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DeSmog has won two awards for its work exposing the role of the advertising and public relations industry in delaying climate action at the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. Investig...
Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.
Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.
DeSmog investigation reveals that up to 200 staff from 15 Interpublic Group agencies work for Aramco.
DeSmog investigation reveals that up to 200 staff from 15 Interpublic Group agencies work for Aramco.
Expert says non-profit partners provide a "fairy dust" of legitimacy to beef industry.
Expert says non-profit partners provide a "fairy dust" of legitimacy to beef industry.
Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.

Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.

While promoting “Paris-aligned” green investing, JP Morgan's “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.
While promoting “Paris-aligned” green investing, JP Morgan's “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.
UK’s first parliamentary debate on the issue drew comparisons both with tobacco industry tactics and the industry's now widely accepted ad ban.
UK’s 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.
Labour's Jacob Collier warns parliamentary debate of "coordinated strategy" by oil companies to delay climate action.
Critics fear that Equinor’s latest UK education deal is aimed at quelling opposition to North Sea drilling.
Critics fear that Equinor’s latest UK education deal is aimed at quelling opposition to North Sea drilling.
The agency’s work for the fossil fuel industry has made it “complicit in causing existential harm to people and planet”, say campaigners, who are calling on WPP to drop those clients.
The agency’s work for the fossil fuel industry has made it “complicit in causing existential harm to people and planet”, say campaigners, who are calling on WPP to drop those clients.

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onSep 19, 2025 @ 06:17 PDT

DeSmog has won two awards for its work exposing the role of the advertising and public relations industry in delaying climate action at the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. Investig...
onAug 25, 2025 @ 21:02 PDT

Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.

Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.
onAug 25, 2025 @ 21:01 PDT

DeSmog investigation reveals that up to 200 staff from 15 Interpublic Group agencies work for Aramco.

DeSmog investigation reveals that up to 200 staff from 15 Interpublic Group agencies work for Aramco.
onAug 6, 2025 @ 16:01 PDT

Expert says non-profit partners provide a "fairy dust" of legitimacy to beef industry.

Expert says non-profit partners provide a "fairy dust" of legitimacy to beef industry.
Analysis
onJul 31, 2025 @ 06:41 PDT

Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.


Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.


While promoting “Paris-aligned” green investing, JP Morgan's “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.

While promoting “Paris-aligned” green investing, JP Morgan's “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.
onJul 7, 2025 @ 23:37 PDT

UK’s first parliamentary debate on the issue drew comparisons both with tobacco industry tactics and the industry's now widely accepted ad ban.

UK’s first parliamentary debate on the issue drew comparisons both with tobacco industry tactics and the industry's now widely accepted ad ban.
onJul 7, 2025 @ 10:42 PDT

Labour's Jacob Collier warns parliamentary debate of "coordinated strategy" by oil companies to delay climate action.

Labour's Jacob Collier warns parliamentary debate of "coordinated strategy" by oil companies to delay climate action.
onJul 5, 2025 @ 01:00 PDT

Critics fear that Equinor’s latest UK education deal is aimed at quelling opposition to North Sea drilling.

Critics fear that Equinor’s latest UK education deal is aimed at quelling opposition to North Sea drilling.
onJun 26, 2025 @ 12:27 PDT

The agency’s work for the fossil fuel industry has made it “complicit in causing existential harm to people and planet”, say campaigners, who are calling on WPP to drop those clients.

The agency’s work for the fossil fuel industry has made it “complicit in causing existential harm to people and planet”, say campaigners, who are calling on WPP to drop those clients.