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A poster featuring Jordan Peterson advertises the inaugural Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London. Credit: Adam Barnett
uk/Climate Science Denial Rife at Launch of Jordan Peterson’s ARC Project
By Adam Barnett
on
The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London – which closed at the O2 Arena – saw speakers contradict climate science and attack green policies.
Hunger strike organizer Diane Wilson kayaks with the Point Comfort, Texas, Formosa plastics plant in the background. Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
us/Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa
By Sara Sneath
on
Strikers are seeking justice for victims of a 2016 toxic spill in Vietnam, caused by the Taiwan-based company.
Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, CC BY 2.0
uk/Cabinet Ministers Set to Speak at GB News Linked Conference Alongside Climate Science Deniers
By Sam Bright
on
The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, run by the owners of GB News, is hosting an event next week that it claims will be attended by 100 parliamentarians from across the world.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appears outside Downing Street on spring budget day. Hunt spoke to Equinor executives in a phone call shortly afterwards. Credit: Number 10 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Told Equinor To ‘Work With Us’ On Oil and Gas Messaging
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Treasury meeting records show senior politicians repeatedly offering reassurance to the Norwegian energy giant.
Venture Global soon will have three LNG export terminals within the state of Louisiana, including this one, being built on 630 acres of swampland in Plaquemines Parish. All three plants will use an as-of-yet unproven technology, known as carbon capture and storage technology. / Photo by La’Shance Perry for The Lens
us/LNG Plant Operators Change Their Tune on Carbon Capture
By Sara Sneath
on
While tax subsidies allay financial concerns about carbon capture and storage (CCS), key questions remain about the controversial technology and whether it’s able to reduce carbon emissions.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tours a Shell gas plant in Aberdeen in July 2023. Credit: Number 10 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Revealed: The Oil and Gas Lobbying Campaign to Water Down Windfall Tax
By Adam Barnett
on
Industry figures held more than 200 meetings with key politicians in the year following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
Three barges fill up at Cheniere Energy's liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Sabine Pass in Louisiana, September 30, 2023. Credit: Julie Dermansky/Flight made possible by Southwings
us/Activists Decry FERC Rush to Construct LNG Gas Terminal, Say Permits for More Potential ‘Train Wreck’
By Julie Dermansky
on
Aerial photos of LNG terminals and a failing salt dome are reminders that fossil fuel industry activity puts the environment at grave risk.
Credit: DeSmog / MEP images: Alexander Bernhuber – personal website; Anne Sander – Franck Kobi, Wikimedia Commons; Christine Schneider, Franc Bogovic – European Parliament website; Norbert Lins – CDU/CSU website; Herbert Dorfmann – personal website.
Mapped: The Deep Ties Between Big Ag and Europe’s Right-Wing Politicians
By Clare Carlile
on
How agribusiness used hikes and free rent to win the hearts of European conservatives.
In August 2021, activists gathered at a burn scar site in the North Complex Fire urging Governor Newsom to take immediate action to phase out fossil fuels and end neighborhood drilling — concerns not included in California's new disclosure laws. Credit: © Andri Tambunan / Greenpeace
us/California enacts far-reaching climate disclosure laws
By Katie Myers
on
New laws tackle carbon offsets, corporate emissions, and clean energy.
A message to divest is displayed in New York City's Union Square in June 2023. Credit: Climate Clock
us/California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State's Lawsuit
By Dana Drugmand
on
CalPERS and CalSTRS have yet to shed their gas and oil holdings.

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uk/Climate Science Denial Rife at Launch of Jordan Peterson’s ARC Project
ByAdam Barnett
on
The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London – which closed at the O2 Arena – saw speakers contradict climate science and attack green policies.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
A poster featuring Jordan Peterson advertises the inaugural Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London. Credit: Adam Barnett
us/Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa
BySara Sneath
on
Strikers are seeking justice for victims of a 2016 toxic spill in Vietnam, caused by the Taiwan-based company.
Hunger strike organizer Diane Wilson kayaks with the Point Comfort, Texas, Formosa plastics plant in the background. Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
uk/Cabinet Ministers Set to Speak at GB News Linked Conference Alongside Climate Science Deniers
BySam Bright
on
The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, run by the owners of GB News, is hosting an event next week that it claims will be attended by 100 parliamentarians from across the world.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, CC BY 2.0
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Told Equinor To ‘Work With Us’ On Oil and Gas Messaging
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Treasury meeting records show senior politicians repeatedly offering reassurance to the Norwegian energy giant.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appears outside Downing Street on spring budget day. Hunt spoke to Equinor executives in a phone call shortly afterwards. Credit: Number 10 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/LNG Plant Operators Change Their Tune on Carbon Capture
BySara Sneath
on
While tax subsidies allay financial concerns about carbon capture and storage (CCS), key questions remain about the controversial technology and whether it’s able to reduce carbon emissions.
Venture Global soon will have three LNG export terminals within the state of Louisiana, including this one, being built on 630 acres of swampland in Plaquemines Parish. All three plants will use an as-of-yet unproven technology, known as carbon capture and storage technology. / Photo by La’Shance Perry for The Lens
Revealed: The Oil and Gas Lobbying Campaign to Water Down Windfall Tax
ByAdam Barnett
on
Industry figures held more than 200 meetings with key politicians in the year following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tours a Shell gas plant in Aberdeen in July 2023. Credit: Number 10 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/Activists Decry FERC Rush to Construct LNG Gas Terminal, Say Permits for More Potential ‘Train Wreck’
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Aerial photos of LNG terminals and a failing salt dome are reminders that fossil fuel industry activity puts the environment at grave risk.
Three barges fill up at Cheniere Energy's liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Sabine Pass in Louisiana, September 30, 2023. Credit: Julie Dermansky/Flight made possible by Southwings
Analysis
Mapped: The Deep Ties Between Big Ag and Europe’s Right-Wing Politicians
ByClare Carlile
on
How agribusiness used hikes and free rent to win the hearts of European conservatives.
Credit: DeSmog / MEP images: Alexander Bernhuber – personal website; Anne Sander – Franck Kobi, Wikimedia Commons; Christine Schneider, Franc Bogovic – European Parliament website; Norbert Lins – CDU/CSU website; Herbert Dorfmann – personal website.
us/California enacts far-reaching climate disclosure laws
ByKatie Myers
on
New laws tackle carbon offsets, corporate emissions, and clean energy.
In August 2021, activists gathered at a burn scar site in the North Complex Fire urging Governor Newsom to take immediate action to phase out fossil fuels and end neighborhood drilling — concerns not included in California's new disclosure laws. Credit: © Andri Tambunan / Greenpeace
us/California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State's Lawsuit
ByDana Drugmand
on
CalPERS and CalSTRS have yet to shed their gas and oil holdings.
A message to divest is displayed in New York City's Union Square in June 2023. Credit: Climate Clock