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It encourages organisations to use the F-List to verify agency partners and implement fossil-free procurement criteria in briefs, RFIs, and RFPs. The guide highlights that over 1,650 agencies in 60 countries have signed the Clean Creatives pledge and suggests that clients have leverage to decarbonise the marketing industry because fossil fuel marketing represents less than 1% of global marketing spend.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000024#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Hiring agencies that promote fossil fuels is presented as a business risk because climate change, driven by the fossil fuel industry, causes \"supply chain pressures, operational disruptions, and financial risk across all industries.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000024#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Organisations are encouraged to use the F-List to check partners, noting that more than 1,650 agencies across 60 countries have committed to not working with fossil fuel companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000024#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document asserts that clients have significant leverage to influence agency policies because marketing for fossil fuel majors accounts for less than 1% of global marketing expenditure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000024#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The guide recommends specific procurement actions, such as updating briefs, RFIs, RFPs, or contracts to include fossil-free criteria and signing the Clean Creatives pledge as a client.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000024#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Fossil fuel advertising","procurement","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["guidance","advocacy"]},{"id":"klimkul-000014","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/klimkul-000014","title":"Et oljesmurt idrettsarrangement","publisher":{"name":"Klimakultur","organization":"klimakultur"},"document_type":"statement","language":"no","date_published":"2026-02-19","source_url":"https://www.klimakultur.no/nyheter/et-oljesmurt-idrettsarrangement/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that fossil fuel companies use sports sponsorship and advertising to gain social license and normalize polluting consumption, which hinders climate policy. It calls for Norway to implement a ban on fossil fuel advertising, similar to restrictions on tobacco and alcohol, noting that a Klimakultur poll across seven countries shows majority support for such bans in winter sports due to concerns over snow loss.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000014#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned that climate change may limit the number of countries capable of hosting snow sports to only 10 by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000014#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Greenpeace calculations suggest that emissions from the oil and gas company Eni alone could cause 27,000 additional temperature-related deaths by the end of the century and result in glacial melt equivalent to nearly 2.5 million Olympic swimming pools.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000014#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fossil fuel companies use advertising and sports sponsorship to secure a \"social license to operate\" and normalize polluting consumption, which makes it more difficult to implement policies that reduce fossil energy dependency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000014#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A Klimakultur poll conducted across seven countries—Norway, Canada, France, Italy, the UK, Sweden, and Germany—indicates that a majority are concerned about snow loss and support a ban on fossil fuel advertising in winter sports.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000014#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Some cities and countries have already implemented restrictions on fossil fuel or high-emission advertising; Amsterdam is the first European capital with a legally binding ban on ads for flights, cruises, petrol cars, and meat products, while France and Spain have similar measures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000014#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Fossil fuel advertising","climate finance","climate change","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","France","Italy","United Kingdom","Sweden","Germany","Amsterdam","Spain"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy argument"]},{"id":"klimkul-000033","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/klimkul-000033","title":"SNOW LOSS PUBLIC OPINION in 7 countries calls for fossil fuel ad ban IN WINTER SPORTS","publisher":{"name":"Klimakultur","organization":"klimakultur"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2026-01","source_url":"https://www.klimakultur.no/media/tjwmflwz/snow-loss-report-2026.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A briefing by the New Weather Institute reporting on public opinion across seven countries, showing widespread concern for snow loss due to global warming and strong support for banning fossil fuel advertising in winter sports and the Winter Olympics.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000033#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A clear majority of the population in all seven surveyed countries (ranging from 52% to 67%) are concerned to a high extent about the loss of snow and ice caused by global warming. Concern is highest in Italy and France, where 67% of respondents expressed high levels of concern.