🔴 NEW - Fossil Fuel Trade Group Chief Says Approving Rosebank and Jackdaw Would be ‘Climate Leadership’
OEUK chief slammed for ‘laughable’ claim at Labour conference.
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Phoebe Cooke
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@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 Exclusive: Pig and Poultry Air Pollution Costs UK Over £130 Million a Year
Residents living near the intensive farms say clouds of foul-smelling pollutants can make it hard to breathe.
@brigitte-whl.bsky.socialReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW 🔴
Just published a new investigation on unsustainable farmed fish promoted by influencer chefs 🐟
@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW 🔴
Great British Chefs’ Instagram Campaign Accused of ‘Greenwashing’ Unsustainable Farmed Fish
@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🚨New🚨: In January, France will become the first country to impose nationwide restrictions on fossil fuel ads. We reveal how the oil industry is working to 'hollow out' the new rules. buff.ly/P3MCd9E
@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW - School Students Missed 15 Million Teaching Hours Due to June Heatwave Thousands of schools closed their doors, and a third of all pupils were recorded absent in Wales as temperatures hit 37°C. 📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social & @brigitte-whl.bsky.social
@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW: Far Right Win Could ‘Rupture’ Profitable Renewables Push in East Germany – Experts
Victory in this weekend’s landmark election in Saxony-Anhalt could see the AfD stall a lucrative wind and solar drive.
📝 By @elenakolb.bsky.social
@desmog.comReposted by @phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW - Oil Lobbyists, Anti-Abortion Groups, and Tech Giants Flock to Reform Conference Nigel Farage’s party is welcoming polluting interests and radical pressure groups to its annual gathering. 📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW:
Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero party claims to champion farmers - but its own advisor is struggling with the worst harvest of his career, noting the extreme weather is “utterly soul-destroying for everybody involved"
My latest for @desmog.com👇
desmog.comAdvisor to Climate-Sceptic Reform UK Laments ‘Disaster’ of A HarvestA farming advisor to Reform UK – which would expand oil and gas drilling and scrap net zero targets – has spoken of the “soul-destroying” impact of extreme weather on his own crops. As the UK faces it...
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🟢 New: Denmark’s ‘pig election’ prompts drinking water crackdown. Will Europe follow suit?
🗣️ Quotes from @juttapaulus.bsky.social @greenpeace.eu
Stiig Markager & @jorgs.bsky.social
Full story w/ @clarecarlile.bsky.social @rachelsherrington.bsky.social on @desmog.com here: tinyurl.com/4trv5k65👇
tinyurl.comDenmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry. In a nation with more pigs per capita than anywhere else in th...
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 NEW: Motorcycle giant KTM systematically bypassing laws to limit pollution and noise w/ modification of its off-road ‘Enduro’ models Investigation led by @climatewhistles.bsky.social w/ 10 media partners. @desmog.com write-up by @hajmedd.bsky.social & @tjjordan.bsky.social here:
desmog.comExclusive: Undercover Investigation Reveals Europe-Wide Motorcycle Emissions ‘Scam’Austrian motorcycle giant KTM is systematically bypassing laws designed to limit pollution and noise, it can be revealed. During a year-long investigation, undercover reporters visited 15 trade shows ...
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🐟 NEW 🐟 Salmon giant Mowi is a market leader in Scotland, where it operates 48 farms in ‘cold and clear’ Highland waters But locals & fishers living nr several sites complain of ‘invasive’ noise & smells, and say the company just doesn’t ‘give a damn' @brigitte-whl.bsky.social for @desmog.com👇
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🔵 As Trump critiques Europe's ‘decaying’ countries, this epic map joins the dots between his allies at the US climate science denial group Heartland Institute and its deep connections in Europe… 📝 by @adambarnett.bsky.social for @desmog.com
@phoebecooke.bsky.socialIf you read one thing today… Incredible months-long investigation by @lauravilladiego.bsky.social for @desmog.com & @euobserver.com delves deep into the ‘sustainability’ claims of EU’s 1.5 billion euros exports scheme, exposing a string of deeply misleading narratives. Dive in here 👇
@phoebecooke.bsky.socialAs COP30 gets underway in Belém, this great scoop by my colleague @clarecarlile.bsky.social shines a light on coordinated lobbying efforts to influence vital emissions standards. Read all about it on @desmog.com here👇
@phoebecooke.bsky.socialRegressive, bizarre, stupid... just three of the words that come to mind.
bbc.co.ukTories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislationConservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🔴 “We were treated like slaves,” recalls Mohammed, a graduate from Morocco who was exploited as a fruit-picker in southern France.
Shocking expose reveals how farm owners continue to get €€€ in subsidies despite allegations and convictions of labour abuse 👇
desmog.comRevealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour AbuseThis investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🔵 NEW: A pair of far-right European politicians flew 5,000 miles this summer to meet with prominent pro-Trump climate denial group in Tampa, Florida
Feat reactions from @lenaats.bsky.social
& @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social 👇
desmog.comPro-Trump Climate Denial Group Meets With Far-Right European Politicians in FloridaMembers of the European Parliament flew 5,000 miles to Florida this summer to meet with the head of a U.S. climate denial group, DeSmog can reveal. Freedom Party of Austria’s Harald Vilimsky and Alter...
@phoebecooke.bsky.social🟡 NEW 🟡 Cracking exclusive by @rachelsherrington.bsky.social - PR strategy document offers fascinating snapshot into how non-profit partners can provide a 'fairy dust' of legitimacy to the beef industry 👇
@phoebecooke.bsky.socialThis is the latest in DeSmog's series investigating Ireland's ag lobby - read our investigation in full and the previous coverage here: www.desmog.com/ireland-agri...
desmog.comInvestigating Ireland’s Influential Ag LobbyThe Republic of Ireland – often dubbed the Emerald Isle – boasts a global reputation for its grass-based agriculture, exporting 90 percent of its meat and dairy produce to over 100 countries. But the ...