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- Fears over oil producers’ influence with UAE as next host of Cop climate talks Tue, 22 Nov 22, 5:00pmMore than 630 fossil fuel lobbyists attended Cop27, and the Emirates, where Cop28 will be held, is a major oil and gas exporter
- Oil giant’s lobbying firm provided ‘admin support’ to MPs investigating energy crisis Sun, 21 Aug 22, 4:00pmCalls for greater oversight of parliamentary groups after concerns raised about Tory backbench committee
- Tory MP urged to quit job as adviser to ‘climate denier’ US fossil fuel firm Sun, 31 Jul 22, 4:00pmCritics say Mark Pritchard’s £46,800-a-year role with Linden Energy is ‘highly concerning’
- Oil and gas firms have unlisted links to Westminster Sun, 20 Feb 22, 7:15pmLobbyists for energy companies help to run parliamentary groups without needing to declare their role
- The JCB heir with big money in green energy Thu, 23 Dec 21, 2:16amThe Bamfords have enjoyed access to Boris Johnson while lobbying for hydrogen
- Oil and gas donors gave over £400k to Tories before North Sea decision Thu, 24 Jun 21, 9:47pmExclusive: payments in past year came as government decided on licences for new fossil fuel sites
- Guardian climate score: how did your MP do? Sat, 12 Oct 19, 12:00amUse our interactive tool to explore MPs’ records on 16 climate votes
- How the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot Wed, 7 Aug 19, 3:00pmThe fossil-fuel lobby is threatened by public concern over the climate crisis. So it’s buying influence to get the results it wantsThe tragedy of our times is that the gathering collapse of our life support systems has...
- European parliament bans Monsanto from entering Sat, 30 Sep 17, 12:44amMonsanto recently refused to be present at a hearing in which the European parliament planned to dig into allegations the agrochemical company unduly influenced studies into glyphosate's safety, according to The Guardian...
- Fracking firm Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid green tax Tue, 4 Apr 17, 12:03amDocuments show Anglo-Swiss firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- Chemicals giant Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid green tax Mon, 3 Apr 17, 9:19pmDocuments show Anglo-Swiss firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid paying green tax Mon, 3 Apr 17, 3:30pmChemicals firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- EU dropped climate policies after BP threat of oil industry 'exodus' Wed, 20 Apr 16, 9:42pmOil giant warned industry would pull out of EU if laws to cut pollution and speed clean energy take up were passed, letter obtained by the Guardian reveals
- Shell hospitality tour for EU diplomats branded 'PR exercise' by campaigners Sat, 19 Mar 16, 2:35amDutch diplomat denies tour, offered to 28 energy attaches and organised by the energy giant and Dutch presidency of the EU, is a ‘lobby exercise’
- Top lobbying group in historic green energy U-turn Mon, 29 Feb 16, 12:17amEnergy UK, which represents big six providers, says it now supports phasing out coal-fired stations, after years of defending use of fossil fuels