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- Guardian climate score: how did your MP do? 2 days agoUse 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
- Why are energy firms U-turning on green agenda now? Mon, 29 Feb 16, 12:59amLobbying group has been on wrong side of carbon debate for far too long, so should we really believe that this is more than just words?
- Friends of the Earth defends its record on lobbying against fracking Wed, 10 Feb 16, 9:59pmGreen group says claims by the head of fracking company Cuadrilla that they had ‘misled’ the charities regulator are an attempt to silence the opposition
- Time to examine the fossil fuel industry's relationship with Queensland's government Fri, 9 Oct 15, 7:51amNew report from The Australia Institute sheds light on the high level of access and lack of accountability afforded to the fossil fuel lobby in Queensland
- US taxpayers subsidising world's biggest fossil fuel companies Tue, 12 May 15, 9:00pmShell, ExxonMobil and Marathon Petroleum got subsidises granted by politicians who received significant campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, Guardian investigation reveals
- Shell lobbied to undermine EU renewables targets, documents reveal Mon, 27 Apr 15, 4:00pmWeak European renewable energy goals originated with Shell lobby pitch for gas – not renewable energy – to provide pathway for decarbonisation, access to information papers show
- eBay becomes 100th company to cut ties with climate-denying organization ALEC Wed, 24 Dec 14, 5:03ameBay just announced on Twitter that it will not renew its membership with the controversial climate change-denying political group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)...