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Nigel Farage Has Spoken at 15 Trump-Linked Events Since 2024 Election

The Clacton MP has received a platform from a network of MAGA groups that have pushed the president’s agenda in the UK and beyond.
The Clacton MP has received a platform from a network of MAGA groups that have pushed the president’s agenda in the UK and beyond.
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Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at CPAC GB in July 2026. Credit: MVF / YouTube

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uk/The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas

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Flaring of methane from the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG facility is visible for miles in the night sky.
us/Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data
By Rachel Santarsiero
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New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.

New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.
uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
ByAdam Barnett
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A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.

A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.
Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Credit: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0)
Opinion
us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
ByClara Vondrich
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The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.

The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate
Protesters on a “Tech Oligarchy Tour” in April visited the Washington, D.C. offices of META, Microsoft, and Open AI, before concluding at the Data Center World Conference. (Credit: Courtesy of Third Act Actions Lab)
Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.

Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
Conservative U.S. power broker Leonard Leo has been using a $1.6 billion gift to back a vast network of right-wing anti-climate groups. Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
ByRachel Santarsiero
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The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.

The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
Robert L. Levy, then executive counsel at Exxon, speaking at a Federalist Society event in 2025. (Credit: Still from Federalist Society video)
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Conservatives at this year’s ALEC conference expressed hope that the Supreme Court will deliver a favorable ruling for the oil and gas industry when it takes up the ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy lawsuit in October. Credit: Sarah Hofmann/DeSmog, Picryl, byronv2/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Big Oil Could Face ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ Without Republican Supreme Court
BySarah Hofmann
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At the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting, members of Leonard Leo’s network explain why the right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits.
At the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting, members of Leonard Leo’s network explain why the right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits.
Brian O'Neill (seated, center) at an Upper Merion Township Planning Commission meeting on May 27, 2026. (Credit: Edward Donnelly/DeSmog)
us/Pennsylvania AI Data Center Developer Asked Trump Administration Official to Help Loosen Toxic Emissions Limits
ByEdward Donnelly
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Brian O'Neill asked the State Department attorney to set up meetings with state and federal officials that would clear the way for his project's gas power plants.
Brian O'Neill asked the State Department attorney to set up meetings with state and federal officials that would clear the way for his project's gas power plants.
People stand outside of the packed Freedom Hall meeting room in the Upper Merion Township Building on the evening of May 27, 2026. (Credit: Edward Donnelly/DeSmog)
us/How Pennsylvania Governor’s Office Helped Push for Huge Data Centers in the Philadelphia Suburbs
ByEdward Donnelly
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Emails reveal behind-the-scenes talks with state officials to clear the way for project in Upper Merion Township.
Emails reveal behind-the-scenes talks with state officials to clear the way for project in Upper Merion Township.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Credit: House of Commons (CC BY-3.0)
uk/Nigel Farage Dubbed ‘MP for Washington’ for Parroting Trump in Parliament
ByAdam Barnett
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Reform leader boosted the president’s attacks on UK Chagos Islands policy more often than raising the cost of living.
Reform leader boosted the president’s attacks on UK Chagos Islands policy more often than raising the cost of living.
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Big Oil Could Face ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ Without Republican Supreme Court
us/Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data
uk/Nigel Farage Has Spoken at 15 Trump-Linked Events Since 2024 Election
us/How Pennsylvania Governor’s Office Helped Push for Huge Data Centers in the Philadelphia Suburbs
Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines
us/Pennsylvania AI Data Center Developer Asked Trump Administration Official to Help Loosen Toxic Emissions Limits

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Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. President Donald Trump, and French President Emmanuel Macron. DeSmog collage. Credit: Faces of the World / Flickr (Macron), Steffen Prößdorf (Merz), Gage Skidmore / Flickr (Trump)
How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trump’s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
Graphic illustration showing orange outline of President Trump at a cabinet meeting around an oval table with black outlines of people seated, and two-thirds of the table covered in white with the logo Project 2025.
Q & A: Jared Yates Sexton on the ‘Weaponized Abuse’ of Authoritarianism
Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
Screenshot of Dispatches From A Collapsing State, Jared Yates Sexton's newsletter. Credit: DeSmog.
Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.

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Robert L. Levy
Image credit: Still from Federalist Society video. Robert L. Levy Background Robert L. Levy is an American attorney who served for 17 years in the law department of ExxonMobil Corporation...
Robert L. Levy, then executive counsel at Exxon, speaking at a Federalist Society event in 2025. (Credit: Still from Federalist Society video)
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Background CT Group is an influential lobbying firm. CT Group’s clients have included the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, mining giants BHP and Glencore, a...
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