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‘Inviting the Fox Into the Henhouse’: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives

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.
ByTaylor Noakes
on Nov 13, 2025 @ 21:01 PST

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us/‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
uk/Revealed: Prince William’s Climate Prize Hired PR Firm Tied to Brazilian Fossil Fuel Industry
Look Out for These 8 Big Ag Greenwashing Terms at COP30

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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 — a Climate Denier — and his 'Passion' for Science
By Rei Takver
onNov 12, 2025 @ 08:10 PST
Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA

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
onNov 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.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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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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 coverage from our team at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.

Register to watch on-the-ground coverage from our team at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil.
Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit
Series: COP30 Coverage
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Brazil’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 “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit's Agrizone.
Organisers offered pesticide giants and agribusiness lobby group “visibility” and “image gain” in return for financial contributions to climate summit's Agrizone.
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.
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
ByRachel Sherrington and Gil Alessi
on Nov 10, 2025 @ 13:42 PST
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
A summit billed as the last chance to revive global climate action faces unprecedented pressure from the food sector’s largest emitters.
A video still of a Shell ad in Brazil. A man and a woman at a Shell station charging point are about to attach the electric vehicle charging cable to their car. An English subtitle at the bottom of the screen, Look how practical it is. You just plug it in. Pretty soon, it'll come with the electricity bill.
Revealed: Soap Opera-inspired Clean Energy Ads Helped Shell Boost Petrol Sales in Brazil
ByTJ Jordan
on Nov 7, 2025 @ 07:34 PST
British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
British-owned ad agency VML used "halo effect" of clean energy to build brand awareness that increased fuel sales, documents show.
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‘A Pretty Ugly History’: 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 — even though the sector drives a third of global warming.
Revealed: Prince William’s Climate Prize Hired PR Firm Tied to Brazilian Fossil Fuel Industry
The agency — LLYC Brasil — promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
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