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House Committee Poised for Potential Subpoena of PR Firm for Climate Disinformation

DeSmogBlog

But it has been instrumental in an array of oil industry campaigns meant to sow doubt about climate change , attack climate scientists, and play up the benefits of fossil fuels. . Last year, a House committee held hearings in which members of Congress questioned oil executives on their role in peddling climate disinformation.

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The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil

DeSmogBlog

The group, which is the beef industry’s largest trade association, plastered the New York Times (including its popular podcast The Daily ) and the Washington Post with climate-conscious food messaging. Since 1990, methane emissions from agriculture have increased nearly 17 percent , largely because of the way manure is managed on large farms.

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Global Briefing: Triptych of alarming reports offer stark update on scale of climate and biodiversity crisis

Business Green

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also provided a worrying update on methane emissions, revealing that levels of methane in the atmosphere rose by record levels in 2020 with scientists unclear on the cause. South Africa announces strengthened 2030 emissions goal.

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10 Earth Week developments that bode well for climate tech

GreenBiz

By the time President Joe Biden articulated it officially Thursday on Earth Day, the new U.S. pledge to halve emissions over the next nine years was one of the worst-kept secrets in climate action circles. Solving climate change must be a driver and economic prosperity.". Climate Change. Climate Tech.

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