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A 2023 UK story focused on a trade association that hired a PR company to help generate hundreds of headlines in national media on energy policy - including dozens opposing heat pumps. Credit: Andy Carter.
uk/Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Gas-linked companies' attack on electric heating confuses consumers and leaves UK trailing behind Europe, say experts
Credit: Evgeny Gromov / Alamy
US Oil-Linked Pressure Group Attacks EU Green Policies, Breaks Lobbying Rules
By Clare Carlile
on
Consumer Choice Center, which is linked to the Koch fossil fuel network, has called on Europe to ‘shelve’ its climate ambitions and ‘refine more oil’.
Photograph of the exterior of the Connecticut State Capitol Building in Hartford, Conn.
us/Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
By Akielly Hu, Grist
on
This story was originally published by Grist, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. On June 29...
Labour leader Keir Starmer on the campaign trail with Labour's Selby & Ainsty candidate, Keir Mather. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Drax Accused of ‘Desperate’ Campaign to Influence Selby By-Election Candidates
By Phoebe Cooke
on
The country’s largest CO2 emitter has ‘crossed a line’ in its local PR efforts, critics say.
Screenshot from LNG2023 website.
Organizers of Global Gas Conference ‘Refuse’ Entry to DeSmog Reporter
By Brendan DeMelle
on
Executives discussing plans to export 14 million tons of gas per year from the west coast of Canada at LNG2023 didn’t want our reporter there to cover it.
Business Council of BC president and CEO Laura Jones
Former Climate Change Denier Now Leading BC's Top Business Lobby Group
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Laura Jones once called climate change an ‘untested proposition.’ In her new role she’ll have the ear of BC’s premier.
Climate Innovation Forum 2023 website showing event details, sponsors/partners, and London Climate Action Week.
PR Agency Catering to Oil Interests Led UK Climate Forum’s Communications
By Brendan DeMelle
on
Weber Shandwick also hosted a roundtable on “authentic” climate communication.
Honda and LG Energy Solution held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 28, 2023 for their joint venture EV battery plant in Ohio's Fayette County. Credit: Honda
us/As the Climate Warms, Use of Clean Energy Credits Comes Under Increased Scrutiny
By Patrick Cooley
on
Companies claim the credits make them carbon neutral, but scientists and environmentalists are skeptical.
Grid operators across Europe are seeking to repurpose gas pipelines to transport hydrogen. Credit: Flickr (CC0 1.0)
Most EU Hydrogen Projects Risk Prolonging Use of Fossil Fuels
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Data shared with DeSmog shows that only one in ten proposals have committed to using climate-friendly green hydrogen.
A woman in beige cardigan hands documents to three men sitting at microphones behind a wood-paneled dais.
us/The Effort to Make Louisiana the Keeper of Carbon
By Sara Sneath
on
EPA considers why it should — or shouldn’t — put the state in charge of OK’ing carbon storage projects.

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uk/Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Gas-linked companies' attack on electric heating confuses consumers and leaves UK trailing behind Europe, say experts
Series: Gas Lock-in
A 2023 UK story focused on a trade association that hired a PR company to help generate hundreds of headlines in national media on energy policy - including dozens opposing heat pumps. Credit: Andy Carter.
US Oil-Linked Pressure Group Attacks EU Green Policies, Breaks Lobbying Rules
ByClare Carlile
on
Consumer Choice Center, which is linked to the Koch fossil fuel network, has called on Europe to ‘shelve’ its climate ambitions and ‘refine more oil’.
Credit: Evgeny Gromov / Alamy
us/Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
ByAkielly Hu, Grist
on
This story was originally published by Grist, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. On June 29...
Photograph of the exterior of the Connecticut State Capitol Building in Hartford, Conn.
Drax Accused of ‘Desperate’ Campaign to Influence Selby By-Election Candidates
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
The country’s largest CO2 emitter has ‘crossed a line’ in its local PR efforts, critics say.
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Labour leader Keir Starmer on the campaign trail with Labour's Selby & Ainsty candidate, Keir Mather. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Organizers of Global Gas Conference ‘Refuse’ Entry to DeSmog Reporter
ByBrendan DeMelle
on
Executives discussing plans to export 14 million tons of gas per year from the west coast of Canada at LNG2023 didn’t want our reporter there to cover it.
Screenshot from LNG2023 website.
Former Climate Change Denier Now Leading BC's Top Business Lobby Group
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Laura Jones once called climate change an ‘untested proposition.’ In her new role she’ll have the ear of BC’s premier.
Business Council of BC president and CEO Laura Jones
PR Agency Catering to Oil Interests Led UK Climate Forum’s Communications
ByBrendan DeMelle
on
Weber Shandwick also hosted a roundtable on “authentic” climate communication.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Climate Innovation Forum 2023 website showing event details, sponsors/partners, and London Climate Action Week.
us/As the Climate Warms, Use of Clean Energy Credits Comes Under Increased Scrutiny
ByPatrick Cooley
on
Companies claim the credits make them carbon neutral, but scientists and environmentalists are skeptical.
Honda and LG Energy Solution held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 28, 2023 for their joint venture EV battery plant in Ohio's Fayette County. Credit: Honda
Most EU Hydrogen Projects Risk Prolonging Use of Fossil Fuels
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Data shared with DeSmog shows that only one in ten proposals have committed to using climate-friendly green hydrogen.
Series: Gas Lock-in
Grid operators across Europe are seeking to repurpose gas pipelines to transport hydrogen. Credit: Flickr (CC0 1.0)
us/The Effort to Make Louisiana the Keeper of Carbon
BySara Sneath
on
EPA considers why it should — or shouldn’t — put the state in charge of OK’ing carbon storage projects.
A woman in beige cardigan hands documents to three men sitting at microphones behind a wood-paneled dais.