Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?

None of the analyzed bags of lump charcoal gave buyers as much effective grilling fuel as their labels promised.

Adriana Costa, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts, Mississippi State University • conversation
June 26, 2025 • ~6 min

WhatsApp introducing advertising is a potentially lucrative but risky move

The messaging service was always going to be monetised.

Janina Steinmetz, Professor in Marketing, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London • conversation
June 20, 2025 • ~6 min

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Billboard ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuel companies are now prohibited in cities like Edinburgh, Sheffield, Stockholm and Toronto.

Freddie Daley, Research Associate, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex • conversation
March 10, 2025 • ~7 min

Why it’s so hard to kick fossil fuels out of sport

The UK has banned tobacco adverts at sports games since 2002. There is no equivalent for climate-wreckers.

Theo Lorenzo Frixou, PhD Candidate, Social Sciences, Loughborough University • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 • ~6 min

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

Google has a 90% market share of the market for general search engines.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 15, 2024 • ~8 min

How ‘woke’ marketing lets fast fashion brands get away with environmental and labour abuses

Fashion can be a useful vehicle for political messages – until someone asks who makes the clothing.

Mariko Takedomi Karlsson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Human Ecology, Lund University • conversation
Aug. 12, 2024 • ~6 min

Labelling is a popular choice as a way to control fossil fuel advertising – new study

A poll of 2000 people found that a traffic light labelling system for adverts promoting high-carbon products is a popular option.

Jacob Ainscough, Senior Research Associate in Environmental Governance, Lancaster University • conversation
June 21, 2024 • ~5 min

Companies accidentally fund online misinformation via ads

"Online misinformation can have significant consequences, including sowing political discord and exacerbating the climate crisis."

Caitlin Kizielewicz Carnegie Mellon • futurity
June 18, 2024 • ~7 min

Fossil fuel ads work on you too – here’s how

Several governments are considering bans on adverts for high-emission products and services.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
June 12, 2024 • ~8 min

Millions of current smokers became addicted when they were teens – and nicotine marketing targets adolescents today just as it did decades ago

Online advertising featuring bright colors, cartoon figures and promotions by social media influencers entice adolescents to try tobacco.

Jon-Patrick Allem, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University • conversation
May 31, 2024 • ~7 min

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