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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
ByRachel Sherrington and Nina Lakhani
on Nov 18, 2025 @ 00:00 PST
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push

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Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
Brazil’s COP30 Agriculture Sponsors Linked to Deforestation and Land Conflict
Revealed: Soap Opera-inspired Clean Energy Ads Helped Shell Boost Petrol Sales in Brazil
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg 
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30

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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
By TJ Jordan, Akhil Ranjan, Rachel Sherrington and Clare Carlile
onNov 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

Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.

Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 — the global climate summit.
uk/Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
BySam Bright
onNov 18, 2025 @ 08:06 PST

Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.

Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
BySharon Kelly
onNov 18, 2025 @ 03:05 PST

Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.

Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.
The scales of justice with a gray oil barrel on the left, labeled with the Koch Inc logo and a Canadian flag, and on the right, a red MAGA baseball cap.
Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants
ByEmmanuelle Picaud
onNov 17, 2025 @ 10:23 PST

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

After MEPs voted to gut Europe’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 “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.

Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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‘Inviting the Fox Into the Henhouse’: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives
ByTaylor Noakes
on Nov 13, 2025 @ 21:01 PST
Delegation’s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealing this year’s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.
Delegation’s composition consistent with new KBPO report revealing this year’s U.N. climate talks have the largest number of fossil fuel lobbyists to date.
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 — a Climate Denier — 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.
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In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
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us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
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Food and farming companies will claim agriculture is the solution to the climate crisis at the Brazil summit — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
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