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000033#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is strong general public opposition to fossil fuel advertising in winter sports across all polled nations, with support for a ban ranging from 61% in Norway to 83% in France. Other high levels of support were recorded in the UK (77%) and Italy (77%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000033#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Majorities in all surveyed countries agree that the Winter Olympics specifically should stop advertising oil companies such as Eni, a sponsor of the 2026 Games. The highest agreement was in France (74%), followed by the UK (69%), Germany (65%), Canada (59%), Sweden (59%), and Norway (51%), while 64% of Italians agreed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000033#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Individuals who identify as fans of winter sports show even stronger opposition to high-carbon advertising than the general public. In France, 86% of fans want such advertising to stop, followed by the UK (85%), Italy (81%), Germany (78%), Canada (74%), Sweden (66%), and Norway (62%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000033#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among winter sports fans, there is specific opposition to oil company sponsorship of the Winter Olympics. In France, 78% of fans want the Games to stop advertising companies like Eni, and in Italy, 68% of fans hold this view.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000033#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Fossil fuel advertising","climate change","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["public opinion poll"]},{"id":"cleancre-000036","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cleancre-000036","title":"Off Ramp Report","publisher":{"name":"Clean Creatives","organization":"clean-creatives"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-11","source_url":"https://cleancreatives.org/s/Off-Ramp-Report-Pathway-to-a-Profitable-and-Fossil-Fuel-Free-Future-for-the-Marketing-Industry.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report argues that the end of fossil fuel advertising is inevitable and that marketing agencies must proactively 'off-ramp' these clients to avoid financial and reputational damage. It estimates that the top 29 oil majors spent $6.97 billion on media, creative, and PR in 2024, with $3.03 billion going to major holding companies and $3.94 billion to independent agencies. The document highlights the risks of retention, citing Havas' loss of B Corp certification and Edelman's 5% revenue decline in 2024. It proposes a phased exit strategy ending in 2030, suggesting agencies pivot toward high-growth sectors including healthcare (projected $36.4 billion marketing value by 2030), renewables, and the circular economy (a $4.5 trillion global opportunity by 2030).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000036#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The top 29 oil majors spent an estimated $6.97 billion on media, creative, and PR in 2024. Of this, $3.03 billion went to major global marketing holding companies (including WPP, Omnicom, IPG, Publicis, Dentsu, Havas, Stagwell, Accenture Song, and Edelman) and $3.94 billion went to independent agencies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000036#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Retaining fossil fuel clients has led to significant financial and reputational losses for specific agencies. Havas faced the revocation of its B Corp certification and reported losing 15 clients and 12% of its global workforce (approximately 2,500 people) following its contract with Shell. Edelman experienced a 5% revenue decline in 2024 and lost clients such as We Mean Business and opportunities with Nike due to its fossil fuel ties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000036#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fossil fuel companies are facing structural economic decline as global oil demand growth fell below 1% for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Investment in clean energy now represents nearly double the annual investment in fossil fuels, with solar energy investment alone reaching $0.5 trillion in 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cleancre-000036#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies three primary growth sectors to replace fossil fuel revenue: healthcare, renewables, and the circular economy. The healthcare marketing and communications sector is projected to grow from $22.8 billion in 2024 to $36.4 billion by 2030. 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The document argues that companies like Equinor, Vår Energi, and Aker BP use sponsorships and partnerships to create a positive image, target young audiences, and obstruct climate action. Specific examples include Equinor's sponsorship of the First Lego League and the Festspillene i Bergen, Vår Energi's funding of regional sports halls, and Aker BP's 'Rebels' marketing campaigns. The report also criticizes the role of media outlets like NRK and Dagens Næringsliv, as well as research institutions and humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross, for facilitating or ignoring the industry's impact on the climate crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The oil industry targets children and youth through educational sponsorships and games to build a positive image. Equinor sponsors the First Lego League in Norway, Sweden, and Brazil, and the 'Kodekraft' programming project used by half of all Norwegian school classes (73,778 students). Additionally, Equinor's 'Energy Town' game for UK students (ages 9-14) is criticized for suggesting oil can be part of a 'green energy mix' to secure a 'permission to operate' regarding the controversial Rosebank field.