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View In: DeSmogA new report shows global spending on carbon capture and hydrogen subsidies "failed to make a dent in carbon emissions" after 50 years of research and development. The post ‘Colossal Waste’: U.S. Leads Way in Public Spending on False Climate Solutions appeared first on DeSmog.

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View In: DeSmogTom Tugendhat, who is running to be Conservative Party leader, recently called the UK’s 2050 net zero emissions target “not realistic” and has received donations from Tory peers with fossil fuel interests and a history of funding climate science denial.  Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and shadow securit...

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View In: DeSmogThis story is the second part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe, and in partnership with Follow the Money. To read the first story, click here. One Saturday in April, Dutch engineers manoeuvred a giant drill into position in the reclaimed...

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View In: DeSmogRupert Lowe, a newly elected MP for Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero party Reform UK, is the owner of a firm specialising in heat pumps – a flagship clean heating technology.  Reform’s 2024 election manifesto advocated scrapping the UK’s net zero targets and renewable energy subsidies, including those promotin...

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View In: DeSmogSame Wall Street firms were major investors across group of U.S. drillers accused of forming cartel, suit claims. The post Baltimore Lawsuit Alleges Shale Investments by BlackRock, Fidelity, Others Fueled Shale Price Fixing Scheme appeared first on DeSmog.

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View In: DeSmogWhile Canadian oil companies and their lobbyists have scrubbed mentions of carbon capture from their websites amid greenwashing concerns, Canadian government officials continue repeating unproven claims about the controversial technology. Various government ministers, including environment minister Steve...