Part One: The Kingdom of Coal
Read time: 14 minsIn this first of our new series 'Just Transition, from Fossil Fuels to Environmental Justice', we look at the history of...
Coronavirus Brings North Sea Oil’s Need for a Just Transition Into Focus
Read time: 8 minsThe practical challenges of tackling coronavirus on a cramped North Sea oil platform cannot be overstated — living spaces are often...
Irish Broadcaster RTÉ Apologises for Poor Climate Coverage
Ireland’s national broadcaster has publicly apologised for failing to link recent extreme weather events to climate change, pledging to set up a dedicated climate...
Campaigners Respond to ‘Game Changing’ IPCC 1.5°C Report
Read time: 7 minsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a report that outlines the “unprecedented” changes necessary to prevent the world...
Charitable Donor Pulls Funding for Climate Science Denying Global Warming Policy Foundation
Read time: 2 minsClimate science denial campaign group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has apparently been left with a hole in its finances...
Introducing Matthew Green, DeSmog’s Global Investigations Editor
DeSmog is excited to welcome Matthew Green as our Global Investigations Editor.
Matthew joins DeSmog from Reuters, where he has covered climate and environmental stories...
Climate Lawyers Take Aim at ‘Green’ Heating Scheme Fed by Incinerator
Campaigners are threatening legal action over the UK government’s decision to award funding to a North London council that plans to use “low-carbon” heat...
Tory MP Who Argued China’s Emissions Made Net Zero a ‘Hard Sell’ Took Donation...
A “Red Wall” Conservative MP who said persuading Brits to cut their emissions was a “hard sell” because of inaction by China took a...
How Councils and Developers Put London Landlords’ Profit Before Carbon Offsetting
Londoners are being short-changed by a scheme designed to encourage property developers to improve energy efficiency.
Nearly a third of London planning authorities have never collected...
Mainstream News Prioritises Big Business and Opponents of Climate Action – Study
Read time: 3 minsStatements from large business associations and opponents of climate action are twice as likely to be included in climate change coverage...
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