DeSmog

Phoebe Cooke

About

Phoebe joined DeSmog in 2020. She is currently co-deputy editor and was previously the organisation’s Senior Reporter.

Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, Politico and Financial Times, as well as German titles Deutsche Welle and Klimareporter. Phoebe is NCTJ-accredited, and holds a degree in German from Oxford University and a Master’s in environmental politics from Birkbeck.

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The country’s largest CO2 emitter has ‘crossed a line’ in its local PR efforts, critics say.

The country’s largest CO2 emitter has ‘crossed a line’ in its local PR efforts, critics say.
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Data shared with DeSmog shows that only one in ten proposals have committed to using climate-friendly green hydrogen.

Data shared with DeSmog shows that only one in ten proposals have committed to using climate-friendly green hydrogen.
Series: Gas Lock-in
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Warnings the gas will serve as “false solution” to prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel incumbents were brushed aside by executives in Berlin, DeSmog observed.

Warnings the gas will serve as “false solution” to prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel incumbents were brushed aside by executives in Berlin, DeSmog observed.
Series: Gas Lock-in
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The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its ‘friends and donors’ while promoting a ‘false solution’ to climate change

The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its ‘friends and donors’ while promoting a ‘false solution’ to climate change
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Salome Nduta said she suspected organisers had excluded her to shield fossil fuel executives from scrutiny.

Salome Nduta said she suspected organisers had excluded her to shield fossil fuel executives from scrutiny.
Series: Gas Lock-in
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Campaigners urge lenders to follow the example of French banks that pulled support for new terminals.

Campaigners urge lenders to follow the example of French banks that pulled support for new terminals.
Series: Gas Lock-in
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Critics say the firm is attempting to buy goodwill as it bids to pilot a fuel widely considered unviable for home heating.

Critics say the firm is attempting to buy goodwill as it bids to pilot a fuel widely considered unviable for home heating.
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Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.

Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Series: Gas Lock-in
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Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
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Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.

Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.