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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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onOct 27, 2025 @ 23:00 PDT

A ruling that TotalEnergies misled consumers with inflated climate claims is the first court judgment against the fossil fuel industry’s net zero narrative.

A ruling that TotalEnergies misled consumers with inflated climate claims is the first court judgment against the fossil fuel industry’s net zero narrative.
onOct 27, 2025 @ 07:00 PDT

In a major conflict of interest, F Minus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.

In a major conflict of interest, F Minus study shows nation’s climate action taking a back seat to Big Oil’s lobbying playbook.
onOct 23, 2025 @ 10:02 PDT

Brand strategist Dean Aragón will have a leading voice at the Association of National Advertisers.

Brand strategist Dean Aragón will have a leading voice at the Association of National Advertisers.
onOct 21, 2025 @ 12:55 PDT

Pathways Alliance presence was minimal, indicating potential retooling for well-advertised CCS project.

Pathways Alliance presence was minimal, indicating potential retooling for well-advertised CCS project.
on Nov 3, 2025 @ 12:59 PST
The agency — LLYC Brasil — promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
The agency — LLYC Brasil — promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
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on Oct 26, 2025 @ 12:06 PDT
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
on Oct 29, 2025 @ 14:38 PDT
With Trump propelling the U.S. LNG industry into a massive expansion, companies are flouting landmark environmental laws.
With Trump propelling the U.S. LNG industry into a massive expansion, companies are flouting landmark environmental laws.
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
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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