About the Series
It’s no secret that the second Donald Trump presidency is one of the loudest and most aggressive anti-climate administrations in history. But in this series we go behind the scenes to reveal how climate crisis deniers and other key figures involved with the MAGA movement are taking advantage of this political moment in quieter and more insidious ways. And we show how an emboldened far-right on both sides of the Atlantic is pushing a global fossil fuel agenda.
In This Series
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
A 435-page review found the authors used standard climate denier tropes to produce a report riddled with errors.
The Reform leader will be skipping Parliament again in favour of a conference in Washington DC.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told an AI conference that data centers should be powered by coal, gas, and nuclear. Ruth Porat said his “comments were fantastic.”
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis took to Senate floor to decry lobbyists like Alex Epstein pushing huge energy moves “without a clue about what they are potentially doing to our grid.”
European leaders are bending to the demands of U.S. climate science deniers.
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
The billionaire rescued the right-wing plan to dismantle the government while at its most toxic moment. Enacting its vision at DOGE, Musk was Trump’s enabler and fall guy.
After a series of setbacks in Europe, Trump’s allies attended CPAC Poland in the hope of influencing the presidential election.
The Heritage Foundation helped to “design” the manifesto of candidate Sali Berisha, who is accused of corruption.
The UK media baron trebled his shareholding in Tesla, while his outlets pumped out pro-Musk content.
New DeSmog map shows how the leader of Canada's Conservative Party is linked to Koch Industries, Elon Musk, and former prime minister Stephen Harper.
The Canadian psychologist is leading a Trump administration-linked network opposed to eliminating greenhouse gas pollution by 2050.
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
An investigation by CORRECTIV maps the influential axis of think tanks and politicians encouraging Europe to “drill baby drill”.
The tech billionaire is invigorating groups in the U.S. and Europe aiming to sabotage climate action, a DeSmog media analysis shows.
The Trump appointee and fossil fuel executive called the transition to renewable energy “lunacy” at an event packed with climate science deniers.
A pro-Trump, pro-oil oligarchy is being convened by a group backed by the owners of GB News, campaigners say.
Office of Management and Budget General Counsel Mark Paoletta reportedly drafted the memo that took aim at the “green new deal” but caused widespread upheaval.
Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
North Dakota’s Rainbow Energy – which plans to mix coal, crypto, and carbon capture – among those invited to the former governor’s table.
The pro-Trump Heartland Institute claims it spearheaded opposition to a flagship European nature law.
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.
The Heartland Institute, which questions human-made climate change, has established a new branch in London.
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.
The head of the CO2 Coalition tells DeSmog that Wright agrees carbon dioxide is “not the demon molecule, it’s the miracle molecule.”
Zeldin is part of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank Dunn founded that pushes anti-climate policies.
The Texas fracking billionaire wants to rewrite the U.S. Constitution to advance climate denial and other far-right priorities.
The Canadian influencer and his allies in the U.S. religious right want people to see climate action as a ‘pseudo-religion.’
More than $120 million from a few ultra-wealthy families has powered the Heritage Foundation and other groups that created the plan to remake American government.
