Clare is a Researcher at Desmog, focusing on the agribusiness sector. Prior to joining the organisation in July 2022, she was Co-Editor and Researcher at Ethical Consumer Magazine, where she specialised in migrant workersโ rights in the food industry. Her work has been published in The Guardian and New Internationalist. She studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University, where she was also involved in student campaigning.
DeSmog analysed misleading statements by farming groups, media influencers, and political candidates in France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Ireland.
Some cast doubt on the climate science, while others painted EU regulators as part of an authoritarian โsectโ wishing to control citizens through green measures.
Gerrit Schoeters, a Belgian cattle farmer, said he was unhappy about the prominent far-right imagery at the demonstration in Brussels.
The nascent Orka movement has gained access to the president after vowing to toss the EUโs Green Deal โin the trashโ.
The companyโs carbon footprint is equivalent to over 16 coal fired power stations each year.
Hardline groups planning June protests accused the EU of โdeliberately exterminating its own farmersโ at the MCC Brussels event.
The far right is set to piggyback on agricultural discontent to capture votes in June.
Meat and dairy groups have funded adverts that cast vegan products as unhealthy, unnatural and ultra processed.
Defeat of law by right-wing MEPs would be โfinal nail in the coffinโ for Green Deal, say campaigners.
Producers say 'No Farmers, No Food' is a populist initiative that serves to โwhip up indignation and angerโ.
