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Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney Facebook account
Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
By Mary Stuart
on
It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
By Sharon Kelly
on
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities” to buyers’ books.
Danielle Smith with Jeff Landry (right) and others at Donald Trump inauguration event in January 2025. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
By Mary Stuart
on
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho, and leader Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Christine Quarmyne / CCHQ (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
uk/‘Utterly Shameless’: Tory Energy Chief Backs ‘Nonsense’ Anti-Net Zero Reports
By Adam Barnett
on
The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups.
Reform leader Nigel Farage, deputy leader Richard Tice, and treasurer Nick Candy in front of the UAE flag. A DeSmog collage. Credit: Reform UK / YouTube (Tice); Gage Skidmore / Flickr (Farage); GB News (Candy); Nicolas Raymond / Flickr (UAE flag)
uk/Reform ‘Cosying Up to Authoritarian Petrostate’
By Adam Barnett and Sam Bright
on
Key members of Nigel Farage’s pro-oil party have been forging financial ties to the UAE.
LNG industry leaders spoke at a panel called Accelerating LNG Growth Across the Americas at the Reuters energy conference in Houston, December 9-10. Credit: Sharon Kelly
Gulfstream LNG CEO Says Carbon Offsets, Cleaner LNG Are ‘Bullshit’
By Sharon Kelly
on
Emboldened by Trump’s LNG deregulation, industry CEOs brush off climate concerns as Gulf Coast residents warn new gas projects will further strain an already environmentally stressed region.
A coal power plant sinks into the ocean and an orange outline of Donald Trump throws a life preserver with 0s and 1s in it to the power plant. Dark clouds sit on the horizon.
us/These 15 Coal Plants Would Have Retired. Then Came AI and Trump.
By Joe Fassler
on
Utilities started reversing coal power’s “irreversible” decline. Will it last?
Koch, Inc., said in October that its real estate arm has been getting into the business of building data centers like this one in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Credit: Chad Davis/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.
A silver sign reads "University of Regina"
Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
By Taylor Noakes
on
Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.
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.
us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
By Sharon Kelly
on
Charles Koch’s fortunes were fueled by importing Canadian oil. Now a major Koch-funded law firm seeks to limit Trump’s tariff powers.

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Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
ByMary Stuart
on
It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney Facebook account
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
BySharon Kelly
on
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities” to buyers’ books.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
ByMary Stuart
on
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
Series: MAGA
Danielle Smith with Jeff Landry (right) and others at Donald Trump inauguration event in January 2025. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
uk/‘Utterly Shameless’: Tory Energy Chief Backs ‘Nonsense’ Anti-Net Zero Reports
ByAdam Barnett
on
The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups.
Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho, and leader Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Christine Quarmyne / CCHQ (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
uk/Reform ‘Cosying Up to Authoritarian Petrostate’
ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright
on
Key members of Nigel Farage’s pro-oil party have been forging financial ties to the UAE.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
Reform leader Nigel Farage, deputy leader Richard Tice, and treasurer Nick Candy in front of the UAE flag. A DeSmog collage. Credit: Reform UK / YouTube (Tice); Gage Skidmore / Flickr (Farage); GB News (Candy); Nicolas Raymond / Flickr (UAE flag)
Gulfstream LNG CEO Says Carbon Offsets, Cleaner LNG Are ‘Bullshit’
BySharon Kelly
on
Emboldened by Trump’s LNG deregulation, industry CEOs brush off climate concerns as Gulf Coast residents warn new gas projects will further strain an already environmentally stressed region.
LNG industry leaders spoke at a panel called Accelerating LNG Growth Across the Americas at the Reuters energy conference in Houston, December 9-10. Credit: Sharon Kelly
us/These 15 Coal Plants Would Have Retired. Then Came AI and Trump.
ByJoe Fassler
on
Utilities started reversing coal power’s “irreversible” decline. Will it last?
Series: Tech vs Climate
A coal power plant sinks into the ocean and an orange outline of Donald Trump throws a life preserver with 0s and 1s in it to the power plant. Dark clouds sit on the horizon.
The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.
Series: MAGA, Tech vs Climate
Koch, Inc., said in October that its real estate arm has been getting into the business of building data centers like this one in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Credit: Chad Davis/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Pathways Alliance Sponsored a ‘Summer School’ Program in Saskatchewan
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Students from around the world attended the lobby group’s carbon capture curriculum at the University of Regina in July.
A silver sign reads "University of Regina"
us/Battle Over Tariff Power Pits Trump Against Koch Network
BySharon Kelly
on
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.