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Brazil’s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict

Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit's Agrizone.
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit's Agrizone.
ByNaira Hofmeister and Lucy Jordan, Unearthed
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 11:19 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push

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us/‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
uk/Revealed: Prince William’s Climate Prize Hired PR Firm Tied to Brazilian Fossil Fuel Industry
‘Deluge’ of Disinformation on TikTok and YouTube Following Historic Flood
uk/Timeline: How the Tories Copied Reform’s Anti-Climate Policies
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30

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us/Revealed: U.S. Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
By Clare Carlile
onNov 10, 2025 @ 08:12 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage

Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.

Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.
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What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
ByMitch Anderson
onNov 12, 2025 @ 12:15 PST

Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.

Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.
World leaders from Brazil and China shake hands in front of a COP30 banner
us/Nvidia CEO Praises Trump Energy Chief — a Climate Denier — and his 'Passion' for Science
ByRei Takver
onNov 12, 2025 @ 08:10 PST

Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.

Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA
Video still of Nvidia CEO Jason Huang's keynote speech at an October AI conference. The English caption reads, "I have to have a shoutout for Secretary Chris Wright. He has brought so much energy to the DOE."
us/Join DeSmog at the Climate Consciousness Summit 2025
ByDeSmog
onNov 11, 2025 @ 06:27 PST

Register to watch on-the-ground coverage from our team at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.

Register to watch on-the-ground coverage from our team at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
uk/The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
BySam Bright
onNov 10, 2025 @ 09:00 PST

The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.

The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
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Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
ByRachel Sherrington and Gil Alessi
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 13:42 PST
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
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.
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg 
ByRei Takver
on Nov 5, 2025 @ 14:05 PST
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.
A video still of a Shell ad in Brazil. A man and a woman at a Shell station charging point are about to attach the electric vehicle charging cable to their car. An English subtitle at the bottom of the screen, Look how practical it is. You just plug it in. Pretty soon, it'll come with the electricity bill.
Revealed: Soap Opera-inspired Clean Energy Ads Helped Shell Boost Petrol Sales in Brazil
ByTJ Jordan
on Nov 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.
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
ByRei Takver
on Nov 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.
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2025 COP30 Climate Summit

‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
Revealed: Prince William’s Climate Prize Hired PR Firm Tied to Brazilian Fossil Fuel Industry
The agency — LLYC Brasil — promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
Fique de Olho Nestes 8 Termos de Greenwashing do Agro na COP30
Empresas de alimentos e do agronegócio vão se apresentar como solução para a crise climática na cúpula no Brasil — embora os alimentos sejam responsáveis por um terço do aquecimento global.

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