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Big Agriculture Casts Itself as Climate Champion Ahead of COP27

Critics say the US-led Aim4C coalition will sideline nature-friendly farming in favour of a polluting status quo.
Critics say the US-led Aim4C coalition will sideline nature-friendly farming in favour of a polluting status quo.
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Series: Shining a Light on Aim4C
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Prime Minister Liz Truss Accepted £5,000 From Climate Denial Funder
COP27 Farming Coalition Under Fire for Links to Climate Science Denial
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Italy’s Lurch to the Right Raises Risk of Fossil Gas Lock-In
us/What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing

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us/How Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Trying to Sue Their Critics Into Silence
By Guest
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The fossil fuel industry’s “lawfare” tactics are part of an overarching strategy to redefine free speech and escape accountability. A new bill aims to stop them.

The fossil fuel industry’s “lawfare” tactics are part of an overarching strategy to redefine free speech and escape accountability. A new bill aims to stop them.
uk/Old School Climate Science Denial Lingers on Outskirts of Tory Conference
ByAdam Barnett
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At a thinly-attended “Freedom Zone” event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the “dogma” of global warming as a socialist plot.

At a thinly-attended “Freedom Zone” event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the “dogma” of global warming as a socialist plot.
Net Zero Watch conference crop
uk/Scrap UK’s Net Zero Target, Key Figure in Pro-Truss Think Tank Tells Tory Conference
ByAdam Barnett
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The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last month’s disastrous “mini-budget”.

The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last month’s disastrous “mini-budget”.
IEA net zero event at Tory conference
uk/Heathrow-Sponsored ‘Lounge’ at Labour Conference Draws Criticism
ByAdam Barnett
on

The airport’s expansion plans would boost carbon dioxide emissions to 20 million tonnes by 2050, according to analysis by a green transport group.

The airport’s expansion plans would boost carbon dioxide emissions to 20 million tonnes by 2050, according to analysis by a green transport group.
Heathrow Lounge at Labour conference 2022
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Activitists hold a transparent banner in front of Lincoln Memorial with orange text 'World Bank Funds Climate Chaos'
us/World Bank Continues Financing Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Crisis
ByNick Cunningham
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A new report finds that while the multilateral development bank tries to position itself as a climate leader, it still supports gas pipelines, refineries, and gas export terminals.
A new report finds that while the multilateral development bank tries to position itself as a climate leader, it still supports gas pipelines, refineries, and gas export terminals.
Birmingham ICC
uk/PR Firm With Deep Ties to Big Oil Is a Major Presence at Tory Conference
ByPhoebe Cooke
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Edelman’s prominent sponsorship of the annual gathering raises concerns about the Truss government’s commitment to net zero.
Edelman’s prominent sponsorship of the annual gathering raises concerns about the Truss government’s commitment to net zero.
A false advertising complaint is taking aim at a sponsored post in the Globe and Mail from April 4, 2022, as well as other claims made by the Canadian Gas Association. Source: CAPE complaint
Doctors File False Advertising Complaint Over Hidden Health Risks of Gas
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.
Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.
us/With Manchin's Permitting Reform on Ice, Mountain Valley Pipeline Again Faces Uncertain Future
ByNick Cunningham
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Senator Joe Manchin’s proposed permitting reform would have fast-tracked the troubled gas pipeline. The bill’s failure throws the project back into limbo.
Senator Joe Manchin’s proposed permitting reform would have fast-tracked the troubled gas pipeline. The bill’s failure throws the project back into limbo.
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Big Agriculture Casts Itself as Climate Champion Ahead of COP27
COP27 Farming Coalition Under Fire for Links to Climate Science Denial
Prime Minister Liz Truss Accepted £5,000 From Climate Denial Funder
us/How Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Trying to Sue Their Critics Into Silence
us/World Bank Continues Financing Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Crisis
us/What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
A woman raises a fist in front of the U.S. Capitol
Analysis
us/How Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Trying to Sue Their Critics Into Silence
By Guest
on

The fossil fuel industry’s “lawfare” tactics are part of an overarching strategy to redefine free speech and escape accountability. A new bill aims to stop them.

The fossil fuel industry’s “lawfare” tactics are part of an overarching strategy to redefine free speech and escape accountability. A new bill aims to stop them.
uk/Old School Climate Science Denial Lingers on Outskirts of Tory Conference
ByAdam Barnett
on

At a thinly-attended “Freedom Zone” event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the “dogma” of global warming as a socialist plot.

