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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds

Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 โ€” the global climate summit.
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 โ€” the global climate summit.
ByTJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
on Nov 16, 2025 @ 23:00 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry , Big Ag's Climate Push

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Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
us/โ€˜A Pretty Ugly Historyโ€™: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
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Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30

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โ€˜Inviting the Fox Into the Henhouseโ€™: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives
By Taylor Noakes
onNov 13, 2025 @ 21:01 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage

Delegationโ€™s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealingย this yearโ€™s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.

Delegationโ€™s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealingย this yearโ€™s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.
Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants
ByEmmanuelle Picaud
onNov 17, 2025 @ 10:23 PST

After MEPs voted to gut Europeโ€™s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.

After MEPs voted to gut Europeโ€™s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.
UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30
BySam Bright
onNov 13, 2025 @ 06:22 PST

Labour government accused of being โ€œcomplicit in the fossil fuel industryโ€™s conquest of the COP processโ€.

Labour government accused of being โ€œcomplicit in the fossil fuel industryโ€™s conquest of the COP processโ€.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
ByMitch Anderson
onNov 12, 2025 @ 12:15 PST

Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.

Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.
World leaders from Brazil and China shake hands in front of a COP30 banner
us/Join DeSmog at the Climate Consciousness Summit 2025
ByDeSmog
onNov 11, 2025 @ 06:27 PST

Register to watch on-the-ground coverageย from our team at theย COP30 climate talks in Belรฉm, Brazil.

Register to watch on-the-ground coverageย from our team at theย COP30 climate talks in Belรฉm, Brazil.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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Video still of Nvidia CEO Jason Huang's keynote speech at an October AI conference. The English caption reads, "I have to have a shoutout for Secretary Chris Wright. He has brought so much energy to the DOE."
us/Nvidia CEO Praises Trump Energy Chief โ€” a Climate Denier โ€” and his 'Passion' for Science
ByRei Takver
on Nov 12, 2025 @ 08:10 PST
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.
us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
ByPhoebe Cooke
on Nov 14, 2025 @ 07:04 PST
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
us/Revealed: US Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
ByClare Carlile
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 08:12 PST
Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.
Proposed changes to the GHG Protocol would lead to double counting of carbon reductions in the livestock sector, experts say.
Brazilโ€™s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict
ByNaira Hofmeister and Lucy Jordan, Unearthed
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 11:19 PST
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group โ€œvisibilityโ€ and โ€œimage gainโ€ in return for financial contributions to climate summit's Agrizone.
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group โ€œvisibilityโ€ and โ€œimage gainโ€ in return for financial contributions to climate summit's Agrizone.
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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
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โ€˜A Pretty Ugly Historyโ€™: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30
Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit โ€” even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
Revealed: Prince Williamโ€™s Climate Prize Hired PR Firm Tied to Brazilian Fossil Fuel Industry
The agency โ€” LLYC Brasil โ€” promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
Fique de Olho Nestes 8 Termos de Greenwashing do Agro na COP30
Empresas de alimentos e do agronegรณcio vรฃo se apresentar como soluรงรฃo para a crise climรกtica na cรบpula no Brasil โ€” embora os alimentos sejam responsรกveis por um terรงo do aquecimento global.

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