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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.
Attendees line up to get into the COP30, the U.N. climate summit, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 in Belém, Brazil. (Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street (CC BY 4.0)
UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30
By Sam Bright
on
Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
World leaders from Brazil and China shake hands in front of a COP30 banner
What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
By Mitch Anderson
on
Our changing climate will produce winners and losers. Canada should look to the Global South for a winning strategy.

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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.
us/US Oil Executives Flock to COP30
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
Series: COP30 Coverage
Attendees line up to get into the COP30, the U.N. climate summit, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 in Belém, Brazil. (Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30
BySam Bright
on
Labour government accused of being “complicit in the fossil fuel industry’s conquest of the COP process”.
Series: COP30 Coverage
Prime Minister Keir Starmer at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Credit: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street (CC BY 4.0)
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What Wartime Hubris Can Teach Us About the Global Energy Transition
ByMitch Anderson
on
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