Political tensions between the US and Germany over climate change have worsened sharply, with Washington threatening to no longer โtread lightlyโ in negotiations on global warming ahead of the Group of Eight rich nations’ summit next month. In a statement, written in red ink and obtained by the Financial Times, the US says: โWe have tried to ‘tread lightly’ but there is only so far we can go given our fundamental opposition to the German position.โ
Decision a blow to campaigners, who say the ads gave Saudi Aramco unearned climate credibility.
UKโs first parliamentary debate on the issue drew comparisons both with tobacco industry tactics and the industry's now widely accepted ad ban.
Labour's Jacob Collier warns parliamentary debate of "coordinated strategy" by oil companies to delay climate action.
Critics fear that Equinorโs latest UK education deal is aimed at quelling opposition to North Sea drilling.
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