Tory Net Zero Chief Calls for Climate Deniers to Vet UK Energy Policies
Shadow Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho has publicly urged the government to invite climate crisis deniers to scrutinise its policies. In a post on X.com on 12 January, the Conservative Party’s energy and net zero lead urged Labour to “bring in” a group of well-known opponents of climate action to “red team” its analysis of […]
Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
This story is the tenth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually at its flagship carbon capture project after DeSmog obtained data showing the real figure was as little as a tenth […]
The Wrong Lesson From Trudeau’s Fall Is That Climate Action Is Unpopular
The slow-motion resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finally official. After months of plunging polls, lost by-elections and an accelerating caucus revolt, Trudeau deigned to throw in the towel on his unpopular reign after a new Liberal leader is chosen sometime in the next three months. Already there is chatter among Liberal loyalists that […]
How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
This article by Sentient is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The meat industry and its proponents worked hard in 2024 — not only to increase sales, but also to rebrand and remain relevant. While overwhelming climate science continues to point out the harmful impacts of animal agriculture, and plant-based […]
Midwest Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced It’s ‘Clean.’
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The U.S. Department of Energy is rolling out the first installment of its $1 billion commitment to ramp up clean hydrogen production in the Midwest, […]
Developers Eye Louisiana, Texas Coasts for Offshore Carbon Storage
This article by Floodlight is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The fishers in Gulf of Mexico waters off Cameron Parish, Louisiana, estimate their catch has fallen catastrophically from 1 million tons a season to 150,000 tons since the first liquefied natural gas terminal in the parish began operating […]
Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year
As the year began, the climate movement had its sights set on reining in the sprawling liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry that’s been transforming the Gulf Coast since 2016. Author and activist Bill McKibben proclaimed “a massive win” early on. But that victory proved to be short-lived. From start to finish, the future of […]
A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024
It’s no exaggeration to say that the global political terrain fundamentally shifted this year. Donald Trump is heading to the White House, Keir Starmer helped end 14 years of Conservative rule in the U.K. and Justin Trudeau is ending the year on shaky ground in Canada. Add to that a growing revival of old-school climate […]
Whistleblower Demands PA’s Gov. Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network
A whistleblowing Pennsylvania oil and gas worker, together with the state’s former lead environmental regulator, are ringing the alarm bell on an unregulated and shadowy network of pipelines at least hundreds, and perhaps even thousands of miles long. The pipeline system was constructed over the past decade by oil and gas operators in Pennsylvania to […]
Lobistas da carne, laticínios e pesticidas retornam em grande número à Cúpula do Clima
The original version of this article appeared in English on DeSmog on 18 November 2024 BAKU – Nova análise revela a presença de centenas de lobistas da agroindústria na cúpula climática COP29, em Baku, Azerbaijão. Este ano, representantes de algumas das maiores empresas do agronegócio mundial – como a empresa brasileira de processamento de carnes JBS, a […]