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Matthew Green

Matthew leads DeSmog’s coverage of the global climate crisis, energy politics, and the struggles for environmental justice through an international lens. He has previously worked at Reuters and the Financial Times. Matthew writes the Resonant World newsletter, exploring connections between the climate crisis and collective trauma.

Articles by Matthew Green

New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say 
ByMatthew Green
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Latest documents unearthed by Dutch climate activist seen as “valuable sources” for litigators.
Series: #ShellKnew
Drawing of yellow with red outline Shell clamshell logo. Documents fall out of cracks in the shell on the green grass and against the blue sky.
Analysis
Leader of Ecocide Movement Aims to Criminalize Long-term Harm to the Environment 
ByMatthew Green
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JoJo Mehta says at least 35 countries are considering having ecocide recognized on par with genocide by the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
Ecocide movement leader JoJo Mehta. Credit: Ruth Davey/Look Again Photography
Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers
ByMatthew Green
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New report by DeSmog and Drilled reveals extent of commercial partnerships between trusted outlets and Big Oil.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Credit: Sabrina Bedford.
Analysis
'We Need to Address the Issues of Burnout, Anxiety, and Sustaining the Movement'
ByMatthew Green
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Vanessa Nakate says young people fighting for a habitable planet need to be properly resourced.
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. Credit: Laura Cook.
Extinction Rebellion Co-Founder Goes on Trial for Breaking Window
ByMatthew Green
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Gail Bradbrook could face a custodial sentence if convicted.
Gail Bradbrook, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, attends a hearing at Isleworth Crown Court in west London. Credit: Gareth Morris/Extinction Rebellion.
Cleaning Up After the North Sea Oil Industry Will Cost Billions – But Nobody Wants to Pay
ByMatthew Green
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Delays by companies and governments risk turning the basin into a fossil fuel graveyard.
Activists protest at the Brent oilfield in the North Sea. Credit: Marten van Dijl / Greenpeace.
us/'Bombshell' 1989 Shell Memo Features in New Court Filing Alleging Climate Deception
ByMatthew Green
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Document warning that civilisation could prove a "fragile thing" is used to bolster District of Columbia lawsuit against Big Oil.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Credit: Ashley Cooper pics / Alamy Stock Photo.
Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change
ByMatthew Green
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Newly discovered documents from the 1970s and early ’80s show that Shell knew more about the "greenhouse effect" than it let on in public.
Series: #ShellKnew
Credit: Andy Carter
Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say
ByMatthew Green
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Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.
Series: Gas Lock-in
Activists protest against NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG project planned for the Texas Gulf Coast. The carbon capture portion of the project just got canceled. Credit: Gaige Davila
'Wilful Ignorance': Indigenous Delegation Incredulous At Bankers' Attitude to Fossil Fuel Impacts
ByMatthew Green
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US and Mexican activists fighting new oil and gas projects said they had to give a basic lesson on the harm caused by fracking during meetings with financiers in London.
Christopher Basaldù, a member of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, was among a delegation of Indigenous representatives pressing HSBC and other banks to stop financing fossil fuels. Credit: Kelly Shields.