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Cleaning Up After the North Sea Oil Industry Will Cost Billions – But Nobody Wants to Pay

Delays by companies and governments risk turning the basin into a fossil fuel graveyard.
Delays by companies and governments risk turning the basin into a fossil fuel graveyard.
ByBirte Schohaus, Margaux Tjoeng, Dimitri Tokmetzis, Leon De Korte and Matthew Green
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Gas Group That Calls Climate Goals ‘Pie in the Sky’ Got $1.2M from BC Government
us/Montana Is Paying a Climate Denier to Give Expert Testimony in Upcoming Trial
Cabinet Ministers Join Outspoken Climate Science Deniers at National Conservatism Conference
Four-Fifths of Board Members at America’s Top Six Banks are Climate Conflicted
us/Sempra LNG Lobbyists Ghost Wrote Louisiana Officials’ Letters Supporting Gas Storage Project

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Italy’s Eni Faces Lawsuit Alleging Early Knowledge Of Climate Change
By Stella Levantesi
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Newly-unearthed document seen by DeSmog shows the oil and gas company was warned of the “catastrophic” risks of burning its products in 1970.

Newly-unearthed document seen by DeSmog shows the oil and gas company was warned of the “catastrophic” risks of burning its products in 1970.
Revealed: 1 in 3 GB News Hosts Spread Climate Denial On Air in 2022
ByAdam Barnett
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MP calls for ‘urgent’ Ofcom action as GB News deploys the ‘Fox News playbook’ on climate change.

MP calls for ‘urgent’ Ofcom action as GB News deploys the ‘Fox News playbook’ on climate change.
us/Hoboken Lodges First State-Level Racketeering Charge in Big Oil Climate Lawsuit
ByDana Drugmand
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Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”

Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”
Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Major Tory Donor’s Oil and Gas Firm Granted Government Licences to Explore CO2 Storage in North Sea
ByPhoebe Cooke
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The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its ‘friends and donors’ while promoting a ‘false solution’ to climate change

The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its ‘friends and donors’ while promoting a ‘false solution’ to climate change
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Telegraph Columnist Allison Pearson Becomes Director of Climate Science Denial Group
BySam Bright
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The newspaper’s chief interviewer and columnist joins an increasingly influential body of trustees at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
The newspaper’s chief interviewer and columnist joins an increasingly influential body of trustees at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
us/The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil
ByCartie Werthman
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But they’re using public funds to do it.
But they’re using public funds to do it.
The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow
ByMichaela Herrmann
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Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change
ByMatthew Green
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Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early ’80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early ’80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
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Oil Company Gave $200K to Group Accusing Pipeline Opponents of Taking Secret Money
Revealed: 1 in 3 GB News Hosts Spread Climate Denial On Air in 2022
us/Hoboken Lodges First State-Level Racketeering Charge in Big Oil Climate Lawsuit
Telegraph Columnist Allison Pearson Becomes Director of Climate Science Denial Group
Cleaning Up After the North Sea Oil Industry Will Cost Billions – But Nobody Wants to Pay
McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe
Italy’s Eni Faces Lawsuit Alleging Early Knowledge Of Climate Change
By Stella Levantesi
on

Newly-unearthed document seen by DeSmog shows the oil and gas company was warned of the “catastrophic” risks of burning its products in 1970.

Newly-unearthed document seen by DeSmog shows the oil and gas company was warned of the “catastrophic” risks of burning its products in 1970.
Revealed: 1 in 3 GB News Hosts Spread Climate Denial On Air in 2022
ByAdam Barnett
on

MP calls for ‘urgent’ Ofcom action as GB News deploys the ‘Fox News playbook’ on climate change.

MP calls for ‘urgent’ Ofcom action as GB News deploys the ‘Fox News playbook’ on climate change.
us/Hoboken Lodges First State-Level Racketeering Charge in Big Oil Climate Lawsuit
ByDana Drugmand
on

Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”

Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”
Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Major Tory Donor’s Oil and Gas Firm Granted Government Licences to Explore CO2 Storage in North Sea
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its ‘friends and donors’ while promoting a ‘false solution’ to climate change

The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its ‘friends and donors’ while promoting a ‘false solution’ to climate change
uk/Kenyan Campaigner 'Locked Out' Of African Oil And Gas Event In London
ByPhoebe Cooke
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Salome Nduta said she suspected organisers had excluded her to shield fossil fuel executives from scrutiny.

Salome Nduta said she suspected organisers had excluded her to shield fossil fuel executives from scrutiny.
Series: How the Gas Lobby Aims to Lock in Europe’s Fossil Fuel Addiction
Series: Gas Lock-in
Human rights campaigner Salome Nduta said she felt deliberately excluded from the Africa Energies Summit in London. Credit: Jason Bye.
Telegraph Columnist Allison Pearson Becomes Director of Climate Science Denial Group
BySam Bright
on
The newspaper’s chief interviewer and columnist joins an increasingly influential body of trustees at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
The newspaper’s chief interviewer and columnist joins an increasingly influential body of trustees at the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
us/The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil
ByCartie Werthman
on
But they’re using public funds to do it.
But they’re using public funds to do it.
The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow
ByMichaela Herrmann
on
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change
ByMatthew Green
on
Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early ’80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early ’80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
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Revealed: 1 in 3 GB News Hosts Spread Climate Denial On Air in 2022
us/Hoboken Lodges First State-Level Racketeering Charge in Big Oil Climate Lawsuit
Major Tory Donor’s Oil and Gas Firm Granted Government Licences to Explore CO2 Storage in North Sea
Cleaning Up After the North Sea Oil Industry Will Cost Billions – But Nobody Wants to Pay
Breaking The Silence On Climate Change
us/Montana Is Paying a Climate Denier to Give Expert Testimony in Upcoming Trial

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How the Gas Lobby Aims to Lock in Europe’s Fossil Fuel Addiction

Spike in German Finance For Gas Export Projects Harms U.S. Gulf Coast Communities, Report Finds
Liquid Gas Industry Fights to Weaken EU Climate Plans Ahead of Key Vote
Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say
Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.
Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.
Europe’s Gas Lobby Exploits Energy Security Fears in Year Since Ukraine War
DeSmog study finds surge in social media posts backing industry plans for build-out of new projects.
DeSmog study finds surge in social media posts backing industry plans for build-out of new projects.

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