Daily Mail and Telegraph ‘Well Behind the Curve’ on Reporting Climate Change Accurately
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One in Three Directors at Australia’s Major Banks Have Ties to Oil, Gas, and...
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Minister Branded ‘Ridiculous’ for Suggesting Oil from North Sea Project Could be Left Unburned
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Big Thanks and Best Wishes to Mat Hope
For almost five years, DeSmog has been fortunate to have had the clever and capable Mat Hope leading our UK team and investigations, but...
Bankers Eager to Continue Funding Oil and Gas
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LNG Projects Make Claims of ‘Net-Zero’ to Ease Way for Expansion
Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,”...
CO2 Storage Plans Risk Leaving Future Generations with ‘Carbon Bombs’, Energy Expert Warns
By Tracy Keeling
Developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is a key feature of the UK’s strategy to reduce emissions and hit its climate...
Drax Denies ‘Conflict Of Interest’ Over Lobbyist’s Climate Advisory Role
The question of Drax’s influence on national climate policy has come under renewed scrutiny after it emerged for a second time in two months...
Oil & Gas UK Says It ‘Backs’ IPCC Report While Claiming Sector Can Be...
The UK’s offshore oil and gas industry body has been accused of “sneakily” blocking action to cut carbon emissions after claiming it supports a...
Fracking’s ‘New Religion’ Offers False Hope
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