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Oil and Gas Investments of Donald Trump’s New UK Ambassador

Campaigners warn that the UK will face “pressure from American fossil fuel interests” to slow its energy transition.
Campaigners warn that the UK will face “pressure from American fossil fuel interests” to slow its energy transition.
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CAPP President Abandons 'Net Zero' Message at Exclusive Industry Event
uk/Kemi Badenoch’s Policy Chief Attacked Net Zero Climate Target
Climate Science Deniers Use Farmers’ Protests to Attack Net Zero
Fish Farming Industry is Using ‘Misleading’ Figures to Downplay its Role in Overfishing, New Research Finds
Revealed: Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Impact ‘Civilization’

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Industry-Backed Emissions Metric Could ‘Completely Derail’ Climate Action, Campaigners Warn
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Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push

Critics say the controversial GWP* method – which New Zealand appears close to adopting – is “open to significant abuse”.

Critics say the controversial GWP* method – which New Zealand appears close to adopting – is “open to significant abuse”.
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Anti-Renewable Influencers Parrot Takes from Fictional Series ‘Landman’
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Right wing YouTuber Tim Pool is the latest to own ‘climate people’ with fake facts spouted by a grizzled TV oilman.

Right wing YouTuber Tim Pool is the latest to own ‘climate people’ with fake facts spouted by a grizzled TV oilman.
Billy Bob Thornton plays bombastic oilman Tommy Norris in 'Landman.'
uk/Tory Peer With Oil and Gas Investments Slams Climate Targets in House of Lords
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Lord Moynihan of Chelsea, who holds shares in Shell and TotalEnergies, called the green transition a “children’s crusade”.

Lord Moynihan of Chelsea, who holds shares in Shell and TotalEnergies, called the green transition a “children’s crusade”.
uk/Climate Denier Richard Tice’s Seat is Second Most Exposed to Global Warming, Says Insurance Giant
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Reform’s deputy leader represents a high climate risk constituency while calling CO2 “plant food”.

Reform’s deputy leader represents a high climate risk constituency while calling CO2 “plant food”.
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Alberta Conservatives Are Making Up Their Own Climate Facts
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Carbon myths, UN conspiracies and more magical thinking on display at the party’s annual meeting.

Carbon myths, UN conspiracies and more magical thinking on display at the party’s annual meeting.
Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the UCP annual meeting, where delegates voted for an erroneous resolution claiming atmospheric CO2 is at a 1,000-year low.
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North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’
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Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay, and "greenwashing."
Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay, and "greenwashing."
us/EQT’s ‘Bulldog’ Has D.C. in His Grip, with Profits — and Maybe Higher Gas Bills — on the Horizon
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PA-based CEO Toby Rice hobnobbed with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Now he’s poised for pipelines, exports, and profits.
PA-based CEO Toby Rice hobnobbed with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Now he’s poised for pipelines, exports, and profits.
DeSmog Announces Geoff Dembicki as Global Managing Editor
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Longtime DeSmog reporter and author of The Petroleum Papers will play a key leadership role as we investigate a global resurgence of climate obstruction.
Longtime DeSmog reporter and author of The Petroleum Papers will play a key leadership role as we investigate a global resurgence of climate obstruction.
Group That Calls CO2 ‘Essential’ Praises Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright
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The head of the CO2 Coalition tells DeSmog that Wright agrees carbon dioxide is “not the demon molecule, it’s the miracle molecule.”
The head of the CO2 Coalition tells DeSmog that Wright agrees carbon dioxide is “not the demon molecule, it’s the miracle molecule.”
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Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil
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Findings by InfluenceMap highlight mismatch between communication agencies' climate pledges, and their work on behalf of major polluters.
BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
The broadcaster’s in-house content studio has been paid to promote fossil fuel firms and petrostates with a history of persecuting journalists.
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MetropolitanRepublic enlisted social media influencers to promote giant oil project as climate campaigners suffered beatings and arrests.

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