Customs agents this week arrested nine people in the London area suspected of a multimillion dollar fraud in trading carbon permits, bringing attention to a rich new field for crime sprung from the fight against climate change. The arrest confirmed fears among law enforcement officers that swindlers โ operating from the trading floors of Europe to the tropical forests of the Pacific โ are being attracted to a market that has grown to more than $100 billion.ย
Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic technology.
It turns out oil and gas arenโt Albertaโs only hazardous exports.
The declaration coincides with U.S. fossil fuel companiesโ use of Trumpโs trade tensions and international discord to undermine EU climate laws.
Tory energy chief endorses debunked studies written by fossil fuel industry interests.
