Political tensions between the US and Germany over climate change have worsened sharply, with Washington threatening to no longer โtread lightlyโ in negotiations on global warming ahead of the Group of Eight rich nations’ summit next month. In a statement, written in red ink and obtained by the Financial Times, the US says: โWe have tried to ‘tread lightly’ but there is only so far we can go given our fundamental opposition to the German position.โ
Ofgem has rejected calls for household energy debts to be paid off using excess profits.
Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
Industry groups warn of โsupply shocksโ as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EUโs methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
