Kultur + olje = sant?

Mia Frogner, sustainability lead at Øyafestivalen, critiques the practice of oil sponsorship in Norwegian culture and sports, characterizing it as 'culturewashing' used to legitimize continued fossil fuel production. She argues that such partnerships are incompatible with UN climate goals and may restrict the freedom to critically address the climate crisis within these organizations.

• Oil companies seek partnerships with culture, sports, and aid organizations to engage in 'culturewashing', leveraging positive public associations with these sectors to justify continued oil exploration and production despite scientific evidence requiring a phase-out of fossil fuels.
• Øyafestivalen considers oil sponsorships incompatible with its own climate requirements and goals, which are aligned with UN climate targets.
• There is a concern that oil partnerships compromise the ability of cultural and sporting arenas to remain open and critical spaces for discussing the climate crisis.
• Representatives from the Bergen International Festival (Festspillene i Bergen) and the Norwegian Ski Federation (Norges Skiforbund) stated that their sustainability strategies are not linked to their sponsorships.

APA

Frogner, M. (2024). Kultur + olje = sant? Klimakultur. https://www.klimakultur.no/nyheter/mia-frogner-om-kultur-og-oljespons/

Chicago

Frogner, Mia. Kultur + olje = sant? Klimakultur, 2024. https://www.klimakultur.no/nyheter/mia-frogner-om-kultur-og-oljespons/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{frogner2024kultur, author = {Frogner, Mia}, title = {{Kultur + olje = sant?}}, publisher = {Klimakultur}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://www.klimakultur.no/nyheter/mia-frogner-om-kultur-og-oljespons/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }