Trump and Orbán Allies Gather at Anti-Green Event Hosted by Project 2025 Group
Opposition to climate action was rife at a recent conference in Budapest, Hungary, attended by key hard-right, nationalist figures from the UK, U.S., and Europe. The two-day event on 17 and 18 September, co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation, played host to high-ranking members of Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian government, executives from anti-green think tanks, and UK […]
Climate Denier Tony Abbott Dumped as Government Trade Advisor
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has been stood down as a trade advisor by the new Labour government, DeSmog can reveal. Abbott is a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s leading climate science denial group, and has previously said that “climate change is probably doing good”. He was appointed as […]
The First Government to Sue a Gas Utility for Climate Deception
This article by ExxonKnews is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. A gas utility could be on the hook for its role in deceiving the public about the climate crisis. Multnomah, Oregon, has added NW Natural — Oregon’s oldest and largest supplier of “natural” gas, also known as fossil or methane […]
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick: Where Do They Stand on Climate Action?
The contest for a new Conservative Party leader is nearing its conclusion, with Tory MPs this week voting for Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick as the final two contenders in the race to replace Rishi Sunak, following the elimination of former home secretary James Cleverly. DeSmog has been tracking the views of all the Tory […]
Companies That Fought Climate Action Now Accused of Price Gouging Hurricane Milton Evacuees
As millions sought to evacuate from Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton, reports surged from consumers and industry watchdogs that airfares on flights out of the state were spiking, with tickets that might typically cost a few hundred dollars suddenly going for much higher. New Yorker Cerina McQuillan told AP News that, as she sought to […]
‘A Big Dilemma’: Inside Europe’s Polluting Manure Problem
This investigation was first published on EUobserver and is supported by Journalismfund Europe Once a popular kayaking destination, the upstream section of the Aura River in Pöytyä, southwest Finland, has become unrecognisable. Over the past decade, rampant plant growth has overtaken the waterway; in late summer, it’s possible to walk across the mass of irises […]
Trump Will ‘Kill’ Climate Budgets, Key Ally Tells Heritage Event
Robert Wilkie, who served as Donald Trump’s veterans’ affairs secretary, recently told a Heritage Foundation event that the former Republican president would slash climate spending if he’s elected for a second term, DeSmog can reveal. Addressing the conference on September 17 in Budapest, Hungary, Wilkie said that he wasn’t speaking on behalf of the Trump […]
UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Lobbying by Fossil Fuel Industry, Records Show
This story is the third part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe and published in partnership with the Guardian. The UK government’s move to award £22 billion in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can […]
Blowout Erupts in West Texas’s Permian Basin, Creating 100-Foot Tower of Oily Water
**UPDATE: This story was updated at 4:45 pm ET Friday, October 4, 2024.** All photos by Justin Hamel. An apparent well blowout just west of Toyah created a massive geyser in the West Texas desert that was still flowing unchecked as of Friday morning, photographs reveal. DeSmog’s Justin Hammel photographed the geyser Friday morning, capturing […]
AI Is Pushing Gas Demand to ‘Record Highs,’ Pipeline Builder TC Energy Says
TC Energy, the Calgary company behind the Coastal GasLink pipeline through Wet’suwet’en First Nation territories in B.C. and the failed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to Texas, sees a major new growth opportunity for fossil fuels: artificial intelligence. Tech firms like Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are building out an international network of data centers […]