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Ads Claiming LNG Exports Reduce Emissions Are Misleading, Says Regulator
By Taylor Noakes
on
Pro-industry advertisements amounted to greenwashing, an Ad Standards Canada decision found. Canada Action is appealing.
Vicki Hollub, Occidental's president and CEO, spoke at the 2019 World Economic Forum. Credit: World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)
us/Occidental Petroleum’s Net-Zero Strategy is a ‘License to Pollute,’ Critics Say
By Joseph Winters
on
The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents.
MCC Brussels executive director Frank Furedi speaking at an event on climate change in Brussels on 23 May 2024. Credit: MCC Brussels / YouTube
uk/Oil Funded Think Tank Gathers Climate Deniers Ahead of Crucial EU Elections
By Rachel Sherrington
on
Panellists criticised net zero as “stupid propaganda” and suggested that climate action would “take us back to the dark ages”.
An aerial view of an oil and gas industry site in Plaquemines Parish on the banks of the Mississippi River reveals the disappearing remains of its coastal lands. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Op-ed: We Need to Reclaim the Muddy Waters of the Louisiana Gulf Coast From the Climate Crisis 
By Ned Randolph
on
This is a guest post by environmental communication professor and Louisiana native Ned Randolph. I grew up in the shadow of the Mississippi River, whose mythology pressed upon my imagination.&n...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy
uk/Tories Have Received £8.4 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Polluters, and Climate Deniers Since 2019 Election
By Sam Bright
on
“Outrageous” findings show that the Conservative Party “is clearly in bed with the fossil fuel lobby”, say MPs and campaigners.
Ruud Kempener (R) of the European Commission interviewing Dr Steve Hamburg (L), chief scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund during the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam. Credit: Michael Buchsbaum
ExxonMobil Urges EU to Remove ‘Policy Hurdles’ Slowing Oil Industry’s Hydrogen Plans
By Michael Buchsbaum
on
Green targets are hindering roll-out of projects based on fossil fuels, executives warn conference in Rotterdam.
Compared to Shell, Exxon saw a much more limited role for CCS in its low-emission future energy scenario. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/Despite Advertising Carbon Capture, ExxonMobil Saw Marginal Role for It in Fighting Climate Change 
By Cartie Werthman
on
Internal documents unearthed by a U.S. Senate panel show the oil giant modeled up to 500 CCS sites operating globally by 2050, far fewer than rival Shell. 
A hydrogen refueling station in Belgium. Credit: Dr. Artur Braun (Arturbraun) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
‘Hydrogen Highway’ Network of Refueling Stations to Span Alberta Cities
By Taylor Noakes
on
But demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles remains low, and claims the gas is a net-zero technology are still unproven.
Eldar Saetre, former CEO of Equinor. Credit: Jeff Gilbert / Alamy
uk/Week of Protests Over Equinor’s Media Sponsorship Greenwashing
By Adam Barnett, Phoebe Cooke and Ellen Ormesher
on
Campaigners likened the fossil fuel company’s patronage of climate events to letting an “arsonist sponsor a fire safety conference”.
An Onward event at the 2022 Conservative Party conference featuring Cabinet minister Michael Gove. Credit: PA Images / Alamy
uk/BP and Shell Funded Group Was Sunak Government’s Most Popular Think Tank in 2023
By Andrew Kersley
on
Ministers met with Onward, accused of being “a fossil fuel dinosaur in new clothing”, more than any other think tank last year.

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Ads Claiming LNG Exports Reduce Emissions Are Misleading, Says Regulator
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Pro-industry advertisements amounted to greenwashing, an Ad Standards Canada decision found. Canada Action is appealing.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Canada Action ads
us/Occidental Petroleum’s Net-Zero Strategy is a ‘License to Pollute,’ Critics Say
ByJoseph Winters
on
The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents.
Vicki Hollub, Occidental's president and CEO, spoke at the 2019 World Economic Forum. Credit: World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)
uk/Oil Funded Think Tank Gathers Climate Deniers Ahead of Crucial EU Elections
ByRachel Sherrington
on
Panellists criticised net zero as “stupid propaganda” and suggested that climate action would “take us back to the dark ages”.
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
MCC Brussels executive director Frank Furedi speaking at an event on climate change in Brussels on 23 May 2024. Credit: MCC Brussels / YouTube
Opinion
us/Op-ed: We Need to Reclaim the Muddy Waters of the Louisiana Gulf Coast From the Climate Crisis 
ByNed Randolph
on
This is a guest post by environmental communication professor and Louisiana native Ned Randolph. I grew up in the shadow of the Mississippi River, whose mythology pressed upon my imagination.&n...
An aerial view of an oil and gas industry site in Plaquemines Parish on the banks of the Mississippi River reveals the disappearing remains of its coastal lands. Credit: Julie Dermansky
uk/Tories Have Received £8.4 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Polluters, and Climate Deniers Since 2019 Election
BySam Bright
on
“Outrageous” findings show that the Conservative Party “is clearly in bed with the fossil fuel lobby”, say MPs and campaigners.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Credit: Associated Press / Alamy
ExxonMobil Urges EU to Remove ‘Policy Hurdles’ Slowing Oil Industry’s Hydrogen Plans
ByMichael Buchsbaum
on
Green targets are hindering roll-out of projects based on fossil fuels, executives warn conference in Rotterdam.
Series: Investigating Carbon Capture in Europe
Ruud Kempener (R) of the European Commission interviewing Dr Steve Hamburg (L), chief scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund during the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam. Credit: Michael Buchsbaum
us/Despite Advertising Carbon Capture, ExxonMobil Saw Marginal Role for It in Fighting Climate Change 
ByCartie Werthman
on
Internal documents unearthed by a U.S. Senate panel show the oil giant modeled up to 500 CCS sites operating globally by 2050, far fewer than rival Shell. 
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Compared to Shell, Exxon saw a much more limited role for CCS in its low-emission future energy scenario. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
‘Hydrogen Highway’ Network of Refueling Stations to Span Alberta Cities
ByTaylor Noakes
on
But demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles remains low, and claims the gas is a net-zero technology are still unproven.
A hydrogen refueling station in Belgium. Credit: Dr. Artur Braun (Arturbraun) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
uk/Week of Protests Over Equinor’s Media Sponsorship Greenwashing
ByAdam Barnett, Phoebe Cooke and Ellen Ormesher
on
Campaigners likened the fossil fuel company’s patronage of climate events to letting an “arsonist sponsor a fire safety conference”.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Eldar Saetre, former CEO of Equinor. Credit: Jeff Gilbert / Alamy
uk/BP and Shell Funded Group Was Sunak Government’s Most Popular Think Tank in 2023
ByAndrew Kersley
on
Ministers met with Onward, accused of being “a fossil fuel dinosaur in new clothing”, more than any other think tank last year.
An Onward event at the 2022 Conservative Party conference featuring Cabinet minister Michael Gove. Credit: PA Images / Alamy