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Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network

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.
BySharon Kelly
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 03:05 PST
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.

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Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg 
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
us/‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South

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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'
By Kathryn Clare, Kate Dario and Emily J Gertz
onNov 20, 2025 @ 02:54 PST
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

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.
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
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
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
ByTJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
onNov 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.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry , Big Ag's Climate Push
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.
Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA
Video still of Nvidia CEO Jason Huang's keynote speech at an October AI conference. The English caption reads, "I have to have a shoutout for Secretary Chris Wright. He has brought so much energy to the DOE."
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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.
Analysis
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30
ByRachel Sherrington and Hazel Healy
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.
A video still of a Shell ad in Brazil. A man and a woman at a Shell station charging point are about to attach the electric vehicle charging cable to their car. An English subtitle at the bottom of the screen, Look how practical it is. You just plug it in. Pretty soon, it'll come with the electricity bill.
Revealed: Soap Opera-inspired Clean Energy Ads Helped Shell Boost Petrol Sales in Brazil
ByTJ Jordan
on Nov 7, 2025 @ 07:34 PST
British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
us/Revealed: US Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
ByClare Carlile
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 08:12 PST
Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.
Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.
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Corporate Giant KPMG Accused of ‘Sneaking’ into COP30
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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds

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Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

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.
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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