Michaela Herrmann

About

Michaela is the Lead Researcher at DeSmog, with a particular focus on agribusiness and the livestock sector. She joined DeSmog in June 2021, having previously worked as a freelance researcher and as a podcast producer for the US Centre at the London School of Economics.

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The influential newspaper featured ten opinion writers with links to the UKโ€™s main climate science denial group.

The influential newspaper featured ten opinion writers with links to the UKโ€™s main climate science denial group.
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"Shockingโ€ findings turn spotlight on supermarket chains sourcing fish and squid produced in brutal conditions.

"Shockingโ€ findings turn spotlight on supermarket chains sourcing fish and squid produced in brutal conditions.
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The UNโ€™s โ€œStocktaking Momentโ€ provided cover for industrial agricultureโ€™s continued harms, critics claim.

The UNโ€™s โ€œStocktaking Momentโ€ provided cover for industrial agricultureโ€™s continued harms, critics claim.
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Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.

Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
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A traffic filter scheme in Oxfordshire has been โ€œweaponisedโ€ by the anti-climate lobby.

A traffic filter scheme in Oxfordshire has been โ€œweaponisedโ€ by the anti-climate lobby.
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Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
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The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.

The country has sent the second largest number of fossil fuel-linked delegates -- who campaigners accused of being โ€œcomplicit in Russiaโ€™s war crimesโ€ -- to this year's climate talks.
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Internal documents reveal the integral role of the livestock industry in establishing and funding the CLEAR Center at University of California Davis.

Internal documents reveal the integral role of the livestock industry in establishing and funding the CLEAR Center at University of California Davis.
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Lord Vinson is one of the few known donors to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which advocates for fracking via its campaign arm Net Zero Watch.

Lord Vinson is one of the few known donors to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which advocates for fracking via its campaign arm Net Zero Watch.
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Major verifier of existing projects says โ€˜few, if any, credits would passโ€™ under proposed new rules.

Major verifier of existing projects says โ€˜few, if any, credits would passโ€™ under proposed new rules.