The unsubstantiated claim has resurfaced in recent months as pressure has grown for the UK to embrace the controversial gas extraction technique.

Michael Hintze, an Australian hedge fund manager, will join several other climate sceptics in the House of Lords.

Industries make green claims while lobbying against climate targets and promoting high-carbon travel.

The U.S. bank has come under fire for financing fossil fuel projects in Ecuador and Peru as its shareholders meet.

The farming body has registered as a 'non-commercial' organisation on the newly updated EU Transparency Register, meaning it does not have to declare its lobbying spend.

Agrochemical and pesticide giants like Bayer and BASF are pushing for weaker action on harmful chemicals and climate goals.

The ‘sustainability principles’ outlined in the document could in fact contribute to increased carbon emissions in the atmosphere, a policy analyst has claimed.

A tour by activists exposes Glasgow’s contribution to climate and racial injustice.

Environmental groups are calling on world leaders to bring in tougher rules on fossil fuel companies’ access to policy-making processes.

The COP26 delegation includes the CEO of Minerva Foods, and the chair of Marfrig, two of the world’s largest beef companies. Critics say their presence "smacks of greenwashing."