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Oil companies utilize sports sponsorships to integrate themselves into local communities and present the industry as sustainable. Equinor is the main sponsor of the Arctic Race of Norway through 2030 and was a partner for the 2025 Ski-VM. Vår Energi sponsors the Norwegian alpine national team and five regional sports halls ('Folkehallene') in the Stavanger region, which attract nearly 500,000 annual visitors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Marketing campaigns and corporate branding are used to frame oil companies as leaders in the energy transition. Equinor's 'Søker etter bedre' campaign, produced by the agency Anorak, uses 13 films to portray employees as driving the energy transition. Aker BP uses 'Rebels' themed campaigns ('Rebels with a Cause' and 'Rebels in Action') to frame its goal of increasing oil and gas production as a 'productivity revolution'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document alleges that Norwegian media and public platforms often fail to critically address the oil industry's role in the climate crisis. NRK's documentary series 'Oljefondet på innsiden' is described as 'petroganda' for omitting climate consequences. Dagens Næringsliv is criticized for portraying Equinor's 'Operation Gandalf' lobby effort for the Empire Wind project in the USA as a 'hero story' while ignoring the company's efforts to secure the Rosebank field in England.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Research and academic funding are used to maintain fossil activity under the guise of climate solutions. The Research Council of Norway plans new 'petrosentre' (petroleum centers) in 2026 to manage petroleum resources, which the document claims are tools to make the industry appear as part of the solution. Equinor has also signed 'academia agreements' worth 380 million NOK over five years with six Norwegian universities and NHH, focusing on themes like CCS and the maintenance of fossil activity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Cultural and humanitarian partnerships are used to improve industry reputation and block climate action. Equinor is the main sponsor of the Festspillene i Bergen. Aker BP has implemented a large-scale street art project on the Yggdrasil platforms. Furthermore, the Red Cross and Norwegian Refugee Council entered partnerships with Equinor worth 20 million NOK annually, despite internal employee concerns regarding the contradiction with the organizations' climate goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Health organizations are criticized for collaborating with the oil industry while ignoring the health impacts of fossil fuels. The Norwegian Cancer Society (Kreftforeningen) and Ung Kreft collaborate with Aker BP and the Aker group. The document references a report, 'Cradle to Grave', stating that fossil fuels cause more deaths from health damage than tobacco.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000027#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Fossil fuel advertising","greenwashing","climate change disinformation","energy transition","carbon capture and storage","offshore wind power","climate finance","effects of climate change on human health"],"geography_discussed":["Sweden","Brazil","United Kingdom","United States","Stockholm"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","corporate critique"]},{"id":"klimkul-000031","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/klimkul-000031","title":"PETROGANDA PRIZE 2025 nominees: the long list","publisher":{"name":"Klimakultur","organization":"klimakultur"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-06-30","source_url":"https://www.klimakultur.no/media/y5rfttn0/petroganda-award-2025-long-list-english.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Petroganda Prize 2025 long list identifies various entities and campaigns in Norway that the publisher, Klimakultur, views as 'petroganda'. The document categorizes these nominees into eight areas: children and youth education, sports, folk festivals, campaigns, media and public debate, research, arts and culture, and health and humanitarian work. It specifically highlights how companies like Equinor, Vår Energi, Aker BP, and Gassco sponsor science centers, sports teams, and art festivals to create a narrative of being 'part of the solution' to the climate crisis. The document argues that these partnerships allow the fossil fuel industry to influence young people and the public, effectively masking the environmental and health damages caused by oil and gas production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000031#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The oil industry utilizes educational programs and science centers to target children and youth, often framing oil as part of a green energy mix or omitting the company's long-term fossil fuel ambitions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000031#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Equinor has invested heavily in sponsorships to shape its public image, spending NOK 833 million over five years on agreements including games and educational programs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"klimkul-000031#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document alleges that the oil industry's influence extends to the arts and culture sector, using sponsorships to block 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It highlights significant health and financial burdens on BC's healthcare system, including costs from the 2021 heat dome, wildfire smoke, and the spread of infectious diseases due to warming temperatures. The authors contend that fossil fuel companies have profited while engaging in misinformation, and they call for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and the recovery of expenses from the oil and gas industry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000002#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The authors argue that the BC government should extend its practice of suing manufacturers of health-harming products—citing examples like tobacco, opioids, and PFAS—to include fossil fuel companies to recover healthcare expenses.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000002#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate-related health events in British Columbia have caused substantial casualties and financial costs, specifically the 2021 heat dome which resulted in over 600 deaths, more than 5,000 serious injuries, and estimated healthcare costs exceeding $12 million.