Javier Milei, a climate change denier widely supported by Atlas Network, a web of free market think tanks, won the necessary votes to run in Argentina’s presidential election in October.

Read more in #DeSmog new analysis by Lucas Araldi https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/22/javier-milei-argentina-atlas-network/

Proposed laws to curb antibiotic use on UK farms drafted after closed-door meetings with industry contain loopholes that could undermine the fight against deadly drug resistant bacteria.

"It’s clear the consultation was biased in favour of certain industry interests that have quite consistently opposed stronger regulations on antibiotic use,” said Cóilín Nunan, scientific adviser to the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics.
#DeSmog #AnimalWelfare #Antibiotics #Farming

https://www.desmog.com/2023/07/07/campaigners-warn-of-loopholes-in-laws-to-curb-antibiotics-on-uk-farms-after-biased-industry-consultation/

DeSmog is the antidote to disinformation about climate, energy, and environmental issues. DeSmog is a website that exposes the tactics and funding sources of the fossil fuel industry and its allies, who seek to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change and delay action. DeSmog also provides accurate and reliable information on the latest developments and solutions in the fields of climate, energy, and environment.

#DeSmog #Climate #Disinformation

https://boingboing.net/2023/06/09/desmog-is-the-antidote-to-disinformation-about-climate-energy-and-environmental-issues.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

by #ClaraVondrich in #DeSmog:

"As of last year, more than a third of the world’s largest publicly traded companies had set targets to reach net zero carbon emissions, up from a fifth in December 2020. But a dirty little secret lies behind most net zero commitments: Companies are buying carbon offsets to meet their goals — paying for absolution just like pre-Reformation Catholics buying Indulgences to offset their sins."

https://www.desmog.com/2023/06/22/will-the-federal-trade-commission-lead-the-climate-reformation/

#CarbonOffsets #carbon #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #emissions #FTC

A shout-out to #TobaccoTactics ( https://tobaccotactics.org/ ), which just did my job for me.

Much like #DeSmog it plays a huge role in helping us identify attempts at dark #lobbying

Oil and tobacco money can buy many fronts. But, over time, these kind of initiatives help us first by identifying them directly, then recognising their MO.

An oil & gas company run by a leading Conservative Party donor has been awarded licences to explore carbon dioxide storage under the North Sea, sparking accusations that the government is putting the interests of “its friends in the oil and gas business” ahead of the public interest"
#ToryCorruption #Desmog #Oil #Gas #CarbonCapture #UKPolitics

https://www.desmog.com/2023/05/23/major-tory-donor-oil-gas-firm-granted-government-licences-co2-north-sea-ccs/

"A majority of GB News hosts attacked climate action on the channel in 2022, while one in three spread climate science denial, a DeSmog analysis can reveal.

Opponents of green policies have seized on the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to denounce the UK’s net zero target and push for new, environmentally-damaging fossil fuel extraction"
#GBNews #ClimateDenial #FarRight #UKMedia #DeSmog

https://www.desmog.com/2023/05/26/revealed-1-in-3-gb-news-hosts-spread-climate-denial-on-air-in-2022/

"Many times, Africans end up being locked out of events, even after spending money on registration, accommodation and air tickets,” said Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe of climate campaign group Don’t Gas Africa. “Does the world really want Africa and Africans in climate processes? Why are we discriminated against in conversations on an issue that concerns us the most? Is the world sincere at all?”

#DeSmog #Africa #ClimateEmergency #Oil #Gas

https://www.desmog.com/2023/05/17/kenyan-campaigner-locked-out-of-african-oil-and-gas-event-in-london/

”McDonald’s at centre of lobbying blitz against EU packaging waste laws.” Carlile 2023. @euobserver. https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/157006

#McDonalds #EU #EuropeanUnion #DeSmog #SingleUse #Plastic #Plastics #Packaging #PackagingWaste #Sustainability #Emissions #Lobbyism #Politics #Europe

The rise of the 'climate friendly' cow.

