2022: COP27, Climate Delay, and the Future of the North Sea
Jan 2, 2022, 3:01 am By Michaela HerrmannAnother year has come and gone, and with it a crucial climate conference and the battle over a…DeSmog’s Top 10 Investigations for 2021
Dec 28, 2021, 8:00 am By Nick Cunningham2021 saw a year of extreme weather, soaring temperatures, and concerns about the worsening climate…2021 Trends that Could Drive the Energy Transition Further Next Year
Dec 27, 2021, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
As the impacts of fossil fuels and air pollution on the world’s climate became ever more apparent…Funding for ‘Sustainable Biomass’ a Drop in the Ocean Compared with Drax Subsidies, Campaigners Say
Dec 22, 2021, 10:53 am By Phoebe CookeNew government funding for domestic biomass projects “pales in significance” to the subsidies…2021: Year in Review for Climate Change Wins and Losses
Dec 22, 2021, 8:00 am By Nick Cunningham
As 2021 comes to a close, we look back on a year that was full of climate chaos, relentless oil…2021: A Year in Photos From the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
Dec 21, 2021, 8:00 am By Julie Dermansky
This was the year the United Nations Secretary-General declared human-driven global heating a…Ground Flare At Mammoth New Exxon SABIC Plastics Plant Likened to A Harmless ‘Barbecue’ In Corporate Video
Dec 20, 2021, 8:00 am By Julie Dermansky
This story is part of a collaboration between DeSmog and Public Health Watch. “The normal flare…The Infrastructure Bill’s Hydrogen Funding Is a Big Win for the Oil and Gas Industry
Dec 16, 2021, 3:14 pm By Justin MikulkaThe infrastructure bill signed into law by President Biden in November includes $9.5 billion dollars…Our 2021 UK Highlights: ‘Climate-Conflicted’ Bank Directors, North Sea ‘Rogues’ and COP26 Greenwash
Dec 16, 2021, 6:15 am By Phoebe CookeAnother time warp of a year is drawing to a close, with the image of Covid-19 booster queues snaking…What the Campaign Against a North London Waste Incinerator Teaches Us About the Green Movement’s Diversity Problem
Dec 15, 2021, 11:10 am By GuestBy Rachel Parsons, London-based multimedia journalist.The drizzle thickened over a working-class…Texas Border Town Demands Stronger Action to Tackle Cancer-Causing Chemical Pollution
Dec 14, 2021, 5:35 pm By Sharon Kelly and Julie Dermansky
For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in…The UK’s Biomass Subsidies Are Harming Residents in North Carolina Communities Like Mine
Dec 14, 2021, 12:24 pm By GuestI live in Northampton County in the U.S. state of North Carolina, where absentee companies have been…Climate Migration Will Worsen the Brutality and Confusion on the Mediterranean
Dec 13, 2021, 1:43 pm By Ian UrbinaIn July of 2018, an Italian-flagged oil supply ship called the Asso 28 that was crossing the…7 People in Virginia Play an Outsized Role in Progress on Global Climate Goals
Fri 5:01pm By Jacob Hileman and Bill McKibbenWhile the recent UN climate change conference in Scotland may have captured the world’s attention,…How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning
Fri 10:00am By Naomi Oreskes and Jeff NesbitThis article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets…Mapped: Europe’s Fossil Fuel-Backed Hydrogen Lobby
Fri 3:01am By Alice WrightHydrogen has shot up the European legislative agenda in recent years, with politicians of all…Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets
Dec 9, 2021, 3:01 am By Daniela De Lorenzo and Rachel Sherrington
In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy…New Report Throws Doubt on Overly Optimistic Fracking Forecasts From U.S. Government
Dec 8, 2021, 2:46 pm By Clark Williams-Derry
Oil and gas investors are anticipating hefty dividend checks to close out 2021. Following a decade…UK’s Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas ‘Unlawful’ and Harm Climate Action, Court Hears
Dec 8, 2021, 2:43 pm By Adam BarnettThe strategy being pursued by the UK government’s oil and gas regulator and business secretary is…With Shell Abandoning the Cambo Project, the North Sea Urgently Needs a Serious Just Transition Plan
Dec 8, 2021, 2:05 pm By GuestBy Dr Daria Shapovalova (School of Law) and Professor Tavis Potts (School of Geosciences),…
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