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Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client

As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
ByTJ Jordan, Naira Hofmeister and Maria Clára Parente
on Nov 21, 2025 @ 05:00 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry
A line of giant white fuel silos, one behind the other receding to the right. The Vibra logo painted in green is visible on the front silo.

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By Clare Carlile and Maximiliano Manzoni
onNov 20, 2025 @ 16:02 PST
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push, 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
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Trade groups lobbied ministers to promote a source of energy linked to massive environmental harms at the U.N. climate conference.

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onNov 18, 2025 @ 03:05 PST

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ByEmmanuelle Picaud
onNov 17, 2025 @ 10:23 PST

After MEPs voted to gut Europe’s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.

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‘Inviting the Fox Into the Henhouse’: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives
ByTaylor Noakes
onNov 13, 2025 @ 21:01 PST

Delegation’s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealing this year’s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.

Delegation’s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealing this year’s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
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UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30
BySam Bright
onNov 13, 2025 @ 06:22 PST

Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.

Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
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During the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, people are holding signs and a banner protesting environmental pollution by agriculture. They are standing in front of the Agrizone, a special event venue sponsored by agribusiness and located near the main conference venue.
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ByKathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on Nov 20, 2025 @ 02:54 PST
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
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Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
ByTaylor Noakes
on Nov 19, 2025 @ 11:10 PST
Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.
Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.
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ByRachel Sherrington and Nina Lakhani
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 00:00 PST
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
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BySam Bright
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 08:06 PST
Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
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