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UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30

Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
BySam Bright
on Nov 13, 2025 @ 06:22 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage

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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
By Rachel Sherrington and Nina Lakhani
onNov 18, 2025 @ 00:00 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
ByTJ Jordan, Naira Hofmeister and Maria Clára Parente
onNov 21, 2025 @ 05:00 PST

As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.

As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry
A line of giant white fuel silos, one behind the other receding to the right. The Vibra logo painted in green is visible on the front silo.
Backed by Industry, Brazilian Hosts Seek COP30’s Blessing for Biofuels
ByClare Carlile and Maximiliano Manzoni
onNov 20, 2025 @ 16:02 PST

Trade groups lobbied ministers to promote a source of energy linked to massive environmental harms at the U.N. climate conference.

Trade groups lobbied ministers to promote a source of energy linked to massive environmental harms at the U.N. climate conference.
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push, 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push, COP30 Coverage
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Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
ByKathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
onNov 20, 2025 @ 02:54 PST

Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.

Agribusiness companies generate huge quantities of greenhouse gas pollution — and PR companies help them obscure it.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push, Advertising & PR Industry
During the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, people are holding signs and a banner protesting environmental pollution by agriculture. They are standing in front of the Agrizone, a special event venue sponsored by agribusiness and located near the main conference venue.
Corporate Giant KPMG Accused of ‘Sneaking’ into COP30
ByRei Takver
onNov 19, 2025 @ 07:43 PST

Several senior staff members have gained entry without disclosing their real employer.

Several senior staff members have gained entry without disclosing their real employer.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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uk/Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
BySam Bright
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 08:06 PST
Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
ByRachel Sherrington and Gil Alessi
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 13:42 PST
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
uk/The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
BySam Bright
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 09:00 PST
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
us/‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
ByGeoff Dembicki
on Nov 3, 2025 @ 02:00 PST
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
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