Phoebe leads investigations on European politics, food and farming, and occasionally dips into other subjects too. She has previously worked as both a local news reporter and a freelance journalist across national titles. Phoebe studied German literature at Oxford University, and has an MSc in global environmental policy from Birkbeck, University of London. Her work has featured in Politico, The Guardian, The Independent, and the Financial Times. Contact her on [email protected] or on Bluesky
โThis is a very cheap shot, really a sign of desperate grasping for something to criticise,โ a professor of environmental studies said in response to the news.
The major U.S. car producer has a history of supporting climate science denial and lobbying for weaker climate policies.
Campaigners have described the event in Glasgow as a "farce" and a "corporate schmoozefest".
Campaigners say the research shows Total and other oil and gas majors have "stolen the precious time of a generation to stem the climate crisisโ.
Campaigners described the newly announced sponsorship deal as "greenwash, plain and simple".
Responding to the analysis, Phil MacDonald, chief operating officer of Ember, said this was โexactly the kind of research that the UK government should be doing before it makes a decision on funding BECCSโ.ย
Academics have claimed the study "ignores" the risk of zoonotic disease from bushmeat hunting and seeks to "commodify" traditional hunting through tying it to carbon credit markets.ย
Campaigners warn that the lack of events on the primary driver of climate change risks focus on the urgent need to keep oil, gas and coal in the ground being lost.
Academics called for the government to โmove rapidlyโ to deliver low carbon heating solutions, in response to the research.
The Global Warming Policy Foundation has appointed a University College Dublin professor to its academic advisory council.
