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TJ Jordan

TJ Jordan is an investigative reporter at DeSmog. His work aims to reveal how polluting industries — and their hired consultants — delay climate action. His investigations have been co-published with major outlets around the world, from The Guardian and the Financial Times in the UK, to Intercept Brasil and piauí in Brazil. He is a two-time winner at the Covering Climate Now Awards in 2025 and 2026. Contact him at tj@desmog or on Signal (+33 7 59 69 93 03), or read more of his work.

Articles by TJ Jordan

Strong Support Among Europeans for Banning Fossil Fuel Ads, Study Finds
ByTJ Jordan
on
Survey data shows almost double the number of people would back restrictions than those who oppose them.
An advertisement for U.S. oil major ExxonMobil in the Netherlands. Credit: Reclame Fossielvrij
uk/UK Regulator Bans ‘Misleading’ Lloyds Bank Climate Ad
ByTJ Jordan
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Bank has been bigging up reductions in “operational emissions” while continuing to finance the fossil fuel industry.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Large metal sculpture of a black horse outside an impressive office building.
It’s Not Just Oil Giants Seeking to Sway the Climate Talks. Their Favourite PR Firms Are in Baku, Too.
ByTJ Jordan
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Fossil-friendly communications companies are represented on some national delegations to the climate talks, DeSmog analysis finds.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
A display in the Saudi Arabia pavilion at COP29 that promotes climate actions such as mobile carbon capture and carbon capture and storage
Meet Teneo: The Global PR Firm Promoting COP29 Host Azerbaijan as a Climate Champion
ByTJ Jordan
on
The elite agency has been going all out to win positive press for the hosts of the UN climate talks.
Series: COP29 Coverage
Elnur Soltanov, Azerbaijan’s deputy energy minister and CEO of the COP29 talks in Baku. Credit: BBC / Global Witness
uk/Majority of PR and Ad Sector Clients Obstruct Climate Action: Report
ByTJ Jordan
on
Findings by InfluenceMap highlight mismatch between communication agencies' climate pledges, and their work on behalf of major polluters.
Aerial view of oil and gas field in Wyoming. Credit: © EcoFlight/Bruce Gordon
uk/Greens Pressure London Mayor to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads on Public Transport
ByTJ Jordan
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London Assembly member cites a DeSmog investigation that documented hundreds of fossil fuel ads on the city’s transport network.
During Mayor's Question Time on 10 October, London Assembly member Caroline Russell asked Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban fossil fuel ads on the city's public transport. Credit: London Assembly
UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Lobbying by Fossil Fuel Industry, Records Show
ByTJ Jordan
on
Scope of corporate influence underscores concerns the technology will be used to prolong demand for planet-heating natural gas.
Series: Investigating Carbon Capture in Europe
Drax power plant in Yorkshire. Credit: A.P.S. (UK) / Alamy Stock Photo
How a British-owned PR Firm Helped ‘Squash’ Pipeline Protests in Uganda
ByTJ Jordan
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MetropolitanRepublic enlisted social media influencers to promote giant oil project as climate campaigners suffered beatings and arrests.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
MetropolitanRepublic staff celebrating at the Silverback Awards, November 2023. (Credit: MetropolitanRepublic Uganda)
uk/Revealed: Hundreds of Ad Campaigns by Oil and Gas Companies Have Appeared on London Public Transport Since Mayor’s Carbon Zero Pledge 
ByTJ Jordan
on
Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
A BP ad campaign blanketing Westminster in 2022 advocated "investing in low-carbon hydrogen production", although that process itself is energy-intensive. Credit: Adfree Cities
uk/A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both.
ByTJ Jordan
on
Working for polluters and clean air charities follows an adland pattern of double standards, campaigners say.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Dentsu launched the mural in partnership with Global Action Plan. Credit: Dentsu