TJ Jordan is an investigative reporter at DeSmog. Their work aims to reveal how polluting industries — and their hired consultants — delay climate action through advertising, public relations, and lobbying. He joined DeSmog in the summer of 2023 after four years working in a global PR agency. Their investigations have been co-published with major outlets including The Guardian and the Financial Times, and they were named Emerging Journalist of the Year at the Covering Climate Now Awards 2025. Contact them at tj@desmog or Signal (+33 7 59 69 93 03), or read more of their work.
The elite agency has been going all out to win positive press for the hosts of the UN climate talks.
Findings by InfluenceMap highlight mismatch between communication agencies' climate pledges, and their work on behalf of major polluters.
London Assembly member cites a DeSmog investigation that documented hundreds of fossil fuel ads on the city’s transport network.
Scope of corporate influence underscores concerns the technology will be used to prolong demand for planet-heating natural gas.
MetropolitanRepublic enlisted social media influencers to promote giant oil project as climate campaigners suffered beatings and arrests.
Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.
Working for polluters and clean air charities follows an adland pattern of double standards, campaigners say.
Antonio Guterres warns creative agencies that fossil fuels are "toxic for your brand.”
Insiders fear that conflicts of interest on the boards of the six largest communications firms are quashing effective climate action.
DeSmog investigation finds multiple financial risks of work for fossil fuel clients aren't being assessed.
