Overview
- Activists set up Olympic rings dripping with black oil and banners reading "Kick polluters out of the Games" outside Milan's Duomo.
- Greenpeace has sued Eni over climate impacts and is pressing Milano Cortina 2026 organisers to sever sponsorship ties.
- Eni said it shares the need to address climate change and is investing toward a 2050 net‑zero plan, while supplying the Games' torches and HVO‑powered generators.
- The IOC said it received a petition with 21,000 signatures urging an end to fossil‑fuel sponsors, noting ongoing discussions on sustainability with stakeholders.
- The torch relay reached Milan after touring all 110 provinces and was expected to pass Eni's headquarters, with the Winter Olympics running Feb. 6–22 and Italian media reporting Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni will light the cauldrons.