{"id":102492,"date":"2023-09-08T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rugby-world-cup-greenwashing-row-erupts-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:00:17","slug":"rugby-world-cup-greenwashing-row-erupts-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rugby-world-cup-greenwashing-row-erupts-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup &#8216;greenwashing&#8217; row erupts &#8211; BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BOB-m1yH5Q4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rugby World Cup 'greenwashing' row erupts - BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOB-m1yH5Q4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fuel companies are using sport to &quot;greenwash their image&quot; and should not be allowed to sponsor World Cups, says former Australia captain David Pocock.<\/p>\n<p>French oil company TotalEnergies is one of the main sponsors of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which begins on Friday in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Pocock told the BBC he believed the message should be &quot;you can&#8217;t sponsor us unless you have a legitimate decarbonisation plan, and you are transitioning your business&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>In response, a statement from TotalEnergies said it was &quot;wrong&quot; to claim its sponsorship was &quot;greenwashing&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Please subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>#RugbyWorldCup #Rugby #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fuel companies are using sport to &quot;greenwash their image&quot; and should not be allowed to sponsor World Cups, says former Australia captain David Pocock. 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