Nitrates Derogation is a ‘Con’, Says Ireland’s Farmers
Smallholders are calling on the EU to scrap Ireland’s nitrates derogation, arguing that pollution of the air, waterways and soil is causing havoc to the land and their livelihoods. Ahead of a snap general election taking place this Friday, November 29, Ireland’s three biggest political parties have all pledged to fight for a continued exemption […]
Group That Calls CO2 ‘Essential’ Praises Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, is receiving enthusiastic approval from a climate obstruction organization that argues global carbon dioxide emissions should be increasing because the gas is “essential for life.” “I had a chance to sit down one-on-one with Chris in 2022 in his Denver office,” claimed Gregory Wrightstone, […]
Climate Denier Richard Tice’s Seat is Second Most Exposed to Global Warming, Says Insurance Giant
The constituency held by Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, who campaigns against policies to tackle climate change, has been ranked as the second most at risk from the impacts of global warming. Boston and Skegness is the seat in England that is most exposed to flooding, according to a Climate Risk Index produced by […]
Alberta Conservatives Are Making Up Their Own Climate Facts
Alberta has some serious challenges to deal with. The world economy is decarbonizing, billions of dollars in unfunded oil and gas liabilities have been allowed to accumulate, and many analysts project the pro-drilling policies of the incoming Trump Administration will push prices south of $60 per barrel. But perhaps the biggest crisis facing the province […]
Ministers Helped ‘Stage Manage’ Shell’s Relocation to UK, Emails Show
Government ministers consulted closely with Shell over its move to London to avoid embarrassment over the COP26 climate summit, new documents reveal. The cache of emails, memos and meeting minutes, obtained via Freedom of Information requests by climate advocacy group Culture Unstained, shine a light on private communications between officials and the oil company in […]
Q&A: Cold War Foes Made Treaties to Limit the Spread of Nukes. Could a Similar Approach Wind Down Fossil Fuels?
To watch a video version of this interview, please register for the Climate Consciousness Summit 2024, staged by the Pocket Project in partnership with DeSmog. Could the world negotiate a wind-down of the fossil fuel industry — just as Cold War adversaries once agreed to limit their stockpiles of nuclear weapons? In an interview for the Climate […]
Fish Farming Industry is Using ‘Misleading’ Figures to Downplay its Role in Overfishing, New Research Finds
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food sector – one that proponents have long argued can help conserve wild fisheries. The argument goes that farming seafood instead of catching it will provide respite to over-fished species at sea. Farmed fish themselves also need to eat, however. And some of the world’s most valuable species, like […]
Why Alberta Shouldn’t Be Celebrating Trump’s Election Win
Some on the political right in Canada have been quick to gloat over the re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend his inauguration, publicly doubting that the government of Canada will adequately advocate for the oil patch. “For Alberta’s story to be told and Alberta’s interest to be […]
Climate Science Deniers Use Farmers’ Protests to Attack Net Zero
A network of conspiracy theorists has jumped on the inheritance tax debate to fuel an anti-green “culture war”, experts say. Thousands of farmers demonstrated in Westminster on Tuesday against the Labour government’s plans to remove an inheritance tax exemption on agricultural assets, with tractors blocking roads outside parliament. The policy, which raises inheritance tax on […]
Alberta Pledges Constitutional Showdown Over Emissions Cap
Just days after Alberta’s ruling United Conservative Party voted to abandon its net zero goals and recognize carbon dioxide as an “essential nutrient” supporting life on Earth, Premier Danielle Smith threatened a legal fight or constitutional challenge to new federal emissions cap regulations. Following through on an announcement made late last year, on November 4, […]