U.S. Climate Denial Group Using Far-Right to Attack EU Green Policies
Jan 22, 2025, 7:44 am By Sam Bright and Clare CarlileA leading U.S. climate science denial group has been attempting to scupper major EU climate reforms by forging alliances with far-right figures, DeSmog and The Guardian can reveal. The Heartland Institute, which has for decades been at the forefront of…Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
Jan 21, 2025, 7:33 am By Adam Barnett
As Donald Trump takes his oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States, his second term comes at an ever-more critical time for climate change. Climate scientists have warned that 2024 was the hottest year on record, and without dramatic…El lobby empresarial alcanza una cifra récord en la cumbre de biodiversidad de la ONU
Jan 17, 2025, 5:56 am By Rachel Sherrington
De acuerdo con DeSmog, los representantes de grupos industriales y empresariales han duplicado su presencia en la última cumbre de la ONU sobre biodiversidad. Este hecho parece abonar a la sospecha de que están teniendo cada vez más influencia en las…New Study Shows How Fossil Fuel Sectors Create a Climate Denial Echo Chamber on Social Media
6:02pm By Sharon KellyFrom 2008 to 2023, nine of the nation’s largest oil, agrichemical, and plastics trade groups and corporations posted thousands of tweets on the social media platform X, and their messaging on environmental issues was strikingly “obstructive” for climate…Fossil Fuel Advocate Nigel Farage is Building a House in High Climate Risk Area
8:46am By Sam Bright
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who has called for climate policies to be scrapped, is building a new property in an area threatened by flooding due to global warming. Farage was given permission late last year to knock down a “tired” house in Greatstone,…Pierre Poilievre Met With Denier-Backed UK Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch
Tue 8:10pm By Mitch Anderson
Conservative leader and presumptive prime minister-in-waiting Pierre Poilievre hasn’t articulated specific policies so much as rhyming slogans like “axe the tax” and “spike the hike.” With the governing Liberal party in disarray and Conservatives…Tory Net Zero Chief Calls for Climate Deniers to Vet UK Energy Policies
Tue 1:30pm By Adam Barnett
Shadow Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho has publicly urged the government to invite climate crisis deniers to scrutinise its policies. In a post on X.com on 12 January, the Conservative Party’s energy and net zero lead urged Labour to “bring in” a…Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
Tue 9:10am By Edward Donnelly
This story is the tenth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually at its flagship carbon capture…The Wrong Lesson From Trudeau’s Fall Is That Climate Action Is Unpopular
Jan 9, 2025, 2:12 pm By Mitch Anderson
The slow-motion resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finally official. After months of plunging polls, lost by-elections and an accelerating caucus revolt, Trudeau deigned to throw in the towel on his unpopular reign after a new Liberal leader is…How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
Jan 6, 2025, 6:01 am By Jessica Scott-Reid, Sentient
This article by Sentient is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The meat industry and its proponents worked hard in 2024 — not only to increase sales, but also to rebrand and remain relevant. While overwhelming…Midwest Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced It’s ‘Clean.’
Jan 2, 2025, 6:01 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The U.S. Department of…Developers Eye Louisiana, Texas Coasts for Offshore Carbon Storage
Dec 30, 2024, 6:01 am By Pam Radtke / Floodlight
This article by Floodlight is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. The fishers in Gulf of Mexico waters off Cameron Parish, Louisiana, estimate their catch has fallen catastrophically from 1 million tons a season…Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year
Dec 27, 2024, 6:00 am By Ashley Braun and Julie Dermansky
As the year began, the climate movement had its sights set on reining in the sprawling liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry that’s been transforming the Gulf Coast since 2016. Author and activist Bill McKibben proclaimed “a massive win” early on.…A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024
Dec 26, 2024, 6:01 am By DeSmog Staff
It’s no exaggeration to say that the global political terrain fundamentally shifted this year. Donald Trump is heading to the White House, Keir Starmer helped end 14 years of Conservative rule in the U.K. and Justin Trudeau is ending the year on shaky…Whistleblower Demands PA’s Gov. Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network
Dec 23, 2024, 6:00 am By Justin Nobel
A whistleblowing Pennsylvania oil and gas worker, together with the state’s former lead environmental regulator, are ringing the alarm bell on an unregulated and shadowy network of pipelines at least hundreds, and perhaps even thousands of miles long. The…Why Is Alberta Falling for Kevin O’Leary’s AI Data Centre Stunt?
Dec 20, 2024, 11:52 am By Mitch Anderson
British Columbia just delivered a master class in clean energy deployment. Premier David Eby just announced nine new wind generating projects totaling 5,000 gigawatt hours of new capacity that will be 50 percent Indigenous-owned and generate up to $6 billion…New Orleans Residents Face Surge in Energy Costs from Sale of Gas Utility
Dec 19, 2024, 7:51 pm By Delaney Nolan
Earlier today, New Orleans City Council unanimously approved the sale of the city’s natural gas distribution system to a private equity firm. Delta State Utilities (DSU), a new subsidiary of Bernhard Capital Partners, will pay $484 million to take over gas…DOE Study Finds LNG Exports Don’t Just Hurt the Climate – They Hit Americans in Their Pocketbooks
Dec 19, 2024, 6:12 pm By Sharon KellyIf you don’t live anywhere near an export terminal for liquified natural gas (LNG), you could still feel big impacts from the industry’s planned construction boom in the U.S. – and not just because the fossil fuel is rapidly worsening the climate crisis.…2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
Dec 19, 2024, 12:54 pm By DeSmog UKFor the first time in years, the UK is governed by a party that wants to accelerate climate action, rather than reverse it. Labour stood on a defiantly pro-net zero ticket at the 4 July general election, and scored a clear victory. Over the course of the six…Nigel Farage Helps to Launch U.S. Climate Denial Group in UK
Dec 19, 2024, 12:51 pm By Sam Bright
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was the “special guest of honour” at the launch of the Heartland Institute’s new European offshoot on Tuesday (17 December). The Heartland Institute – one of the organisations involved in the radical Project 2025 agenda…
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Thu 5:33am By Sam Bright - As Trump Unwinds Federal Oversight, States Become Battlegrounds for Environmental Data
Wed 11:26am By Sharon Kelly - Jordan Peterson’s ARC Project Receives $500,000 from CEO of Disgraced Pharma Firm
Wed 7:31am By Sam Bright - Tories Ditched Net Zero Commitment While Receiving £250,000 from Oil Investors and Climate Deniers
Tue 12:01pm By Sam Bright - Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds
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