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Why Polluters’ Greenwashing Works and How to Fight It

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He’s an ExxonMobil scientist in a company ad that also shows other scientists in a high-tech lab working to develop “low-carbon technologies.” Basically, polluting companies increasingly need to present themselves as green to avoid accountability for their contributions to the climate crisis. That’s how PR strategies work.”

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Hydrogen Hype Bubbles Over At German Gas Lobby Conference

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This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

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The influencers have included a popular former BBC presenter, a polar explorer, and an exasperated father of five who needs a break and finds it in the form of BP’s rewards app. The former BBC presenter has also promoted the series on his personal social media channels. percent of total energy consumption in 2050.

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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’

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Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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There is no vaccine for the climate crisis

Business Green

Just three months of the outbreak have left almost all countries in the world facing social isolation, economic recession, unemployment surge and panic; presenting world leaders with the unenviable dilemma of saving lives or saving the economy. Opportunities from a zero carbon economy. Ecological diversity has been destroyed.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

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BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019.

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Labour draws green dividing lines with promise of net zero emission power by 2030

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In addition, the government last week also unveiled its Retained EU Laws Bill, which campaigners fear could see the Habitats Directive rolled back, while reports indicated ministers were seeking to review Nutrient Neutrality rules that aim to tackle water pollution.