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eSportswashing: How the Youth Gaming Market Is Being Targeted by Major Climate Polluters 
By Andrew Simms
on
New research from the Badvertising campaign highlights an alarming trend.
BBC New Broadcasting House in central London. Credit: Credit: Alexander Svensson (CC-BY-2.0)
uk/BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
By Sam Bright
on
The broadcaster’s in-house content studio has been paid to promote fossil fuel firms and petrostates with a history of persecuting journalists.
Illustration by Tess Abbot.
us/How U.S. governments could crack down on greenwashing
By Emily Sanders
on
An anti-greenwashing law in Canada compelled polluters to scrub misleading content. Could a new bill in Pennsylvania set an example for the United States?
A screenshot from Interpublicipg on Instagram. Interpublicipg on Instagram. an ad for Shell that is currently being assessed by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. Credit: Shell
UK Regulator Weighs Greenwashing Allegations Against Latest Shell Ads
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Concerns over the ‘Powering Progress’ campaign reflect wider scrutiny of the role of creative agencies in climate delay.
The Houses of Parliament in Westminster. Credit: Garry Knight / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
uk/Dozens of New MPs Worked for Oil and Gas Lobbyists
By Andrew Kersley
on
A host of parliamentarians were previously employed by agencies with fossil fuel clients.
Credit: Havas Germany.
Havas Agencies Lose B Corp Status Over Work For Shell
By Ellen Ormesher
on
The French communications giant had previously staked its brand on its climate-friendly credentials.
Credit: Badvertising.
The Polluters of Paris
By Andrew Simms
on
Olympic sponsorship deals with Air France, Toyota and ArcelorMittal will produce more emissions than eight coal plants running for an entire year, a new Badvertising report shows.
A protester holds a sign about the climate change denial of ExxonMobil at the protest Our Generation, Our Choice in Washington, D.C., November 2015. Credit: Johnny Silvercloud (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/'All of Our Tricks Worked': Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It's Been for Big Oil
By Brett Wilkins
on
A new parody ExxonMobil advertisement mocks humanity for letting Big Oil get away with causing one of the biggest existential threats of all time.
Pathways Alliance scrubbed its website of all content June 19 in advance of changes to Canada's Competition Act. Credit: Pathways Alliance website
Canada Oil Companies Delete Carbon Capture Mentions on Websites Before New Regulations Kick in
By Taylor Noakes
on
Drastic action in advance of rules to rein in greenwashing shows fossil-fuel backers don’t have evidence on CCS “to support the story they’re selling.”
A BP ad campaign blanketing Westminster in 2022 advocated "investing in low-carbon hydrogen production", although that process itself is energy-intensive. Credit: Adfree Cities
uk/Revealed: Hundreds of Ad Campaigns by Oil and Gas Companies Have Appeared on London Public Transport Since Mayor’s Carbon Zero Pledge 
By TJ Jordan
on
Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.

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eSportswashing: How the Youth Gaming Market Is Being Targeted by Major Climate Polluters 
ByAndrew Simms
on
New research from the Badvertising campaign highlights an alarming trend.
uk/BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
BySam Bright
on
The broadcaster’s in-house content studio has been paid to promote fossil fuel firms and petrostates with a history of persecuting journalists.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
BBC New Broadcasting House in central London. Credit: Credit: Alexander Svensson (CC-BY-2.0)
us/How U.S. governments could crack down on greenwashing
ByEmily Sanders
on
An anti-greenwashing law in Canada compelled polluters to scrub misleading content. Could a new bill in Pennsylvania set an example for the United States?
Illustration by Tess Abbot.
UK Regulator Weighs Greenwashing Allegations Against Latest Shell Ads
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Concerns over the ‘Powering Progress’ campaign reflect wider scrutiny of the role of creative agencies in climate delay.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
A screenshot from Interpublicipg on Instagram. Interpublicipg on Instagram. an ad for Shell that is currently being assessed by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. Credit: Shell
uk/Dozens of New MPs Worked for Oil and Gas Lobbyists
ByAndrew Kersley
on
A host of parliamentarians were previously employed by agencies with fossil fuel clients.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
The Houses of Parliament in Westminster. Credit: Garry Knight / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Havas Agencies Lose B Corp Status Over Work For Shell
ByEllen Ormesher
on
The French communications giant had previously staked its brand on its climate-friendly credentials.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Credit: Havas Germany.
Opinion
The Polluters of Paris
ByAndrew Simms
on
Olympic sponsorship deals with Air France, Toyota and ArcelorMittal will produce more emissions than eight coal plants running for an entire year, a new Badvertising report shows.
Credit: Badvertising.
us/'All of Our Tricks Worked': Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It's Been for Big Oil
ByBrett Wilkins
on
A new parody ExxonMobil advertisement mocks humanity for letting Big Oil get away with causing one of the biggest existential threats of all time.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
A protester holds a sign about the climate change denial of ExxonMobil at the protest Our Generation, Our Choice in Washington, D.C., November 2015. Credit: Johnny Silvercloud (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Canada Oil Companies Delete Carbon Capture Mentions on Websites Before New Regulations Kick in
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Drastic action in advance of rules to rein in greenwashing shows fossil-fuel backers don’t have evidence on CCS “to support the story they’re selling.”
Pathways Alliance scrubbed its website of all content June 19 in advance of changes to Canada's Competition Act. Credit: Pathways Alliance website
uk/Revealed: Hundreds of Ad Campaigns by Oil and Gas Companies Have Appeared on London Public Transport Since Mayor’s Carbon Zero Pledge 
ByTJ Jordan
on
Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
A BP ad campaign blanketing Westminster in 2022 advocated "investing in low-carbon hydrogen production", although that process itself is energy-intensive. Credit: Adfree Cities