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000002#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Wildfire smoke is identified as a recurring cause of hospitalization for respiratory and heart conditions in BC; 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It specifically demands that governments hold media, advertising technology, and tech companies accountable by encouraging them to adopt a universal definition of climate disinformation, increase transparency, and stop the monetization of false content. The signatories advocate for the adoption of the UN's Global Principles for Information Integrity to foster a healthier online environment and support the goals of the Paris Agreement and IPCC scientific consensus.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000041#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The signatories argue that climate disinformation is promoted by hidden interests and damages the information ecosystem, thereby hindering the progress of crucial negotiations such as COP 29 and the G20 Summit in Brazil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000041#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The letter proposes a universal definition of climate disinformation as deceptive online behavior that undermines the IPCC scientific consensus and Paris Agreement goals, distorts scientific data to erode trust in experts, or falsely claims support for climate goals through practices like greenwashing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000041#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Governments are urged to pressure tech and media companies to implement specific safeguards, including preventing the monetization of climate disinformation, providing researchers with data access, and using 'inoculation' efforts to build user resilience against false content.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000041#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document calls for the adoption of the UN's Global Principles for Information Integrity, launched in June 2024, as a comprehensive framework to address the global disinformation crisis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000041#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change disinformation","greenwashing","climate policy","Paris Agreement","Fossil fuel advertising","climate finance","climate change mitigation","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Baku","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":[]},{"id":"caad-000012","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/caad-000012","title":"Extreme Weather, Extreme Content","publisher":{"name":"Climate Action Against Disinformation","organization":"climate-action-against-disinformation"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2024-11-10","source_url":"https://caad.info/analysis/reports/extreme-weather-extreme-content/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a 'dangerously polluted' digital information landscape where Big Tech platforms allow 'super-spreaders' to propagate debunked claims against renewable energy and electric vehicles. It highlights how disinformation operations weaponise extreme weather events, such as wildfires, to decouple them from environmental drivers and fuel opposition to climate policies. Additionally, the analysis reveals that eight fossil fuel advertisers spent at least $17.6 million on Meta for over 700 million impressions to greenwash their image and lobby for US policy changes. The document warns that degrading researcher access to data is hindering the ability to track these trends and argues that systemic architectural problems and profit motives must be addressed rather than relying solely on fact-checking.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"caad-000012#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Big Tech platforms continue to host a small number of 'super-spreaders' who disseminate debunked claims targeting electric vehicles and renewable energy, some of which are similar to claims from COP26. 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It highlights successful campaigns from Declare Comms in Australasia, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) in Canada, and 'Van wie is de lucht?' in the Netherlands, while also mentioning international efforts like the Global Climate and Health Alliance and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Fossil fuel advertising is used to normalize the production and demand of coal, oil, and gas, and to 'greenwash' the industry's image by falsely positioning companies as drivers of the energy transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The fossil fuel industry employs marketing tactics similar to those used by the tobacco industry, including the use of 'psychological warfare' and the bribery of scientists and doctors to disguise the harmful effects of their products.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Air pollution from fossil fuels is a major global health threat, causing 13 million preventable deaths worldwide every year, with 9 million attributed to pollution specifically.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General has described fossil fuel air pollution as the 'new tobacco', suggesting the industry requires the same treatment as tobacco regarding advertising and sponsorship bans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Healthcare professionals are identified as highly trusted figures in society, making them effective spokespeople to frame the climate crisis as a health crisis and push for advertising bans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Australasia, the Declare Comms 'Ban Ad Fossil' campaign has resulted in at least 13 local councils, including Sydney, moving to ban fossil fuel advertisements or sponsorships.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) published an open letter signed by 700,000 healthcare professionals calling for a fossil fuel ad ban, which led the Montreal bike-share company Bixi to drop ads from the fossil fuel organization Alliance Pathways.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000164#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Dutch campaign 'Van wie is de lucht?' 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