by a bubble of anti-democratic oil interests who are totally unmoored from what 'drill baby drill' means for fans.
This is not normal, we must fight back, join us today! ⚽💪⚡
Sport has been co-opted by a bubble of anti-democratic oil interests who are totally unmoored from what 'drill baby drill' means for fans.
This is not normal, we must fight back, join us today! ⚽💪⚡
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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🤯 “Altogether the plane flew 1,155 miles in just over five hours of flight time, including the four positioning flights – all to avoid Wrexham having to drive just over three hours in each direction on a coach.”
Wrexham guilty of hypocrisy as 37-minute flight undermines Ryan Reynolds' pledge
Wrexham took a short-haul flight on a private jet to a game against Wycombe four days before Ryan Reynolds visited the United Nations to trumpet the club signing up to an environmental pledge
www-mirror-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🤯 “Altogether the plane flew 1,155 miles in just over five hours of flight time, including the four positioning flights – all to avoid Wrexham having to drive just over three hours in each direction on a coach.”
New episode came out this week! I spoke to Chris Britt-Searle of the @thenexttest.org!
This episode goes beyond the boundaries (all puns intended) of the game, challenging assumptions and offering a look at cricket’s potential to lead in the fight against climate change.
This episode goes beyond the boundaries (all puns intended) of the game, challenging assumptions and offering a look at cricket’s potential to lead in the fight against climate change.
March 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
New episode came out this week! I spoke to Chris Britt-Searle of the @thenexttest.org!
This episode goes beyond the boundaries (all puns intended) of the game, challenging assumptions and offering a look at cricket’s potential to lead in the fight against climate change.
This episode goes beyond the boundaries (all puns intended) of the game, challenging assumptions and offering a look at cricket’s potential to lead in the fight against climate change.
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Extremely bad news. And wow, just a heartbreaking demonstration that the companies that build fossil fuel infrastructure are aggressive antagonists, despite making themselves out to be humble demand-meeters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Extremely bad news. And wow, just a heartbreaking demonstration that the companies that build fossil fuel infrastructure are aggressive antagonists, despite making themselves out to be humble demand-meeters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Sportswashing in action…
The Chair of Saudi Aramco, governor of the PIF and close MBS ally enjoying Newcastle’s celebrations ⬇️
The Chair of Saudi Aramco, governor of the PIF and close MBS ally enjoying Newcastle’s celebrations ⬇️
March 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Sportswashing in action…
The Chair of Saudi Aramco, governor of the PIF and close MBS ally enjoying Newcastle’s celebrations ⬇️
The Chair of Saudi Aramco, governor of the PIF and close MBS ally enjoying Newcastle’s celebrations ⬇️
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Today, over 400 Olympians joined the call for a high-carbon advertising ban. 👏
In a show of unprecedented climate leadership, athletes called on the incoming IOC President to "set a standard" that would eliminate polluting sponsors from the Olympics. 👇
In a show of unprecedented climate leadership, athletes called on the incoming IOC President to "set a standard" that would eliminate polluting sponsors from the Olympics. 👇
🚨 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: 400+ Olympians call on IOC presidential candidates to lead on climate action.
"To the incoming President, we ask that over the coming years and the course of your presidency one issue be above all others: the care of our planet." 👏
"To the incoming President, we ask that over the coming years and the course of your presidency one issue be above all others: the care of our planet." 👏
Olympians make climate plea to IOC presidential candidates
More than 400 Olympians from nearly 90 countries around the world have joined in a call for the winner of next week's International Olympic Committee presidential election to make climate their top priority.
www.reuters.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today, over 400 Olympians joined the call for a high-carbon advertising ban. 👏
In a show of unprecedented climate leadership, athletes called on the incoming IOC President to "set a standard" that would eliminate polluting sponsors from the Olympics. 👇
In a show of unprecedented climate leadership, athletes called on the incoming IOC President to "set a standard" that would eliminate polluting sponsors from the Olympics. 👇
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personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as “a reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad
March 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as “a reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad
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One of our volunteers is an excellent singer-songwriter, you can contact us via DM.
One demand: remove the Aramco ads!
One demand: remove the Aramco ads!
The 2026 World Cup final will have a halftime show 🎶
Who would you want to see perform on this global stage?
Who would you want to see perform on this global stage?
March 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
One of our volunteers is an excellent singer-songwriter, you can contact us via DM.
One demand: remove the Aramco ads!
One demand: remove the Aramco ads!
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🚨 The Climate Change Committee publishes its seventh carbon budget.
Huge reductions in car, power and heating emissions are advised with one notable exception - aviation.
🧠✈️ The CCC appears to have fallen victim to the troubling condition of planes on the brain. 🧵
Huge reductions in car, power and heating emissions are advised with one notable exception - aviation.
🧠✈️ The CCC appears to have fallen victim to the troubling condition of planes on the brain. 🧵
February 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🚨 The Climate Change Committee publishes its seventh carbon budget.
Huge reductions in car, power and heating emissions are advised with one notable exception - aviation.
🧠✈️ The CCC appears to have fallen victim to the troubling condition of planes on the brain. 🧵
Huge reductions in car, power and heating emissions are advised with one notable exception - aviation.
🧠✈️ The CCC appears to have fallen victim to the troubling condition of planes on the brain. 🧵
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Capitalism can't solve climate change because publicly traded companies must satisfy their shareholders — typically institutional investors — resulting in a focus on maximizing short-term gains at the expense of long-term planning for both the company and the environment.
www.bp.com/en/global/co...
www.bp.com/en/global/co...
February 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Capitalism can't solve climate change because publicly traded companies must satisfy their shareholders — typically institutional investors — resulting in a focus on maximizing short-term gains at the expense of long-term planning for both the company and the environment.
www.bp.com/en/global/co...
www.bp.com/en/global/co...
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🚨 Over 150 of Australia's top athletes have put their names to a letter supporting the Duty of Care Bill.
This bill represents the best opportunity to protect future generations of sports fans and athletes.
✍️ Join other sport-loving Australians by signing the letter: www.dutyofcare.org.au
This bill represents the best opportunity to protect future generations of sports fans and athletes.
✍️ Join other sport-loving Australians by signing the letter: www.dutyofcare.org.au
February 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🚨 Over 150 of Australia's top athletes have put their names to a letter supporting the Duty of Care Bill.
This bill represents the best opportunity to protect future generations of sports fans and athletes.
✍️ Join other sport-loving Australians by signing the letter: www.dutyofcare.org.au
This bill represents the best opportunity to protect future generations of sports fans and athletes.
✍️ Join other sport-loving Australians by signing the letter: www.dutyofcare.org.au
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Beautifully done by Private Eye...
February 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Beautifully done by Private Eye...
Is hand numbness and shoulder pain normal after multiple days using Nvivo? #QualitativeResearch #QualityOfLife?
February 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Is hand numbness and shoulder pain normal after multiple days using Nvivo? #QualitativeResearch #QualityOfLife?
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“The report makes two main practical demands to the football industry, beyond the obvious of reducing emissions, raising awareness and collecting more data: to ban polluting sponsors and to redesign the football calendar to make it more regional.”
Gianni Infantino given wake-up call as stats show FIFA driving climate crisis
A major new scientific report shows how damaging football's sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies and airlines are - and tells FIFA what needs to be done
www.mirror.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
“The report makes two main practical demands to the football industry, beyond the obvious of reducing emissions, raising awareness and collecting more data: to ban polluting sponsors and to redesign the football calendar to make it more regional.”