Michaela is the Lead Researcher at DeSmog, with a particular focus on agribusiness and the livestock sector. She joined DeSmog in June 2021, having previously worked as a freelance researcher and as a podcast producer for the US Centre at the London School of Economics.
The dense network illustrates a โwell oiled machineโ of intersecting influence that is preventing Ireland from addressing its poor air and water quality and meeting its climate targets, campaigners say.
Les responsables de campagne critiquent des programmes volontaires ยซ fortement dรฉfectueux ยป, tandis que lโanalyse de DeSmog rรฉvรจle l'absence de reprรฉsentation de la sociรฉtรฉ civile ou des communautรฉs locales affectรฉes par les dommages causรฉs par lโindustrie des farines et huiles de poisson.
Campaigners criticise โhighly flawedโ voluntary schemes as DeSmog analysis finds lack of representation from civil society, or impacted communities.
As markets for salmon and sea bass expand, scientists, activists, and NGOs say fish farming endangers the environment and local communities.
Europeโs top meat and dairy producers are partly responsible for a โbackslideโ on key climate and green targets, according to a new analysis.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's new climate disclosure rules uphold tradition of โagriculture exceptionalism,โ say campaigners.
Democracy professor Dana R. Fisher says we cannot โkeep kicking the can down the road.โ
Research reveals industrial salmon producers are depriving communities in West Africa of vital nutrients to fuel salmon consumption in wealthy countries like the UK.
A DeSmog review of hundreds of documents identifies eight arguments fielded by the industrial farming lobby to allay concerns over livestock drugs.
The fossil fuel industry has a huge presence at this year's UN climate talks โ including many US lawmakers who count the sector among their biggest donors.
