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COP26 Hires Law Firm That Defended Fossil Fuel Giants Over Environmental Disasters

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The UK government has appointed a law firm with a history of defending fossil fuel companies over environmental disasters to provide legal services for the upcoming COP26 climate summit. They need to consider if they should be assisting companies who seek to profit from fossil fuels and the destruction of our climate.”.

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Ellen Ormesher and Kathryn Clare Join DeSmog to Investigate Advertising Industry

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She will focus on developing in-depth profiles of advertising and PR companies for use by journalists, campaigners, litigators, and employees seeking to understand more about the industry’s role in greenwashing the fossil fuel industry, and driving demand for heavily polluting products, such as SUVs.

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Tory Lord’s Firm Awarded New North Sea Oil and Gas Licences

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The billionaire financier is a former party treasurer and raised an estimated £70 million for the Tories between 2006 and 2010. New licences were also awarded this week to fossil fuel giants Shell and Equinor. Spencer has publicly advocated for the fossil fuel industry. The Conservatives received £3.5

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Dark Money, CCS Bonanza, Corporate Comms Offensives: What to Watch in 2024

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DeSmog has been pulling back the veil on climate misinformation and disinformation like this since 2006. million during the previous year from fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers. degree C goal requires phasing out fossil fuels entirely, and that abatement technologies like carbon capture are no substitute.

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JinkoSolar Updates Value-based Strategy Combining Principles, Social Responsibility and Profitability

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JinkoSolar began in 2006 as a wafer manufacturer before going public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010. The value of its brand is intrinsically associated with achieving carbon neutrality through the gradual phasing out of fossil fuels and their replacement by renewable energy.

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Shareholder Activism Faces Big Oil Obstruction Playbook When Pushing for Climate Action

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From repeated calls for a fossil fuel “phase out” to campaigns to regulate the oil and gas industry, pressure against Big Oil is stronger than ever and isn’t only coming from outside. Oil and Gas Playbook vs. Shareholder Activism In the face of increasing shareholder activism, fossil fuel companies are resistant.

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DeSmog Remembers Ross Gelbspan, Who Inspired Our Founding

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Jim had recently read Boiling Point , Ross’s 2004 book chronicling the fossil fuel industries’ strategy of denial and delay, which Gelbspan correctly labeled a crime against humanity. “I It was Ross’s books and journalism that sparked the flames of outrage and opportunity that inspired Jim Hoggan to create the DeSmogBlog in late 2005.