Stella Levantesi is an Italian climate journalist, photographer, and author. She is the author of the Gaslit series on DeSmog. Her main areas of expertise are climate disinformation, climate litigation, and corporate responsibility on the climate crisis. Her book โI bugiardi del climaโ (Climate Liars), published in Italy with Laterza, investigates the history of climate science denial and obstruction tactics to climate action. She has an MA from New York Universityโs Journalism Institute. Her work has been published in The New Republic, Nature Italy, and others. Stella gave a TEDx Talk on climate change denial entitled โThe dominance illusion: chi mente sul clima e perchรฉโ. You can follow her on Twitter @StellaLevantesi.
But experts say these โabusiveโ lawsuits, which are designed to demoralize and drain resources from activists, should be fought, not feared.
Supreme Court will decide if the suit can continue while plaintiffs say a dismissal would set a dangerous precedent preventing future climate litigation in Italy.
The case coincides with a new Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon report showing Eniโs technical consultants have wide links to climate denier groups.
Experts say investor pressure is โone tool in the arsenalโ to fight against fossil fuel companiesโ tried and true PR communication strategies.
The devil is in the details, and at this yearโs UN global climate conference, the details start with words like โunabated,โ and โoperational.โ
New research finds Eni continued to push oil and gas agenda despite knowing potential for climate risk since 1970.
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