ADVERTISEMENT Winter sports sponsors including Audi and Equinor will melt almost 2,000 square kilometres of snow a year with their carbon emissions, according to a new report. For the first time, campaigners have formulated a way to measure the climate impact of major sponsorship deals with polluting industries. Record temperatures across Europe have forced the cancellation of numerous alpine and cross-country ski races this 2023-24 season due to poor snow cover.