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Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright Calls Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg a ‘Friend’

With fracking CEO Wright tapped to serve in Trump’s cabinet, Lomborg’s influence could extend into the highest levels of the U.S. government.
With fracking CEO Wright tapped to serve in Trump’s cabinet, Lomborg’s influence could extend into the highest levels of the U.S. government.
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Q&A: How a Former ExxonMobil Employee Confronted the Climate Disinformation Machine
us/DeSmog and Pocket Project Team Up to Host Climate Consciousness Summit 2024
Trump EPA Pick Lee Zeldin Backed by Texas Fracking Billionaire Tim Dunn
Business Lobby Reached Record High at UN Biodiversity Talks

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A display in the Saudi Arabia pavilion at COP29 that promotes climate actions such as mobile carbon capture and carbon capture and storage
 It’s Not Just Oil Giants Seeking to Sway the Climate Talks. Their Favourite PR Firms Are in Baku, Too.
By TJ Jordan
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Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry

Fossil-friendly communications companies are represented on some national delegations to the climate talks, DeSmog analysis finds.

Fossil-friendly communications companies are represented on some national delegations to the climate talks, DeSmog analysis finds.
Hungary COP29 Climate Delegates Linked to State Oil Company
ByAdam Barnett
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The Climate Policy Institute attending the UN summit was founded by a state-backed think tank which has received fossil fuel funding.

The Climate Policy Institute attending the UN summit was founded by a state-backed think tank which has received fossil fuel funding.
Q&A: Meet the Lawyer Fighting To Pry the ‘Jewel’ From ExxonMobil’s Crown 
ByMatthew Green
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Melinda Janki wants to protect her home country of Guyana from the harms caused by Big Oil.

Melinda Janki wants to protect her home country of Guyana from the harms caused by Big Oil.
Portrait of Melisa Janki
uk/Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
ByRachel Sherrington
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Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.

Agriculture delegates use influence to “distract” policymakers from genuine solutions needed to transform food and farming, say campaigners.
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push
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World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
ByGil Alessi
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Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.

Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.
Series: Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push
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The World Bank Must Stop Ploughing Funds into Factory Farming
ByAlessandro Ramazzotti
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The international lending giant has pledged to double agriculture funding by 2030, but development banks are so far “failing spectacularly” to invest in sustainable solutions.
The international lending giant has pledged to double agriculture funding by 2030, but development banks are so far “failing spectacularly” to invest in sustainable solutions.
'Give Trees a Hand' — Ad Agencies Line Up to Sell Sketchy Climate Solutions 
ByEllen Ormesher
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Fossil fuel companies are spending millions on campaigns to deflect attention from the need to stop drilling for more oil and gas.
Fossil fuel companies are spending millions on campaigns to deflect attention from the need to stop drilling for more oil and gas.
Revealed: Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Impact ‘Civilization’
ByRebecca John
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New documents show how a deceptive PR strategy pioneered in 1950s California first exposed the risk of climate change and then helped the industry deny it.
New documents show how a deceptive PR strategy pioneered in 1950s California first exposed the risk of climate change and then helped the industry deny it.
Donald Trump peers around a flag next to a blue stage curtain
us/Climate Deniers Waiting in the Wings as Trump Reclaims Presidency
ByJoe Fassler and Sharon Kelly
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Meet those aiming to capitalize on Trump's re-election by slashing climate action, from Koch network fixtures to Project 2025 and beyond.
Meet those aiming to capitalize on Trump's re-election by slashing climate action, from Koch network fixtures to Project 2025 and beyond.
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uk/Meat, Dairy and Pesticide Lobbyists Return in High Numbers to Climate Summit
Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright Calls Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg a ‘Friend’
Q&A: Meet the Lawyer Fighting To Pry the ‘Jewel’ From ExxonMobil’s Crown 
World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
us/Trump Megadonor Tim Dunn Has a Plan More Extreme Than Project 2025
 It’s Not Just Oil Giants Seeking to Sway the Climate Talks. Their Favourite PR Firms Are in Baku, Too.

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Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

‘Money in Exchange for Silence’: Behind Neom’s Green Image, Western Firms Cash in on Saudi Commitment to Oil
Majority of PR and Ad Sector Clients Obstruct Climate Action: Report
Findings by InfluenceMap highlight mismatch between communication agencies' climate pledges, and their work on behalf of major polluters.
BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
The broadcaster’s in-house content studio has been paid to promote fossil fuel firms and petrostates with a history of persecuting journalists.
How A British-owned PR Firm Helped ‘Squash’ Pipeline Protests in Uganda
MetropolitanRepublic enlisted social media influencers to promote giant oil project as climate campaigners suffered beatings and arrests.

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American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Background The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is a national trade association representing 98 percent...
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Heritage Foundation Background The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich to “formulate and promote conservative public policies base...
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