Tory MPs Join Fuel Tax Campaign Led by Reform UK Climate Science Denier
Conservative MPs have backed a campaign against raising fuel tax led by a Reform UK politician and lobbyist who has publicly claimed that “man is not responsible for global warming”. Howard Cox, director of the lobby group FairFuel UK, yesterday led a delegation to 10 Downing Street to petition against a mooted 7p rise in […]
‘Terrifying’: Leak Shows Industry Plot to Worsen Methane Emissions — If Trump Wins
This article by Common Dreams is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. A key oil and gas industry group has devised a plan to dismantle Biden-era climate regulations, including on methane emissions, according to an investigation published Friday in The Washington Post. The American Exploration and Production Council, a trade group of 30 oil and […]
Big Ag Is Using ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ to Mask Business-as-Usual
During September’s Climate Week in New York City, the world’s major food companies lined up to share their pro-nature credentials, claiming that they are embracing “regenerative agriculture” practices that will reduce their massive carbon footprint. However, a new report finds that multinational food and ag companies – such as Cargill, Nestlé and PepsiCo – which […]
Robert Jenrick Endorsed by Notorious Climate Science Deniers
Robert Jenrick’s pledge to repeal the UK’s landmark climate change law has won him the backing of some of the country’s most notorious climate science deniers. The Conservative Party leadership candidate told The Telegraph on Saturday that he would repeal the Climate Change Act, first introduced in 2008, to remove what he called its “Soviet-style” […]
Why Alberta Should Scrap Its Misleading $7 Million Ad Blitz
The Alberta government just launched a $7 million ad campaign against the proposed federal emissions cap. Newspapers from Edmonton to Halifax featured a front page wrap warning Canadians across the country that capping emissions from the oil sands could take hard-earned money directly from the pocketbooks of taxpayers. The stark black-and-white Scrap the Cap website […]
Toronto and Montreal Move Ahead with Fossil Fuel Ad Restrictions on Transit
The city of Toronto has passed a motion aiming to restrict fossil fuel advertising on municipal property, one of several recent efforts to curtail fossil fuel advertising in major Canadian cities. The motion passed on Thursday, October 10, giving Toronto city councillors one year to come up with a draft of the proposed legislation. The […]
Oil Companies Insist Carbon Capture Is Safe – So Why Are Albertans Saddled with the Risks?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been hyped by industry groups like the Pathways Alliance as a credible solution to help decarbonize the Alberta oil industry, despite several studies questioning both the effectiveness and the economics of storing carbon dioxide underground. But there may be a simpler way to assess whether this is a real […]
Jordan Peterson’s Online Class Compares Climate Activists to Mass Shooters
The killers who committed horrific mass shootings in Norway, New Zealand and Texas are examples of “extreme environmentalists” who want to reduce the Earth’s population to conserve resources, according to a class taught at Peterson Academy, the new online school from conservative influencer Jordan Peterson. These mass shooters are “people who don’t rely on persuasion, […]
Europe’s Blue Hydrogen Plans Risk Generating Annual Emissions on par With Denmark
This story is the fourth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe and published in partnership with Le Monde. To read an article written by Hydrogen Europe in response to this article, click here. Billed by the fossil fuel industry as a climate solution, dozens of planned blue hydrogen […]
Reform’s First 100 Days of Climate Science Denial in Parliament
Today marks 100 days since Nigel Farage’s Reform UK won five seats in the 4 July general election. Reform MPs have used their new platform in Parliament to attack climate action and cast doubt on climate science – in speeches in the House of Commons, at the party’s annual conference, and in public appearances alongside […]