Kathy Mulvey
@kathymulvey.bsky.social
Corporate accountability campaigner @ucsusa.bsky.social, exposing and challenging fossil fuel industry climate deception and working to make polluters pay.
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Today at #COP30: advocates from the US Gulf South, Latin America & Africa protested the unchecked expansion of massive new gas projects, which harm communities & undermine climate goals.
This is part of a global call for a fossil fuel phaseout, which has set the tone for COP30: dont-gas-africa.org
This is part of a global call for a fossil fuel phaseout, which has set the tone for COP30: dont-gas-africa.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today at #COP30: advocates from the US Gulf South, Latin America & Africa protested the unchecked expansion of massive new gas projects, which harm communities & undermine climate goals.
This is part of a global call for a fossil fuel phaseout, which has set the tone for COP30: dont-gas-africa.org
This is part of a global call for a fossil fuel phaseout, which has set the tone for COP30: dont-gas-africa.org
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For years, fossil fuel lobbyists have swarmed international climate summits with a mission to derail progress, spread disinformation & dodge accountability. An international commitment to information integrity at #COP30 can help remove barriers to strong national climate solutions.
Bad COP to Good COP: Blocking Fossil-Fueled Disinformation in Belém and Beyond
How do we prevent industry obstruction of science-based policy, and what would a climate summit look like if fossil fuel interests were finally shut out?
blog.ucs.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For years, fossil fuel lobbyists have swarmed international climate summits with a mission to derail progress, spread disinformation & dodge accountability. An international commitment to information integrity at #COP30 can help remove barriers to strong national climate solutions.
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New analysis from #KickBigPollutersOut shows that 1600+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to #COP30 climate talks, proportionally a 12% increase from last year😖Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber almost every country delegation, with 1/25 registrants repping the fossil fuel industry 😦
RELEASE: Fossil fuel lobbyists flood COP30 climate talks in Brazil, with largest ever attendance share | Kick Big Polluters Out
kickbigpollutersout.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New analysis from #KickBigPollutersOut shows that 1600+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to #COP30 climate talks, proportionally a 12% increase from last year😖Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber almost every country delegation, with 1/25 registrants repping the fossil fuel industry 😦
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Organized climate obstruction activities are actively delaying the human response to the #climatecrisis, directly sabotaging international cooperation, making the Paris Agreement goals unattainable, and putting the lives of millions at risk. We must ban it from #COP30
Blocking fossil fuel disinformation in Belém and beyond
Fossil fuel companies should be barred from COP climate talks, where they attempt to derail discussions, and their disinformation must be tackled
www.climatechangenews.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Organized climate obstruction activities are actively delaying the human response to the #climatecrisis, directly sabotaging international cooperation, making the Paris Agreement goals unattainable, and putting the lives of millions at risk. We must ban it from #COP30
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ExxonMobil's new lawsuit against California’s agenda-setting climate disclosure laws underscores what decades of investigation and litigation have shown: they will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for their role in the climate crisis. blog.ucs.org/laura-peters...
WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability
Large fossil fuel and cement companies are responsible for the vast majority of the emissions that science shows are driving changes in the earth’s climate.
blog.ucs.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
ExxonMobil's new lawsuit against California’s agenda-setting climate disclosure laws underscores what decades of investigation and litigation have shown: they will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for their role in the climate crisis. blog.ucs.org/laura-peters...
Ahead of the #COP30 international climate negotiations in Brazil, I decided to imagine what a COP free from #fossilfuel industry influence would look like. #ClimateAccountability blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence
COP30 will be a pivotal moment in global efforts to limit the worst impacts of climate change and advance a just transition centering workers, communities, and Indigenous Peoples.
blog.ucs.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ahead of the #COP30 international climate negotiations in Brazil, I decided to imagine what a COP free from #fossilfuel industry influence would look like. #ClimateAccountability blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
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"ExxonMobil will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for its role in the climate crisis."
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability
Large fossil fuel and cement companies are responsible for the vast majority of the emissions that science shows are driving changes in the earth’s climate.
blog.ucs.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"ExxonMobil will go to nearly any length to avoid accountability for its role in the climate crisis."
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
@ucs.org @ucsclimate.bsky.social
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Advocates in New Zealand secured a public apology from Z Energy after legal action. The petroleum retailer took out full-page ads in newspapers apologizing for "any confusion" caused by a greenwashing 2022 PR campaign that misrepresented its focus on alternative fuels & emissions reductions.
Z Energy apologises for 2022 ad campaign after legal action
Consumer and two environmental groups took legal action claiming the campaign was misleading and greenwashing.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Advocates in New Zealand secured a public apology from Z Energy after legal action. The petroleum retailer took out full-page ads in newspapers apologizing for "any confusion" caused by a greenwashing 2022 PR campaign that misrepresented its focus on alternative fuels & emissions reductions.
Fossil fuel industry attacks on climate accountability litigation and campaigning make this "a perilous moment for democratic norms and institutions,” as I told @danad1012.bsky.social.
There is draft legislation in Congress that #BigOil has been lobbying on "related to state efforts to impose liability on the oil and gas industry"
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Meanwhile, 103 House Republicans filed an amicus brief to #SCOUTS urging it to intervene to stop climate suits
insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...
insideclimatenews.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Fossil fuel industry attacks on climate accountability litigation and campaigning make this "a perilous moment for democratic norms and institutions,” as I told @danad1012.bsky.social.
