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After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting

For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities” to buyers’ books.
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities” to buyers’ books.
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How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next
Amazon Sponsors AI Energy Summit Featuring Climate Deniers
Gulfstream LNG CEO Says Carbon Offsets, Cleaner LNG Are ‘Bullshit’
Media Pushing Pro-LNG Report Didn’t Mention Author Worked for Oil and Gas Lobby Firm
Group Linked to Hungary's Orban Co-organises Young Republican Gala

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Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights
By Mitch Anderson
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For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.

For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
ByEllen Ormesher
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The world’s largest outdoor advertising company warned city councillors of “far-reaching consequences” hours before the landmark vote.

The world’s largest outdoor advertising company warned city councillors of “far-reaching consequences” hours before the landmark vote.
uk/‘Utterly Shameless’: Tory Energy Chief Backs ‘Nonsense’ Anti-Net Zero Reports
ByAdam Barnett
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The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups.

The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups.
uk/Reform ‘Cosying Up to Authoritarian Petrostate’
ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright
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Key members of Nigel Farage’s pro-oil party have been forging financial ties to the UAE.

Key members of Nigel Farage’s pro-oil party have been forging financial ties to the UAE.
Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
uk/How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
ByEllen Ormesher and Kathryn Clare
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Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.

Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.
Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
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Opinion
As the UN General Assembly Turns 80, Can Ordinary Citizens Change How the World Is Governed?
ByRich Wilson
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Democratic innovation as a pathway for revitalising global climate action.
Democratic innovation as a pathway for revitalising global climate action.
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
ByMary Stuart
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The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
Video still of Rebeccah Heinrichs' appearance on Fox News' Hannity show, January 6 2026.
us/A Fox News Venezuela Expert Is Backed by MAGA Oil Billionaire Paul Singer
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Singer’s foundation gave $100,000 to the expert’s think tank, the Hudson Institute, according to 2024 tax records.
Singer’s foundation gave $100,000 to the expert’s think tank, the Hudson Institute, according to 2024 tax records.
uk/Nigel Farage Accepted £10,000 Gifts from Petrostate
BySam Bright
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The leader of Reform, a pro-oil party, received lavish hospitality from Abu Dhabi.
The leader of Reform, a pro-oil party, received lavish hospitality from Abu Dhabi.
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Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
us/6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads

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Tech vs. Climate

Dueling American and Chinese missiles with binary code on them duel over an image of a smoggy gas plant
No, the U.S. Doesn’t Need Fossil Fuels to Win ‘an AI Arms Race’ Against China
AI ‘Slop’ Websites Are Publishing Climate Science Denial
MSN hosted AI-generated content that cited non-existent climate experts and institutions.
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg 
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Left, academic and climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg in black speaks onstage at the ARC Forum. Right, a close-up of billionaire Bill Gates, smiling, looks left and holds his hands in fists.
Labour’s Big Tech Love Affair Could Blow Up Its Climate Promises
The government has signed vast deals with gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants.

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Background Brunswick Group is an independent communications agency founded in 1987 by Sir Alan Parker.“Brunswick Group,” World Economic Forum, Accessed August 5, 2024. Archived August...
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Canada Proud Background Canada Proud is part of a network of conservative groups and social media pages initially founded by conservative activist Jeff Ballingall. According to its website, ...
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