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Opinion

A Plea to the Next Government From Young People: We Need Spaces to Learn the Difficult Truth About Climate, Together

To deal with the challenges of the new normal, the next UK government must transform education now.

ByJadzia Tedeschi

on Jun 30, 2024 @ 23:01 PDT

Featured

uk/Tories Spend Tens of Thousands on Ads Spreading Bogus Driving Tax Claims

Canada’s LNG Pipe Dream Is an Unsustainable, Bad Investment: Report

us/Why Colorado’s Celebrated Oil Well Cleanup Reforms Face a $3 Billion Shortfall

Pathways Alliance Website Scrubbed Ahead of New Greenwashing Law

uk/Labour’s Shadow Decarbonisation Minister Received Sponsorship from Gas Industry Lobbyists

News

How Oil Giant Exxon Bought Influence Over the Swedish Moderate Party

By Jan Lindsten and Eigil Söderin

onJun 26, 2024 @ 06:38 PDT

A new investigation reveals Atlas Network funneled money from ExxonMobil to Swedish right-wing think tank to spread climate disinformation.

Advertising’s Top Prizes for ‘Sustainability’ Go to Agencies With Polluting Clients

ByEllen Ormesher

onJun 27, 2024 @ 09:00 PDT

Wins in the category for agencies owned by WPP, Publicis Groupe, and Edelman didn't factor in the work these agencies do for the fossil fuel industry.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry

Opinion

The Missing Inner Dimension of System Change

ByJamie Bristow and Rosie Bell

onJun 26, 2024 @ 23:01 PDT

The psychological and cultural aspects of systems change are commonly neglected — but they’re crucial to finding effective solutions to global crises.

uk/A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both.

ByTJ Jordan and Kathryn Clare

onJun 26, 2024 @ 23:01 PDT

Working for polluters and clean air charities follows an adland pattern of double standards, campaigners say.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry

Exxon’s Imperial Deletes CEO Claim That CCS Is ‘Critical’ to Paris Climate Goals

ByGeoff Dembicki

on Jun 27, 2024 @ 14:53 PDT

The company has removed dozens of documents referencing the technology from its website following passage of a new anti-greenwashing law.

Report: Campaigners Are Targeting Financial Backers with Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Funders

ByIsabella Kaminski

on Jun 26, 2024 @ 16:21 PDT

LSE’s annual review identifies a small but growing number of legal challenges to stem the flow of finance to projects that accelerate climate change.

uk/The Five Top Misleading Climate Claims of the 2024 UK Election Campaign

ByAdam Barnett

on Jun 27, 2024 @ 05:15 PDT

From rumours of ‘ripping out boilers’ to ‘road pricing’, DeSmog corrects some of the misinformation circulating ahead of polling day.

Greenpeace Turns to Italy’s Highest Court in Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni

ByStella Levantesi

on Jun 24, 2024 @ 14:00 PDT

Supreme Court will decide if the suit can continue while plaintiffs say a dismissal would set a dangerous precedent preventing future climate litigation in Italy.

uk/A Plea to the Next Government From Young People: We Need Spaces to Learn the Difficult Truth About Climate, Together

uk/The Five Top Misleading Climate Claims of the 2024 UK Election Campaign

The Missing Inner Dimension of System Change

uk/Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Exxon’s Imperial Deletes CEO Claim That CCS Is ‘Critical’ to Paris Climate Goals

How Oil Giant Exxon Bought Influence Over the Swedish Moderate Party

By Jan Lindsten and Eigil Söderin

onJun 26, 2024 @ 06:38 PDT

A new investigation reveals Atlas Network funneled money from ExxonMobil to Swedish right-wing think tank to spread climate disinformation.

Advertising’s Top Prizes for ‘Sustainability’ Go to Agencies With Polluting Clients

ByEllen Ormesher

onJun 27, 2024 @ 09:00 PDT

Wins in the category for agencies owned by WPP, Publicis Groupe, and Edelman didn't factor in the work these agencies do for the fossil fuel industry.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry

Opinion

The Missing Inner Dimension of System Change

ByJamie Bristow and Rosie Bell

onJun 26, 2024 @ 23:01 PDT

The psychological and cultural aspects of systems change are commonly neglected — but they’re crucial to finding effective solutions to global crises.

uk/A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both.

ByTJ Jordan and Kathryn Clare

onJun 26, 2024 @ 23:01 PDT

Working for polluters and clean air charities follows an adland pattern of double standards, campaigners say.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry

LNG Promoted as Climate Solution at Vancouver Expo Despite Evidence

ByTaylor Noakes

onJun 26, 2024 @ 10:15 PDT

Roger Dall’Antonia, president and CEO of FortisBC, said extreme weather has increased energy demand.

Exxon’s Imperial Deletes CEO Claim That CCS Is ‘Critical’ to Paris Climate Goals

ByGeoff Dembicki

on Jun 27, 2024 @ 14:53 PDT

The company has removed dozens of documents referencing the technology from its website following passage of a new anti-greenwashing law.

Report: Campaigners Are Targeting Financial Backers with Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Funders

ByIsabella Kaminski

on Jun 26, 2024 @ 16:21 PDT

LSE’s annual review identifies a small but growing number of legal challenges to stem the flow of finance to projects that accelerate climate change.

uk/The Five Top Misleading Climate Claims of the 2024 UK Election Campaign

ByAdam Barnett

on Jun 27, 2024 @ 05:15 PDT

From rumours of ‘ripping out boilers’ to ‘road pricing’, DeSmog corrects some of the misinformation circulating ahead of polling day.

Greenpeace Turns to Italy’s Highest Court in Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni

ByStella Levantesi

on Jun 24, 2024 @ 14:00 PDT

Supreme Court will decide if the suit can continue while plaintiffs say a dismissal would set a dangerous precedent preventing future climate litigation in Italy.

uk/Tories Spend Tens of Thousands on Ads Spreading Bogus Driving Tax Claims

Exxon’s Imperial Deletes CEO Claim That CCS Is ‘Critical’ to Paris Climate Goals

Advertising’s Top Prizes for ‘Sustainability’ Go to Agencies With Polluting Clients

uk/The Five Top Misleading Climate Claims of the 2024 UK Election Campaign

uk/A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both.

Series

Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Oil Companies Use Paid News Media Partnerships to Protect ‘Social Licence to Operate,’ Documents Show

UN Chief Calls For Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising

Antonio Guterres warns creative agencies that fossil fuels are "toxic for your brand.”

Despite Advertising Carbon Capture, ExxonMobil Saw Marginal Role for It in Fighting Climate Change

Internal documents unearthed by a U.S. Senate panel show the oil giant modeled up to 500 CCS sites operating globally by 2050, far fewer than rival Shell.

Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers

New report by DeSmog and Drilled reveals extent of commercial partnerships between trusted outlets and Big Oil.

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Reuters Plus & Reuters Events

Background Reuters Plus is the in-house advertising studio for the news outlet Reuters and has created campaigns for fossil fuel clients, including Aramco,“Powered by How podcast,” Reuters Plus...

Pathways Alliance

Pathways Alliance Background The Pathways Alliance is an initiative of Canada’s six largest oil sands producers responsible for about 95% of Canada's oil sands production including Canadian ...