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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has joined the UK's main climate denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Credit: Justin Qian/Xinhua/Alamy Live News.
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Joins UK Climate Denial Group
By Michaela Herrmann and Phoebe Cooke
on
Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
Lord David Frost cabinet
Tory-Linked Think Tank Appoints ‘Brazen’ Climate Denier as Director
By Christopher Deane and Adam Barnett
on
Michael John Cole will sit alongside Lord David Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation board.
Oil pumps in California. Credit: CGP Grey (CC BY 2.0)
Fossil Fuel Groups ‘Spent Millions’ on Social Media Ads Spreading Climate Disinformation During COP27
By Phoebe Cooke
on
The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
GWPF Founder Lord Lawson
Nigel Lawson, Founder of Tufton St. Climate Denial Group, Quits Parliament
By Adam Barnett
on
Greens welcome departure of "denier-in-chief" who founded the Global Warming Policy Foundation and sits on the board of Net Zero Watch.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility. Credit: Savannah River Site (CC BY 2.0)
Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will
By DeSmog
on
DeSmog editors and contributors preview some of the climate stories they’ll be following this year.
A billboard in Norco, Louisiana, featuring Shell employees connecting the facility to the state’s future. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters
By Julie Dermansky
on
Industry talking points like "net zero” and “bridge fuel” are not reflected in the expanding industrial landscape or in areas devastated by extreme weather.
Lineup for Norco, Louisiana's Christmas Parade on December 4, 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/A Window into Louisiana’s Continued Embrace of the Fossil Fuel Industry
By Julie Dermansky
on
Multimedia climate reporter Julie Dermansky reflects on the past year’s ever-present examples of gaslighting and the climate crisis.
Benny Peiser (centre) Heritage Foundation event with Diana Furchtgott-Roth (left) and Nile Gardiner (right). Credit: Heritage Foundation webinar
uk/Heritage Foundation Hosts UK Climate Science Denier at Event Opposing ‘Green Energy’
By Adam Barnett
on
Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, spoke at a Heritage panel event where net zero was branded “a religion”.
Close up of a man's face looking to the right and speaking into a microphone.
us/House Committee Wraps Up Historic Investigation Into Oil Industry
By Nick Cunningham
on
A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.
The weed-killer Roundup contains glyphosate, a chemical that the World Health Organization classifies as a probable human carcinogen. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY 2.0)
Pesticide Industry ‘Helped Write’ Disinformation Playbook Used by Big Oil and Big Tobacco, Report Reveals
By Dana Drugmand
on
New analysis sheds light on key tactics Monsanto used to distort science and spin the narrative in defense of its herbicide product.

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Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Joins UK Climate Denial Group
ByMichaela Herrmann and Phoebe Cooke
on
Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has joined the UK's main climate denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Credit: Justin Qian/Xinhua/Alamy Live News.
Tory-Linked Think Tank Appoints ‘Brazen’ Climate Denier as Director
ByChristopher Deane and Adam Barnett
on
Michael John Cole will sit alongside Lord David Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation board.
Lord David Frost cabinet
Fossil Fuel Groups ‘Spent Millions’ on Social Media Ads Spreading Climate Disinformation During COP27
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
Series: COP27 Coverage
Oil pumps in California. Credit: CGP Grey (CC BY 2.0)
Nigel Lawson, Founder of Tufton St. Climate Denial Group, Quits Parliament
ByAdam Barnett
on
Greens welcome departure of "denier-in-chief" who founded the Global Warming Policy Foundation and sits on the board of Net Zero Watch.
GWPF Founder Lord Lawson
Analysis
Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will
ByDeSmog
on
DeSmog editors and contributors preview some of the climate stories they’ll be following this year.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility. Credit: Savannah River Site (CC BY 2.0)
Opinion
us/2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Industry talking points like "net zero” and “bridge fuel” are not reflected in the expanding industrial landscape or in areas devastated by extreme weather.
A billboard in Norco, Louisiana, featuring Shell employees connecting the facility to the state’s future. Credit: Julie Dermansky
Opinion
us/A Window into Louisiana’s Continued Embrace of the Fossil Fuel Industry
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Multimedia climate reporter Julie Dermansky reflects on the past year’s ever-present examples of gaslighting and the climate crisis.
Lineup for Norco, Louisiana's Christmas Parade on December 4, 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky
uk/Heritage Foundation Hosts UK Climate Science Denier at Event Opposing ‘Green Energy’
ByAdam Barnett
on
Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, spoke at a Heritage panel event where net zero was branded “a religion”.
Benny Peiser (centre) Heritage Foundation event with Diana Furchtgott-Roth (left) and Nile Gardiner (right). Credit: Heritage Foundation webinar
us/House Committee Wraps Up Historic Investigation Into Oil Industry
ByNick Cunningham
on
A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.
Close up of a man's face looking to the right and speaking into a microphone.
Pesticide Industry ‘Helped Write’ Disinformation Playbook Used by Big Oil and Big Tobacco, Report Reveals
ByDana Drugmand
on
New analysis sheds light on key tactics Monsanto used to distort science and spin the narrative in defense of its herbicide product.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
The weed-killer Roundup contains glyphosate, a chemical that the World Health Organization classifies as a probable human carcinogen. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY 2.0)