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Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaking at a conference in Spain last year. Credit: Casa de América (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
To Save the Amazon, Lula Must Defeat an Old Foe
By Rich Collett-White
on
Brazil’s next president will need to confront the ideological legacy of the Instituto Millenium, a think tank that played a leading role in Bolsonaro's finance ministry and helped justify his rollback of environmental protections.
A woman raises a fist in front of the U.S. Capitol
us/How Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Trying to Sue Their Critics Into Silence
By Guest
on
The fossil fuel industry’s “lawfare” tactics are part of an overarching strategy to redefine free speech and escape accountability. A new bill aims to stop them.
Xiye Bastida at a Fridays for Future strike in New York City. Credit: Felix Kunze
'We Have to Start Questioning What Systems We Are Participating In'
By Guest
on
Mexican climate activist Xiye Bastida says her generation is ready to learn from the Indigenous values of reciprocity and appreciation for Mother Earth to build a flourishing future.
Liz Truss with some of her new cabinet ministers. Credit: DeSmog via Wikimedia/Chris McAndrew
uk/How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
By Rich Collett-White and Christopher Deane
on
DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is tipped to be Italy’s next prime minister. (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)
Italy’s Lurch to the Right Raises Risk of Fossil Gas Lock-In
By Stella Levantesi
on
With a right-wing coalition projected to win this weekend’s snap election, incumbent energy companies face scant pressure over climate change.
Left, a white-to-gray faded book cover reading 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy To Cover Up Climate Change' over an hourglass with black sand mostly in the bottom bulb. Right, black and white image of a man with medium length hair parted on the side and wearing a button down shirt.
How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
By Lindsey J. Smith
on
A new book reveals how Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and others used Canada’s oil sands to spawn a web of climate denial and delay.
Liz Truss
uk/Analysis: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Links to Climate Science Denial
By Adam Barnett
on
While claiming to support net zero, the new PM is pro-fracking, plans to increase extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea and finds solar farms ‘depressing’.
Graphic of professional men and a woman with the logos of fossil fuel companies on their jackets standing in front of an American flag with a model of a hydrogen molecule.
us/The Economic Case for ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Is Getting Worse. Cue the Lobbyists.
By Justin Mikulka
on
DeSmog has mapped the fossil fuel interests lobbying for gas-derived hydrogen and threatening to derail the momentum of green hydrogen.
Woman and child walk through the flood waters in east Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan/World Meteorological Organization (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours
By Stella Levantesi
on
As heatwaves, heavy rainfall, and flooding hit countries worldwide, climate deniers and those obstructing climate action deny or downplay extreme weather’s climate connection.
Hundreds of leading academics are calling on universities to stop accepting research funding from fossil fuel companies. Credit: John Englart (CC BY-SA 2.0)
us/Voters Agree: Fossil Fuel Funding in Climate Research Is a Massive Conflict of Interest
By Guest
on
Fossil fuel companies have been quietly leveraging their wealth to manipulate climate research.

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Analysis
To Save the Amazon, Lula Must Defeat an Old Foe
ByRich Collett-White
on
Brazil’s next president will need to confront the ideological legacy of the Instituto Millenium, a think tank that played a leading role in Bolsonaro's finance ministry and helped justify his rollback of environmental protections.
Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaking at a conference in Spain last year. Credit: Casa de América (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Analysis
us/How Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Trying to Sue Their Critics Into Silence
ByGuest
on
The fossil fuel industry’s “lawfare” tactics are part of an overarching strategy to redefine free speech and escape accountability. A new bill aims to stop them.
A woman raises a fist in front of the U.S. Capitol
Analysis
'We Have to Start Questioning What Systems We Are Participating In'
ByGuest
on
Mexican climate activist Xiye Bastida says her generation is ready to learn from the Indigenous values of reciprocity and appreciation for Mother Earth to build a flourishing future.
Xiye Bastida at a Fridays for Future strike in New York City. Credit: Felix Kunze
Analysis
uk/How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
ByRich Collett-White and Christopher Deane
on
DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.
Liz Truss with some of her new cabinet ministers. Credit: DeSmog via Wikimedia/Chris McAndrew
Analysis
Italy’s Lurch to the Right Raises Risk of Fossil Gas Lock-In
ByStella Levantesi
on
With a right-wing coalition projected to win this weekend’s snap election, incumbent energy companies face scant pressure over climate change.
Series: Gas Lock-in
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is tipped to be Italy’s next prime minister. (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)
Analysis
How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
ByLindsey J. Smith
on
A new book reveals how Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and others used Canada’s oil sands to spawn a web of climate denial and delay.
Series: Imperial Oil Files
Left, a white-to-gray faded book cover reading 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy To Cover Up Climate Change' over an hourglass with black sand mostly in the bottom bulb. Right, black and white image of a man with medium length hair parted on the side and wearing a button down shirt.
Analysis
uk/Analysis: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Links to Climate Science Denial
ByAdam Barnett
on
While claiming to support net zero, the new PM is pro-fracking, plans to increase extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea and finds solar farms ‘depressing’.
Liz Truss
Analysis
us/The Economic Case for ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Is Getting Worse. Cue the Lobbyists.
ByJustin Mikulka
on
DeSmog has mapped the fossil fuel interests lobbying for gas-derived hydrogen and threatening to derail the momentum of green hydrogen.
Series: The Hydrogen Lobby
Graphic of professional men and a woman with the logos of fossil fuel companies on their jackets standing in front of an American flag with a model of a hydrogen molecule.
Analysis
When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours
ByStella Levantesi
on
As heatwaves, heavy rainfall, and flooding hit countries worldwide, climate deniers and those obstructing climate action deny or downplay extreme weather’s climate connection.
Series: Gaslit
Woman and child walk through the flood waters in east Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan/World Meteorological Organization (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Opinion
Analysis
us/Voters Agree: Fossil Fuel Funding in Climate Research Is a Massive Conflict of Interest
ByGuest
on
Fossil fuel companies have been quietly leveraging their wealth to manipulate climate research.
Hundreds of leading academics are calling on universities to stop accepting research funding from fossil fuel companies. Credit: John Englart (CC BY-SA 2.0)