The health case for a fossil fuel advertising ban Key points An estimated 8.7 million premature deaths occur globally each year from air pollution attributable to fossil fuel combustion alone.[1][1] Climate change, which is primarily caused by the bu...

The health care for a fossil fuel advertising ban is obvious.

The question is: will our government act?
#BanFossilAds

Re-storying a world worth living in | shots Sustainable transformation advisor Amelie Lambert discusses the ad industry’s ‘brainprint’ – the psychological and cultural impact of marketing on society, with a focus on how our industry can cultiva...

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Dr Tony Holohan claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation Former chief medical officer says opt-out from pollution restrictions is worrying for water quality

Tony Holohan is absolutely right to point out the human health impacts of worsening pollution. Of it's all connected!

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Nike, Superdry and Lacoste ads banned over green claims The advertising watchdog said the retailers misled shoppers with their 'sustainability' claims.

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Using a billboard to power a Time Machine - Adfree Cities Did you know that a digital advertising screen is an unusually powerful source of energy for time travel? We’ve found that Black Friday adverts are particularly ideal for harnessing energy to travel t...

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Letters to the Future- A NextGen Youth Project YouTube video by GOAL Global

New work! Letters to the Future is a global project with GOAL NextGen inviting young people to write to the generations ahead, reflecting on the actions and values needed to build a fairer, brighter world for all.

youtube.com/watch?v=ZfpjaBQAeRc&feature=youtu.be

I find this framing on 'stuff' particularly useful, and really stood out as worthy of sharing this week as Black Friday campaigns fill the feed....

‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery

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Behind the Story: Re-thinking Black Friday spending Irish people buy more clothing than most Europeans and spending accelerates as Black Friday approaches, according to sustainability expert Laura Costello.

Listen to our chats on Black Friday & overconsumption here, from 13.40 mins in www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...

Behind the Story: Re-thinking Black Friday spending Irish people buy more clothing than most Europeans and spending accelerates as Black Friday approaches, according to sustainability expert Laura Costello.

Spoke about Black Friday and fast fashion overconsumption with RTÉ this week www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...

Am I Buying Too Many Second-Hand Clothes? Vogue’s senior sustainability editor Emily Chan asks: how much is too much?

Vogue is now saying 'we all need to buy less full stop.' www.vogue.co.uk/article/is-s...

I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...

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Good Life 2030 Ireland: Visions for Deeper Connection to self, others & nature - Creative Ireland Programme Good Life 2030 Ireland: Visions for Deeper Connection to self, others & nature

What does it look like when ad campaigns champion connection over consumption?

This time last year, to coincide with Black Friday, we launched our “Less Buying, More Being” campaign - part of our Good Life 2030 Ireland project.

Read more about the work: www.creativeireland.gov.ie/en/blog/good...

Adland is urgently pivoting for AI. We will have to do the same for climate

www.thedrum.com/opinion/adla...

Eamon Ryan: Why is the Government delaying publication of the land use review? Fears around the report are misplaced and it is long past time for it to be published

What's holding up the publication of the critical land use review? According to former minister @eamonryan.bsky.social, who commissioned the report,

"it is being held back for fear that those interested in preserving the status quo would explode...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

For me, this brings up the question of belief. We need leaders who believe in possibility of getting this transformation right, and who lead from that belief.

"Consumption by
the world’s wealthy – in both North and South – is pushing
humanity beyond ecological safety limits, while billions
remain below the minimum standards for a decent life." hotorcool.org/wp-content/u...

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023

Europe is losing the equivalent of 600 football pitches of natural and agricultural land every day.

We are squandering what little nature we have left.

Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds European Environment Report - news (analysis piece to follow) Embargoed to Sunday night 11pm

Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds

Slower days💚

US marketing companies are helping to rebrand the genocide in Gaza | Arwa Mahdawi Reports say PR teams are busy rewriting history in real time – not that the American media needs the help

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From Colombo to Kathmandu, the furious youth movements toppling entrenched elites Talk of revolution in the coffee shops of Nepal increased after protest movements across south Asia

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Advice for Gen Beta From Jeremy Corbyn, Nan Goldin, Hasan Piker, Courtney Love, and More Born in 2025? Gen Beta will inherit a scary world facing climate crises, forever-wars, and political unrest. Over two dozen global leaders have some advice, from Gillian Anderson to Sexxy Red. Get the...

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‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Hands off nature — vital to defend the laws protecting nature and people Here's how to make your voice count and state your opposition to the proposed weakening of environmental laws across Europe — the European Commission has launched a consultation about the “simplificat...

If you still care about “mother nature on the run”, this is your opportunity to make your voice count & state your opposition to the proposed weakening of environmental laws across Europe. Great piece by @miseanja.bsky.social on defending laws protecting nature www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

This weekend, at EARTH RISING @ IMMA www.eventbrite.ie/e/earth-risi...

"the catastrophe highlights a systemic failure by the state bodies to protect our waterways...."

Have your say: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

How can we craft the next chapter in advertising’s story to be one of resilience, that works in harmony with our natural world?
Join us for 'Reimagining Advertising Dublin'. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimaginin...

Can Advertising Solve Our Fast Fashion Problem? The clothes on our backs are unravelling our ecosystems. From the forests felled for viscose to the rivers running blue with dye, fashion’s footprint stretches far beyond shop windows…

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