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MEPs Call for Urgent Review of €1.5 Billion EU Food Scheme Pushing ‘Misleading’ Claims

The programme is “yet another bung to industrial production”, experts say.
The programme is “yet another bung to industrial production”, experts say.
ByLaura Villadiego
on Nov 25, 2025 @ 22:00 PST
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push

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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
Corporate Giant KPMG Accused of ‘Sneaking’ into COP30
Backed by Industry, Brazilian Hosts Seek COP30’s Blessing for Biofuels
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds

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As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
By Mitch Anderson
onNov 24, 2025 @ 09:00 PST

Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.

Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
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Lessons for Climate Advocates From the Bill Gates ‘Climate Hack’
ByLiam Kavanagh
onNov 27, 2025 @ 06:38 PST

Blunt communication is our firewall.

Blunt communication is our firewall.
uk/Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
BySam Bright
onNov 18, 2025 @ 08:06 PST

Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.

Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants
ByEmmanuelle Picaud
onNov 17, 2025 @ 10:23 PST

After MEPs voted to gut Europe’s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.

After MEPs voted to gut Europe’s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.
us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
ByPhoebe Cooke
onNov 14, 2025 @ 07:04 PST

Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.

Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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The scales of justice with a gray oil barrel on the left, labeled with the Koch Inc logo and a Canadian flag, and on the right, a red MAGA baseball cap.
us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
BySharon Kelly
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 03:05 PST
Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.
Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.
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Pesticide Industry 'Hijacked' Climate Stage at COP30, Campaigners Say
ByClare Carlile
on Nov 21, 2025 @ 16:13 PST
Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.
Corporate pledges to fight deforestation by turning degraded pasture into cropland seen boosting demand for harmful chemical inputs.
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
BySam Bright
on Nov 24, 2025 @ 07:38 PST
Campaigners have highlighted the irony of the Tory peer warning about threats to free speech at a think tank bankrolled by a repressive regime.
Campaigners have highlighted the irony of the Tory peer warning about threats to free speech at a think tank bankrolled by a repressive regime.
During the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, people are holding signs and a banner protesting environmental pollution by agriculture. They are standing in front of the Agrizone, a special event venue sponsored by agribusiness and located near the main conference venue.
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Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
ByKathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on Nov 20, 2025 @ 02:54 PST
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
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2025 COP30 Climate Summit

In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
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.
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
Revealed: Soap Opera-inspired Clean Energy Ads Helped Shell Boost Petrol Sales in Brazil
British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
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.

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