Nitrates Derogation is a ‘Con’, Says Ireland’s Farmers
Nov 28, 2024, 6:38 am By Phoebe CookeSmallholders are calling on the EU to scrap Ireland’s nitrates derogation, arguing that pollution of the air, waterways and soil is causing havoc to the land and their livelihoods. Ahead of a snap general election taking place this Friday, November 29,…Group That Calls CO2 ‘Essential’ Praises Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright
Nov 27, 2024, 11:40 am By Geoff Dembicki
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, is receiving enthusiastic approval from a climate obstruction organization that argues global carbon dioxide emissions should be increasing because the gas is “essential for life.” …Climate Denier Richard Tice’s Seat is Second Most Exposed to Global Warming, Says Insurance Giant
Nov 27, 2024, 5:04 am By Sam BrightThe constituency held by Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, who campaigns against policies to tackle climate change, has been ranked as the second most at risk from the impacts of global warming. Boston and Skegness is the seat in England that is most…Alberta Conservatives Are Making Up Their Own Climate Facts
Nov 25, 2024, 12:37 pm By Mitch Anderson
Alberta has some serious challenges to deal with. The world economy is decarbonizing, billions of dollars in unfunded oil and gas liabilities have been allowed to accumulate, and many analysts project the pro-drilling policies of the incoming Trump…Ministers Helped ‘Stage Manage’ Shell’s Relocation to UK, Emails Show
Nov 25, 2024, 10:35 am By Joey Grostern
Government ministers consulted closely with Shell over its move to London to avoid embarrassment over the COP26 climate summit, new documents reveal. The cache of emails, memos and meeting minutes, obtained via Freedom of Information requests by climate…Q&A: Cold War Foes Made Treaties to Limit the Spread of Nukes. Could a Similar Approach Wind Down Fossil Fuels?
Nov 22, 2024, 7:52 am By Matthew Green
To watch a video version of this interview, please register for the Climate Consciousness Summit 2024, staged by the Pocket Project in partnership with DeSmog. Could the world negotiate a wind-down of the fossil fuel industry — just as Cold War…Fish Farming Industry is Using ‘Misleading’ Figures to Downplay its Role in Overfishing, New Research Finds
Nov 21, 2024, 10:40 am By Brigitte Wear
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food sector – one that proponents have long argued can help conserve wild fisheries. The argument goes that farming seafood instead of catching it will provide respite to over-fished species at sea. Farmed fish…Why Alberta Shouldn’t Be Celebrating Trump’s Election Win
Nov 21, 2024, 9:01 am By Mitch Anderson
Some on the political right in Canada have been quick to gloat over the re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend his inauguration, publicly doubting that the government of Canada will adequately advocate for…Climate Science Deniers Use Farmers’ Protests to Attack Net Zero
Nov 21, 2024, 8:17 am By Adam Barnett and Joey GrosternA network of conspiracy theorists has jumped on the inheritance tax debate to fuel an anti-green “culture war”, experts say. Thousands of farmers demonstrated in Westminster on Tuesday against the Labour government’s plans to remove an inheritance tax…Alberta Pledges Constitutional Showdown Over Emissions Cap
Nov 20, 2024, 8:31 pm By Taylor Noakes
Just days after Alberta’s ruling United Conservative Party voted to abandon its net zero goals and recognize carbon dioxide as an “essential nutrient” supporting life on Earth, Premier Danielle Smith threatened a legal fight or constitutional challenge…It’s Not Just Oil Giants Seeking to Sway the Climate Talks. Their Favourite PR Firms Are in Baku, Too.
Nov 20, 2024, 1:29 pm By TJ Jordan
More than 1,700 oil, gas and coal lobbyists are registered attendees of this year’s international climate summit, currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, to try to persuade the world that the fossil fuel industry can be part of the climate solution. The PR…Hungary COP29 Climate Delegates Linked to State Oil Company
Nov 20, 2024, 10:30 am By Adam BarnettA Hungarian “climate institute” attending COP29 is an offshoot of an Orbán-backed think tank funded by the state oil and gas company. Nine delegates from the Climate Policy Institute (CPI) were down to attend the United Nations climate summit, now in…Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright Calls Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg a ‘Friend’
Nov 19, 2024, 1:53 pm By Geoff Dembicki
The fracking executive selected by President-elect Donald Trump to run the U.S. Department of Energy, Chris Wright, has called the concept of carbon pollution “outrageous” and says that the influential climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg is a…Q&A: Meet the Lawyer Fighting To Pry the ‘Jewel’ From ExxonMobil’s Crown
Nov 19, 2024, 12:51 pm By Matthew GreenA video of this interview can be seen by registering for the Climate Consciousness Summit 2024, staged by the Pocket Project in partnership with DeSmog. Building cases on laws she wrote into the statute books 30 years ago, Melinda Janki is deploying every…UK Platforms World’s Largest Offshore Drilling Firm at COP29 Climate Summit
Nov 19, 2024, 9:08 am By Sam Bright
BAKU – A carbon capture and storage (CCS) company owned by an oilfield giant was given the opportunity to address the UK’s pavilion at COP29, DeSmog can reveal. The firm in question, SLB Capturi, is 80 percent owned by the world’s largest offshore…Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
Nov 18, 2024, 11:59 pm By Rachel Sherrington
BAKU – Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture have shown up at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, new analysis shows. This year representatives are back from some of the world’s largest agribusiness companies – such as Brazilian…World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
Nov 18, 2024, 11:55 am By Gil Alessi
JBS – the world’s largest meat company, with a net revenue of $3.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024 alone – is seeking more funding to combat climate change. The company’s global CEO Gilberto Tomazoni complained in September that “currently,…British Gas Given Under the Radar Access to COP29 Climate Summit
Nov 16, 2024, 9:03 am By Sam Bright
BAKU – The CEO of Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has quietly gained access to the flagship COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, DeSmog can reveal. The UN’s official attendee list indicates that Christopher O’Shea is attending the…Canada Promises Climate Reparations at COP29 While Courting Big Oil at Home
2:24pm By Mitch Anderson
Steven Guilbeault came to the COP29 climate change negotiations in Azerbaijan ready to make what the federal Liberal government deemed a “major” announcement. The Canadian minister of environment promised a financing platform worth more than $2 billion…World Bank’s Green Farming Push Needs Action – Not Just Words
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Alessandro Ramazzotti is a researcher at the International Accountability Project, an international advocacy organization Animal agriculture is one of the leading drivers of the climate crisis. According to a recent World Bank report, food and agriculture…
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