The activists set up a model of the Olympic rings covered in black oil
Greenpeace slams Olympics sponsors
MILAN: Greenpeace activists staged a protest in Milan on Thursday against the sponsorship of the Milan-Cortina Olympics by energy giant Eni, warning that fossil fuel emissions were threatening the viability of winter sports.
Bearing banners saying “Kick polluters out of the Games”, the activists set up a model of the Olympic rings covered in black oil in front of the cathedral in central Milan.
The protest came the day before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in the northern Italian city on Friday.
“Sponsorships like Eni’s for Milan-Cortina 2026 are not innocent, they are a distraction to make us forget the damage these companies are causing to the pnisation is to be at the forefront of sustainability, and our principles are very clear.”
Eni created the Olympic and Paralympic Torches for the Games, and has provided around 250 electricity generators fuelled by HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) diesel biofuel, which it says contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gases.
The firm says on its website that it has a shared vision with the Games organisers — “a commitment to increasingly sustainable, equitable and accessible energy”. AFP