At a thinly-attended “Freedom Zone” event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the “dogma” of global warming as a socialist plot.
Net Zero Watch conference crop
uk/Scrap UK’s Net Zero Target, Key Figure in Pro-Truss Think Tank Tells Tory Conference
ByAdam Barnett
on

The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last month’s disastrous “mini-budget”.

The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last month’s disastrous “mini-budget”.
IEA net zero event at Tory conference
uk/Heathrow-Sponsored ‘Lounge’ at Labour Conference Draws Criticism
ByAdam Barnett
on

The airport’s expansion plans would boost carbon dioxide emissions to 20 million tonnes by 2050, according to analysis by a green transport group.

The airport’s expansion plans would boost carbon dioxide emissions to 20 million tonnes by 2050, according to analysis by a green transport group.
Heathrow Lounge at Labour conference 2022
uk/Hydrogen Lobby Targeting Labour Conference with ‘False Solutions’, Say Campaigners
ByAdam Barnett
on

Green groups warn that industry ‘greenwash’ risks diverting politicians from less-polluting alternatives.

Green groups warn that industry ‘greenwash’ risks diverting politicians from less-polluting alternatives.
Labour hydrogen bus
Activitists hold a transparent banner in front of Lincoln Memorial with orange text 'World Bank Funds Climate Chaos'
us/World Bank Continues Financing Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Crisis
ByNick Cunningham
on
A new report finds that while the multilateral development bank tries to position itself as a climate leader, it still supports gas pipelines, refineries, and gas export terminals.
A new report finds that while the multilateral development bank tries to position itself as a climate leader, it still supports gas pipelines, refineries, and gas export terminals.
Birmingham ICC
uk/PR Firm With Deep Ties to Big Oil Is a Major Presence at Tory Conference
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Edelman’s prominent sponsorship of the annual gathering raises concerns about the Truss government’s commitment to net zero.
Edelman’s prominent sponsorship of the annual gathering raises concerns about the Truss government’s commitment to net zero.
A false advertising complaint is taking aim at a sponsored post in the Globe and Mail from April 4, 2022, as well as other claims made by the Canadian Gas Association. Source: CAPE complaint
Doctors File False Advertising Complaint Over Hidden Health Risks of Gas
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.
Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.
us/With Manchin's Permitting Reform on Ice, Mountain Valley Pipeline Again Faces Uncertain Future
ByNick Cunningham
on
Senator Joe Manchin’s proposed permitting reform would have fast-tracked the troubled gas pipeline. The bill’s failure throws the project back into limbo.
Senator Joe Manchin’s proposed permitting reform would have fast-tracked the troubled gas pipeline. The bill’s failure throws the project back into limbo.
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us/How Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Trying to Sue Their Critics Into Silence
us/World Bank Continues Financing Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Crisis
Prime Minister Liz Truss Accepted £5,000 From Climate Denial Funder
COP27 Farming Coalition Under Fire for Links to Climate Science Denial
Big Agriculture Casts Itself as Climate Champion Ahead of COP27
uk/PR Firm With Deep Ties to Big Oil Is a Major Presence at Tory Conference

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Imperial Oil Files: How a Canadian Oil Giant Followed Exxon into Climate Denial

The Imperial Oil Files: New Collection Adds to Climate and Energy Research Archives On Science and Denial
Years Before Exxon Valdez, Documents Show Exxon’s Imperial Oil Prioritized Public Image Over Spill Impacts
On February 4, 1970, the oil tanker SS Arrow was carrying a cargo of heavy bunker oil for Imperial Oil Limited when it encountered rough weather off the east coast of Canada. The ship’s captain had...
Esso holding tanks attached to an Imperial Oil refinery.
On February 4, 1970, the oil tanker SS Arrow was carrying a cargo of heavy bunker oil for Imperial Oil Limited when it encountered rough weather off the east coast of Canada. The ship’s captain had...
New Documents Reveal Exxon-owned Canadian Oil Giant's Shifting Climate Change PR
It was 1971, less than a year after the world’s first Earth Day, and in Canada an oil giant was worried. “Public concern regarding environmental problems is being translated into legislation rapid...
It was 1971, less than a year after the world’s first Earth Day, and in Canada an oil giant was worried. “Public concern regarding environmental problems is being translated into legislation rapid...
How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
A new book reveals how Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and others used Canada’s oil sands to spawn a web of climate denial and delay.
Left, a white-to-gray faded book cover reading 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy To Cover Up Climate Change' over an hourglass with black sand mostly in the bottom bulb. Right, black and white image of a man with medium length hair parted on the side and wearing a button down shirt.
A new book reveals how Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and others used Canada’s oil sands to spawn a web of climate denial and delay.

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