With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
on Nov 3, 2025 @ 02:00 PST

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Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.

Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
onNov 7, 2025 @ 07:34 PST

British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.

British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
onNov 7, 2025 @ 06:29 PST

The former Brexit negotiator runs an “educational” charity while denying climate facts.

The former Brexit negotiator runs an “educational” charity while denying climate facts.
onNov 7, 2025 @ 04:35 PST

The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.

The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.
onNov 6, 2025 @ 08:19 PST

The regulator’s findings came a day before the Tufton Street group appointed a climate denial peer as its new boss.

The regulator’s findings came a day before the Tufton Street group appointed a climate denial peer as its new boss.
on Nov 4, 2025 @ 04:09 PST
The government has signed vast deals with gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants.
The government has signed vast deals with gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants.
on Nov 3, 2025 @ 12:59 PST
The agency — LLYC Brasil — promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
The agency — LLYC Brasil — promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
on Nov 5, 2025 @ 04:08 PST
Falsehoods about the flooding in Valencia last year were seen by millions on social media, new research finds.
Falsehoods about the flooding in Valencia last year were seen by millions on social media, new research finds.
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on Oct 29, 2025 @ 03:36 PDT
Nigel Farage’s climate denial agenda has been pilfered by Kemi Badenoch’s party.
Nigel Farage’s climate denial agenda has been pilfered by Kemi Badenoch’s party.
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
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.

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