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Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client

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.
ByTJ Jordan, Naira Hofmeister and Maria Clára Parente
on Nov 21, 2025 @ 05:00 PST
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.

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Backed by Industry, Brazilian Hosts Seek COP30’s Blessing for Biofuels
By Clare Carlile and Maximiliano Manzoni
onNov 20, 2025 @ 16:02 PST
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push, 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
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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.
MEPs Call for Urgent Review of €1.5 Billion EU Food Scheme Pushing 'Misleading' Claims
ByLaura Villadiego
onNov 25, 2025 @ 22:00 PST

The programme is “yet another bung to industrial production”, experts say.

The programme is “yet another bung to industrial production”, experts say.
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
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As Mark Carney Fast-tracks Canadian LNG Projects, First Nations Face Hidden Financial Traps
ByMitch Anderson
onNov 24, 2025 @ 09:00 PST

Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.

Critics say new LNG ventures in British Columbia saddle Indigenous communities with debt, opaque ownership structures, and financial risk that could leave them owing billions.
us/Nvidia CEO Praises Trump Energy Chief — a Climate Denier — and his 'Passion' for Science
ByRei Takver
onNov 12, 2025 @ 08:10 PST

Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.

Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
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us/Join DeSmog at the Climate Consciousness Summit 2025
ByDeSmog
onNov 11, 2025 @ 06:27 PST

Register to watch on-the-ground coverage from our team at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.

Register to watch on-the-ground coverage from our team at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
ByTJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
on Nov 16, 2025 @ 23:00 PST
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
The scales of justice with a gray oil barrel on the left, labeled with the Koch Inc logo and a Canadian flag, and on the right, a red MAGA baseball cap.
us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
BySharon Kelly
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 03:05 PST
Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.
Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.
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.
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Meet 5 PR Agencies Making Big Polluters Look 'Ag-tastic'
ByKathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
on Nov 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.
us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
ByPhoebe Cooke
on Nov 14, 2025 @ 07:04 PST
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
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