"the US meat industry is borrowing advertising tricks from Big Oil – and, in the case of the National Cattlemen’s #Beef Association, drawing on public funds to push a “climate friendly” image.

The fight over how much #meat we should eat marches on, so keep an eye out for “climate friendly” beef and dairy branding in a supermarket near you"
Good article from #Desmog on how the global meat industry is conning us.
#ClimateEmergency

https://www.desmog.com/2023/04/26/rise-of-the-climate-friendly-cow/

That excellent outfit #Desmog is looking for a part-time UK financial and ops manager. Hybrid working, one day a week in London.

https://www.desmog.com/hiring-finance-and-operations-manager-uk/

According to analysis [by Rainforest Action Network and partner organizations], while fossil fuel companies reported record profits of $4 trillion in 2022, the top 60 banks still shelled out more than half a trillion dollars to the sector. Overall fossil fuel financing was lower than the previous year, but the report finds this was due to “unusual geopolitical and economic conditions, not shifts in bank policy.”

#FossilFuels #Banks #Desmog #ClimateEmergency

https://www.desmog.com/2023/04/12/banks-fossil-fuels-finance-climate-chaos-royal-bank-canada-jpmorgan-chase/

"Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change" by Matthew Green for #DeSmog: https://www.desmog.com/2023/03/31/lost-decade-how-shell-downplayed-early-warnings-over-climate-change/?fbclid=IwAR18uwVN1D4IfFZKuyyDe0pOG-lgC1GP99opl4jmTGGv7L_nrVU6elP66QY

"The gas boiler is our livelihood — if it gets banned, we have a real problem,” Henry Cubbon, LPG president at U.S. fuel distributor Propane DCC, told the LPG Congress industry conference in Barcelona last June. “We are doing a lot of work with regulators to see if we can position the gas boiler as a heating source of the future, powered by renewable gas.” Cubbon did not respond to DeSmog’s request for comment"

#LPG #EU #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #DeSmog

https://www.desmog.com/2023/03/07/liquid-gas-industry-fights-to-weaken-eu-climate-plans-ahead-of-key-vote/

The “grassroots” backlash to a traffic reduction scheme in Oxfordshire is being boosted by an international network of established climate and Covid science deniers and amplified by right-wing media, #DeSmog reports.

#ClimateDenial #Covid #Oxford #Transport #Astroturfing #TrafficReduction

https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/16/revealed-the-science-denial-network-behind-oxfords-climate-lockdown-backlash/

@shawnwegner
@KimSJ
I can't find that UN or Guterres have mastodon accounts. I'm inclined to confront him with this on Twitter as #greenwashing
#bigoil ran COP27 and lined up for 28. I don't think this is responsible journalism @RawStory because it isn't confronting the reality of COP27 #desmog articles -
https://www.desmog.com/cop27-coverage/

A look back at some of the important UK-related #climate stories and investigations on #desmog in 2022.

https://www.desmog.com/2022/12/23/editors-pick-top-desmog-uk-stories-of-2022/

#Desmog: "Sowing Doubt - How #BigAg is Delaying #Sustainable Farming in Europe

New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of #agriculture.

https://www.desmog.com/2022/12/21/sowing-doubt-how-big-ag-is-delaying-sustainable-farming-in-europe/

Interesting piece (by #desmog) on the oil industry's push to finance CCS and CDR projects via carbon credits.

Having these carbon technologies deployed to prop up legacy fossil fuel companies strikes me as hugely problematic. "Net-zero oil" is not the direction we should be moving in.

https://www.reutersevents.com/sustainability/can-fossil-fuel-industry-sell-world-net-zero-oil

"For women, fossil fuel impacts are even more devastating. Evidence & our experience show that women & girls are among those disproportionately impacted by climate change. In Cameroon, where the conflict is rooted in unequal access to fossil fuel resources, we have witnessed the government respond with increased investment in military & security forces."
#Desmog #AfricanWomen #FossilFuels

https://www.desmog.com/2022/11/23/fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty-violence-african-women/