Journalists need to organize and tell the world very clearly how the fossil fuel industry has intentionally chosen to get us to this level of climate catastrophe. The whole world needs to know

Please join me tomorrow to hear from some incredible global women leaders on strategies and solutions to #EndFossilFuels, implement a #JustTransition & ensure a healthy & just future! Register & learn more: tinyurl.com/vsc7atva WECAN, International #ClimateWeek

Thank you for supporting our work! It was great to have a chance to represent DeSmog at #GIJC23

"review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions." Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened. desmog.com/2023/09/25/fos… DeSmog Michael Buchsbaum Edward Donnelly

Our main job is not to convince climate deniers at this moment in history. It’s not to weaken efforts to “build a bigger tent”. We need to engage, motivate and provide pathways for collective action for those who understand the climate emergency in order to build power

My Reuters ‘Daily Briefing’ email - the headline of which is about #COP28 - is ‘Sponsored by: Shell’. When it comes to controlling news & protecting profits, fossil fuel CO’s - which last year were responsible for just 1% of global investment in renewables - play for keeps.

Some people say the idea of a #FossilFuelTreaty is too bold. But we don’t have time for more of the same. For 30 years we’ve missed our targets. Coal, oil, and gas are killing us. The good news is we don’t need them any more. We can phase out fossil fuels, if we work together.

"It’s really important not to beat around the bush...[this] is literally Big Oil & mainstream media collaborating in PR campaigns for the industry" - My take on how Big Media is helping Big Oil do its climate bidding. 1/n thenation.com/article/enviro…

🚨 New investigation 🚨 found that big media brands like Reuters & The New York Times earn millions of dollars each year from #fossilfuel clients, pushing messages that often contradict the journalism its own reporters do on the climate beat. 😠 bit.ly/417Hsly

I hope the work we did at DeSmog and @WeAreDrilled documenting commercial ties between media and the fossil fuel industry will trigger conversations among news leadership teams about climate accountability, ethics and reputational risk. @amywestervelt breaks down the issues:

I loved my time at Reuters, which is why I am urging the company to restore its integrity and honor its Trust Principles by ditching its web of commercial deals with oil majors: matthewgreenglobal.substack.com/p/50-reasons-w…

One of the world's biggest PR firms staked its reputation on climate action. Then it took a huge contract with Shell. I worked with a great team on this DeSmog story, including Dana Drugmand Emily J Gertz Matthew Green Ali Lyon and Isobel Moseley desmog.com/2024/01/23/hav…

I've been genuinely shocked to see how the UK government is effectively rewriting the principles that have governed the courts for centuries because it doesn't like the fact that juries often acquit climate protesters. The authoritarian ratchet is turning another notch.

Very excited to speak at Kairos tomorrow night on an emerging inquiry for me: What do insights from spaces dedicating to healing collective and inter-generational trauma tell us about how we should produce, and consume, our news?

Recommended read: The Financial Times and Reuters have taken down “advertorials” paid for by oil giant Saudi Aramco, following allegations of greenwashing and disinformation, DeSmog reported. 📝 Joey Grostern buff.ly/3WzxE3N

Time to stop all carbon capture and all subsidies to it Carbon capture = more CO2 = more air pollution = more fossil mining = more fossil infrastructure Big Oil Is the Winner From Dutch Carbon Capture Subsidies desmog.com/2024/08/27/big… Michael Barnard DeSmog @howarth_cornell

🔴 NEW 🔴 The government's pledge to invest £22 billion in carbon capture followed a surge of lobbying from the oil and gas industry. 📝 TJ Jordan for the Guardian and DeSmog theguardian.com/business/2024/…

The UK govt. just pledged £22 billion for fossil fuel companies to build #carboncapture projects that mean the UK would continue to burn fossil fuels for decades. My investigation for DeSmog and The Guardian shows how we got here... 1/6 desmog.com/2024/10/07/uks…

Hey all — this is MASSIVE. We’re building the case for criminal prosecution of Big Oil brick by brick. Here is the first “prosecution memo” that lays out the case for filing, and winning, criminal charges for “reckless endangerment.” The law is clear. Barriers are only political.

🔴NEW | Norwegian Oil Giant’s Plan to Capture UK’s Carbon Is Fraught With Risks ✍️Analysis by Edward Donnelly desmog.com/2024/10/31/nor…