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Farm lobby CNA's logo on display in the pavilion of Brazil, which included two employees of the world's largest meatpacker JBS in its country delegation at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Credit: Stella Levantesi
Big Ag Delegates More Than Double at COP27
By Clare Carlile, Rachel Sherrington and Hazel Healy
on
Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobby’s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.
Major Tory donor Lord Michael Hintze, one of the few known funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Credit: Sir Michael Hintze (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
New Tory Peer Ditches Embattled Truss-Allied Think Tank
By Rich Collett-White
on
Critics call Michael Hintze’s peerage “indefensible” in light of his long-held ties to the Institute of Economic Affairs and history of funding climate science denial.
Kwami Kpondzo of Friends of the Earth Togo uses a megaphone to demand a moratorium on new natural gas projects in Africa at COP27. Credit: Stella Levantesi
'Back Off': African Climate Groups Decry Europe’s Dash for Gas at COP27 
By Stella Levantesi and Phoebe Cooke
on
A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africa’s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.
The COP27 summit is currently underway in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Environment - Rwanda (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Sanctioned Coal Barons Among Russia’s COP27 Delegates
By Phoebe Cooke, Rich Collett-White and Michaela Herrmann
on
The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being “complicit in Russia’s war crimes” -- to this year's climate talks.
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.
David TC Davies
Sunak Hands Cabinet Job to Climate Sceptic David Davies
By Rich Collett-White
on
The new Welsh Secretary's blog questions whether human-caused climate change “even exists”.
Gas stove flame. Ervins Strauhmanis (CC BY 2.0)
us/Oregon Regulator Rejects Some of Utility’s Attempts to Bill Customers for Lobbying and Advertising Costs
By Nick Cunningham
on
NW Natural sought a rate hike to recover the costs of lobbying, promotional advertising, and pro-gas activity booklets for kids. Regulators rejected several of those proposals and also initiated a cut in a crucial subsidy for the utility.
Aerial view of hurricane destruction in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on October 3, 2022.
us/Photos of Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath in Southwest Florida Illustrate the Coasts’ Growing Climate Risks
By Julie Dermansky
on
As affected residents weigh whether to leave the region, climate scientists stress that the latest extreme weather event, intensified by global warming, was not an anomaly.
Graham Stuart MP
uk/UK Climate Minister Pulls Out of Event with Climate Science Deniers
By Adam Barnett
on
Graham Stuart was billed to give a keynote speech at a conference where high-profile US climate science denier Marc Morano will debate “global warming”.
North Sea oil rigs in Cromarty Firth, Scotland. Credit: joiseyshowaa (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Truss's Chief of Staff Lobbied for Company Powering ‘Green’ North Sea Oil Rigs
By Christopher Deane and Rich Collett-White
on
The Liberal Democrats dismissed Cerulean Winds’ plans to electrify UK fossil fuel extraction as “pathetic”.

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Big Ag Delegates More Than Double at COP27
ByClare Carlile, Rachel Sherrington and Hazel Healy
on
Campaigners warn of industrial farm lobby’s growing influence amid sharp rise in representatives attending UN climate talks in Egypt.
Series: COP27 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push
Farm lobby CNA's logo on display in the pavilion of Brazil, which included two employees of the world's largest meatpacker JBS in its country delegation at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Credit: Stella Levantesi
New Tory Peer Ditches Embattled Truss-Allied Think Tank
ByRich Collett-White
on
Critics call Michael Hintze’s peerage “indefensible” in light of his long-held ties to the Institute of Economic Affairs and history of funding climate science denial.
Major Tory donor Lord Michael Hintze, one of the few known funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Credit: Sir Michael Hintze (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
'Back Off': African Climate Groups Decry Europe’s Dash for Gas at COP27 
ByStella Levantesi and Phoebe Cooke
on
A race by German and Italian companies to secure new sources of natural gas in the wake of the Ukraine invasion risks harming Africa’s clean energy transition, campaigners warn.
Series: COP27 Coverage
Kwami Kpondzo of Friends of the Earth Togo uses a megaphone to demand a moratorium on new natural gas projects in Africa at COP27. Credit: Stella Levantesi
Sanctioned Coal Barons Among Russia’s COP27 Delegates
ByPhoebe Cooke, Rich Collett-White and Michaela Herrmann
on
The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being “complicit in Russia’s war crimes” -- to this year's climate talks.
Series: COP27 Coverage
The COP27 summit is currently underway in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Environment - Rwanda (CC BY-ND 2.0)
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)
Sunak Hands Cabinet Job to Climate Sceptic David Davies
ByRich Collett-White
on
The new Welsh Secretary's blog questions whether human-caused climate change “even exists”.
David TC Davies
us/Oregon Regulator Rejects Some of Utility’s Attempts to Bill Customers for Lobbying and Advertising Costs
ByNick Cunningham
on
NW Natural sought a rate hike to recover the costs of lobbying, promotional advertising, and pro-gas activity booklets for kids. Regulators rejected several of those proposals and also initiated a cut in a crucial subsidy for the utility.
Series: NW Natural
Gas stove flame. Ervins Strauhmanis (CC BY 2.0)
us/Photos of Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath in Southwest Florida Illustrate the Coasts’ Growing Climate Risks
ByJulie Dermansky
on
As affected residents weigh whether to leave the region, climate scientists stress that the latest extreme weather event, intensified by global warming, was not an anomaly.
Aerial view of hurricane destruction in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on October 3, 2022.
uk/UK Climate Minister Pulls Out of Event with Climate Science Deniers
ByAdam Barnett
on
Graham Stuart was billed to give a keynote speech at a conference where high-profile US climate science denier Marc Morano will debate “global warming”.
Graham Stuart MP
Truss's Chief of Staff Lobbied for Company Powering ‘Green’ North Sea Oil Rigs
ByChristopher Deane and Rich Collett-White
on
The Liberal Democrats dismissed Cerulean Winds’ plans to electrify UK fossil fuel extraction as “pathetic”.
North Sea oil rigs in Cromarty Firth, Scotland. Credit: joiseyshowaa (CC BY-SA 2.0)