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Lord Ed Vaizey addresses the Advertising Association's annual conference in London on February 5, 2026. Credit: Advertising Association/YouTube
Industry Pushes Back on UK Ad Bans
By Ellen Ormesher
on
As calls grow for the government to ban fossil fuel advertising, Lord Vaizey warns against stricter regulation.
Digital advertising billboards tower over London's Picadilly Circus. (Credit: Eleni Afiontzi on Unsplash)
Whistleblowers Warn That Ad Industry Is Fuelling Online Hatred and Climate Crisis
By TJ Jordan
on
Anonymous group of senior executives say major ad agencies are “enabling harm rather than doing good.”
Fossil fuel advertising in public spaces will be banned in Amsterdam from May 1, 2026. Credit: World Without Fossil Ads
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
By Ellen Ormesher
on
The world’s largest outdoor advertising company warned city councillors of “far-reaching consequences” hours before the landmark vote.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
By Sharon Kelly
on
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.
During a 2024 protest against the Science Museum's fossil fuel-related sponsorships, activists with the climate campaign group Extinction Rebellion unfurled a banner reading "Oily Money Out" over an interior balcony. (Credit: Extinction Rebellion/Andrea Domeniconi)
uk/How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
By Ellen Ormesher and Kathryn Clare
on
Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.
The Queensland Museum Kurilpa in South Brisbane, Australia. (Credit: Chris Olszewski/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0)
Exclusive: Shell Subsidiary Paid Queensland Museum More Than $10m to Shape Children’s Climate Education
By Ellen Ormesher
on
The educational materials distort how fossil fuel pollution has caused the climate emergency, new report finds.
‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws
By Clare Carlile and Joey Grostern
on
U.S. fossil fuel majors led efforts to ensure corporations would not have to introduce climate action plans.
A line of giant white fuel silos, one behind the other receding to the right. The Vibra logo painted in green is visible on the front silo.
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
By TJ Jordan, Naira Hofmeister and Maria Clara Parente
on
As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
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.
Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
By Kathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
(Credit: Sabrina Bedford)
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
By TJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
on
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.

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Analysis
Industry Pushes Back on UK Ad Bans
ByEllen Ormesher
on
As calls grow for the government to ban fossil fuel advertising, Lord Vaizey warns against stricter regulation.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Lord Ed Vaizey addresses the Advertising Association's annual conference in London on February 5, 2026. Credit: Advertising Association/YouTube
Whistleblowers Warn That Ad Industry Is Fuelling Online Hatred and Climate Crisis
ByTJ Jordan
on
Anonymous group of senior executives say major ad agencies are “enabling harm rather than doing good.”
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Digital advertising billboards tower over London's Picadilly Circus. (Credit: Eleni Afiontzi on Unsplash)
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
ByEllen Ormesher
on
The world’s largest outdoor advertising company warned city councillors of “far-reaching consequences” hours before the landmark vote.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Fossil fuel advertising in public spaces will be banned in Amsterdam from May 1, 2026. Credit: World Without Fossil Ads
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
BySharon Kelly
on
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.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
uk/How a Big Oil PR Firm Helped Top UK Cultural Institutions Defend Their Fossil Fuel Sponsorships
ByEllen Ormesher and Kathryn Clare
on
Brunswick Group’s strategies aimed to neutralise growing calls for theatres, museums, and galleries to distance themselves from climate polluters.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
During a 2024 protest against the Science Museum's fossil fuel-related sponsorships, activists with the climate campaign group Extinction Rebellion unfurled a banner reading "Oily Money Out" over an interior balcony. (Credit: Extinction Rebellion/Andrea Domeniconi)
Exclusive: Shell Subsidiary Paid Queensland Museum More Than $10m to Shape Children’s Climate Education
ByEllen Ormesher
on
The educational materials distort how fossil fuel pollution has caused the climate emergency, new report finds.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
The Queensland Museum Kurilpa in South Brisbane, Australia. (Credit: Chris Olszewski/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0)
‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws
ByClare Carlile and Joey Grostern
on
U.S. fossil fuel majors led efforts to ensure corporations would not have to introduce climate action plans.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
ByTJ Jordan, Naira Hofmeister and Maria Clara Parente
on
As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry
A line of giant white fuel silos, one behind the other receding to the right. The Vibra logo painted in green is visible on the front silo.
Analysis
Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
ByKathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on
Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push, Advertising & PR Industry
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.
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
ByTJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
on
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry , Big Ag's Climate Push
(Credit: Sabrina Bedford)