DeSmog

Chloe Farand

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) is “undermining efforts on climate change” by guiding governments towards energy decisions that are inconsistent with the Paris Agreement goals, new research s...
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The UN has been called out for acting as a mouthpiece for oil giant Shell in a tweet campaigners have slammed as evidence of the conflict of interest inside the international organisation overseein...
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It has been a long, drawn out, process since the 2016 referendum, but a year today the UK is due to leave the EU. Amidst ongoing negotiations, fears of weakened environmental regulation and reduced...
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How cosy is the relationship between free market ideologues pushing for greater deregulation and the government? Very, it turns out. The IFT (formerly the Institute for Free Trade), a hard-Brexit ...
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Hardline Brexiteers with links to a network of organisations spreading disinformation about climate change have seats on an expert committee closely advising international trade secretary Liam Fox,...
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The UK’s main climate science denier thinktank has seen its income from membership fees double over the last year, its latest accounts show. The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has consist...
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Top oil executives are coming to London this week to try and promote a climate-friendly image of the polluting industry. The International Petroleum Week is a mainstay of the Big Oil’s calendar a...
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A London-based bank has been accused of breaching its own climate pledges over the financing of a heavily polluting coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. Standard Chartered, a UK bank which supports ...
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A UK government agency plans to support the development of a “high risk” multi-billion pound oil refinery in Oman by opening a line of credit to boost British exports. The Duqm oil refinery is a $...
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The Department for International Trade (DIT) has booked a prime spot as a “platinum sponsor” of the world’s biggest mining investment conference in South Africa this week — showcasing the UK govern...