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Mapped: The UK Universities that have Pledged to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Are you a student thinking about where to go to university? Do you care and the environment, and companies whose activities are responsible for...

Announcement: Introducing DeSmog UK’s new Deputy Editor Mike Small

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Is Shipping Emissions Ambition Achievable?

By Richard Black, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit Shipping has historically been an overlooked sector in discussions around climate change. This is curious, as shipping accounts for a...

How Shell Greenwashed its Image as Internal Documents Warned of Fossil Fuels’ Contribution to...

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Countries’ Climate Ambition Dampens as Clock Ticks on Shipping Talks

By Sara Stefanini, Climate Home News Negotiations over a long-term climate strategy for the global shipping industry are growing fractious as countries battle over the level of ambition. A coalition in...

Irish Climate Science Denial Group Invites GWPF Advisor to be Guest Speaker at Latest...

The latest in a line of supposed experts drawn from the fringes of science is the guest speaker at tonight's meeting in Dublin of...

How Climate Science Deniers Prop-Up the Tory-DUP Alliance Threatening the Good Friday Agreement

It is 20 years to the day since Northern Ireland’s leaders signed the Good Friday Agreement. After decades of conflict, the deal laid out...

Documents Shed Light on BP’s Failures in the Great Australian Bight

By Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home News BP’s plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight were controversial from the outset. The regulator twice rejected its environmental...

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