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Equinor's Sleipner offshore gas field. Philip Stephen/ Nature Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo.
Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
By Edward Donnelly
on
Oil company was storing a fraction of advertised amount of CO2 at offshore project, data shows.
Activists holding a banner that reads: protect our communities. no dirty hydrogen, no CO2 pipeline, in English and Spanish.
us/Midwest Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced It’s 'Clean.'
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
on
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
Travis Dadar - founder of FISH on the levy at Isle de Jean Charles. He returned to the island with family members to check on Levis Dardar's home- which you can see behind him- Levis home was broken into pieces by Hurricane Francine. Credit: Julie Dermansky / Julie Dermansky LLC
us/Developers Eye Louisiana, Texas Coasts for Offshore Carbon Storage
By Pam Radtke / Floodlight
on
Is the Gulf of Mexico the "single best opportunity" to store climate-warming gas — or an existential threat to wildlife and people?
As 2024 closes, Donald Trump (left) is taking over in the U.S., Keir Starmer (center) in the UK, and Canada's Justin Trudeau (right) ends the year on shaky ground. Credit: DeSmog/Wikimedia Commons
A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024
By DeSmog Staff
on
Our editors and reporters weigh in on a year of seismic political events, and what they’re paying close attention to in 2025.
A mashup of Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, and Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore, 10 Downing Street
uk/2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
By DeSmog UK
on
We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.
The COP29 entrance in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Michal Busko / Alamy
uk/Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
By Rachel Sherrington
on
Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.
'Give Trees a Hand' — Ad Agencies Line Up to Sell Sketchy Climate Solutions 
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Fossil fuel companies are spending millions on campaigns to deflect attention from the need to stop drilling for more oil and gas.
A flooded Mobil gas station in Vidor, Texas.
Q&A: How a Former ExxonMobil Employee Confronted the Climate Disinformation Machine
By Matthew Green
on
Former ExxonMobil climate scientist Lindsey Gulden: "It was after I was fired for reporting a garden variety fraud that I really sat back and thought about the implications for climate change."
View of Teesside, site of the planned £1.5 billion Net Zero Teesside Power gas-fired power plant with carbon capture. Credit: Bill Allsopp / Alamy Stock Photo.
Norwegian Oil Giant's Plan to Capture UK's Carbon Is Fraught With Risks
By Edward Donnelly
on
The new Labour government is pledging billions to support projects based on climate-heating natural gas.
Logo of Saudi Arabian property developer NEOM Company. Credit: Timon Schneider / Alamy
uk/How Saudi Arabia’s Neom Giga Project Became a Global Showroom of False Climate Solutions
By Lyse Mauvais
on
Alongside other European powers, the UK is helping to supercharge Saudi Arabia’s attempt to hijack the global sustainability agenda.

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Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
ByEdward Donnelly
on
Oil company was storing a fraction of advertised amount of CO2 at offshore project, data shows.
Equinor's Sleipner offshore gas field. Philip Stephen/ Nature Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo.
us/Midwest Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced It’s 'Clean.'
ByJuanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
on
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
Activists holding a banner that reads: protect our communities. no dirty hydrogen, no CO2 pipeline, in English and Spanish.
us/Developers Eye Louisiana, Texas Coasts for Offshore Carbon Storage
ByPam Radtke / Floodlight
on
Is the Gulf of Mexico the "single best opportunity" to store climate-warming gas — or an existential threat to wildlife and people?
Travis Dadar - founder of FISH on the levy at Isle de Jean Charles. He returned to the island with family members to check on Levis Dardar's home- which you can see behind him- Levis home was broken into pieces by Hurricane Francine. Credit: Julie Dermansky / Julie Dermansky LLC
Analysis
A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024
ByDeSmog Staff
on
Our editors and reporters weigh in on a year of seismic political events, and what they’re paying close attention to in 2025.
As 2024 closes, Donald Trump (left) is taking over in the U.S., Keir Starmer (center) in the UK, and Canada's Justin Trudeau (right) ends the year on shaky ground. Credit: DeSmog/Wikimedia Commons
Analysis
uk/2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
ByDeSmog UK
on
We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.
A mashup of Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, and Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore, 10 Downing Street
uk/Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
ByRachel Sherrington
on
Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push, COP29 Coverage
The COP29 entrance in Baku, Azerbaijan. Credit: Michal Busko / Alamy
'Give Trees a Hand' — Ad Agencies Line Up to Sell Sketchy Climate Solutions 
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Fossil fuel companies are spending millions on campaigns to deflect attention from the need to stop drilling for more oil and gas.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Q&A: How a Former ExxonMobil Employee Confronted the Climate Disinformation Machine
ByMatthew Green
on
Former ExxonMobil climate scientist Lindsey Gulden: "It was after I was fired for reporting a garden variety fraud that I really sat back and thought about the implications for climate change."
A flooded Mobil gas station in Vidor, Texas.
Analysis
Norwegian Oil Giant's Plan to Capture UK's Carbon Is Fraught With Risks
ByEdward Donnelly
on
The new Labour government is pledging billions to support projects based on climate-heating natural gas.
Series: Investigating Carbon Capture in Europe
View of Teesside, site of the planned £1.5 billion Net Zero Teesside Power gas-fired power plant with carbon capture. Credit: Bill Allsopp / Alamy Stock Photo.
Analysis
uk/How Saudi Arabia’s Neom Giga Project Became a Global Showroom of False Climate Solutions
ByLyse Mauvais
on
Alongside other European powers, the UK is helping to supercharge Saudi Arabia’s attempt to hijack the global sustainability agenda.
Logo of Saudi Arabian property developer NEOM Company. Credit: Timon Schneider / Alamy