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Disasters like Odette are becoming more frequent & intense due to the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis. Shell has known for decades that fossil fuels stood to cause dangerous climate change, but chose to deceive the public, spread disinformation, and delay climate action to protect its profits.
Decades of Deceit
Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Disasters like Odette are becoming more frequent & intense due to the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis. Shell has known for decades that fossil fuels stood to cause dangerous climate change, but chose to deceive the public, spread disinformation, and delay climate action to protect its profits.
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67 people from the Philippines have announced legal action against fossil fuel giant #Shell. The claimants suffered harm from Typhoon Odette in 2021, including serious injuries, deaths of loved ones, or losing their homes. UCS stands w/ the claimants as they demand compensation. #MakePollutersPay
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
67 people from the Philippines have announced legal action against fossil fuel giant #Shell. The claimants suffered harm from Typhoon Odette in 2021, including serious injuries, deaths of loved ones, or losing their homes. UCS stands w/ the claimants as they demand compensation. #MakePollutersPay
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🎉Historic Court win🎉
The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by
@amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4
The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by
@amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🎉Historic Court win🎉
The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by
@amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4
The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by
@amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4
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Today's rally @ the MA State House in support of the climate superfund bill (H.1014/S.588) featured powerful art showing what's at stake in the movement for #ClimateJustice. We called on our legislators to #MakePollutersPay for their share of adaptation costs in the climate crisis they helped cause.
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Today's rally @ the MA State House in support of the climate superfund bill (H.1014/S.588) featured powerful art showing what's at stake in the movement for #ClimateJustice. We called on our legislators to #MakePollutersPay for their share of adaptation costs in the climate crisis they helped cause.
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US banking regulators just withdrew guidance from 2 years ago on how big banks should manage climate risks.
The science hasn’t changed & the risks have only grown. The only difference is who’s in the White House.
So much for the Fed’s vaunted “independence” from politics.
The science hasn’t changed & the risks have only grown. The only difference is who’s in the White House.
So much for the Fed’s vaunted “independence” from politics.
@federalreserve.gov, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announce withdrawal of principles for climate-related financial risk management: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/p...
Agencies announce withdrawal of principles for climate-related financial risk management
The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced the withdrawal of interagency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial
www.federalreserve.gov
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
US banking regulators just withdrew guidance from 2 years ago on how big banks should manage climate risks.
The science hasn’t changed & the risks have only grown. The only difference is who’s in the White House.
So much for the Fed’s vaunted “independence” from politics.
The science hasn’t changed & the risks have only grown. The only difference is who’s in the White House.
So much for the Fed’s vaunted “independence” from politics.
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New study shows fossil fuel industry only contributes to 1.42% of global renewable energy. The largest 250 oil & gas companies may only produce 0.1% of their primary energy from renewable sources. Their actual investment in clean energy is negligible compared to their massive fossil fuel extraction.
Oil and gas industry’s marginal share of global renewable energy
Nature Sustainability - The decarbonization of oil and gas companies may not be as speedy or robust as advertised. This analysis finds that renewable energies make up just a minor fraction of the...
www.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New study shows fossil fuel industry only contributes to 1.42% of global renewable energy. The largest 250 oil & gas companies may only produce 0.1% of their primary energy from renewable sources. Their actual investment in clean energy is negligible compared to their massive fossil fuel extraction.
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🚨 ExxonMobil has been lobbying relentlessly to take down the EU’s CSDDD.
Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships
⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships
⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
Inside ExxonMobil’s lobby campaign to take down the EU’s CSDDD When the EU finally agreed on its landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2024, it was hailed as a breakthro...
www.somo.nl
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
🚨 ExxonMobil has been lobbying relentlessly to take down the EU’s CSDDD.
Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships
⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
Its playbook?
- Lobbying
- Funding think tanks
- Media sponsorships
⚠️The EU cannot let those causing the climate crisis write the rules to get out of it.
www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-kills-sustainability-and-climate-legislation/
Who wrote the Trump administration's sham climate report? Learn more in my latest blog about the record of #climatedisinformation, scientific contrarianism and ties to the #fossilfuel industry of the so-called “Climate Working Group” report authors. #climatedeception blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
Who Wrote the Trump Administration’s Flawed Climate Report? Meet the Architects of Disinformation
This month, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed comments and submitted a letter signed by more than 1,000 scientists opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposal to rescin...
blog.ucs.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Who wrote the Trump administration's sham climate report? Learn more in my latest blog about the record of #climatedisinformation, scientific contrarianism and ties to the #fossilfuel industry of the so-called “Climate Working Group” report authors. #climatedeception blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
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TOMORROW: Last chance to sign up for our #ClimateWeekNYC webinar on holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Featuring scientists, community leaders & legal experts from @ucs.org, @climateintegrity.org, Gulf South Fossil Finance Hub & Lekeh Development Foundation.
#MakePollutersPay
#MakePollutersPay
Danger Season & Decades of Deceit: Why We Must Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable
Join a virtual discussion on the critical strategy in the fight for climate justice and a livable planet: holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Thursday, September 25, 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
TOMORROW: Last chance to sign up for our #ClimateWeekNYC webinar on holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Featuring scientists, community leaders & legal experts from @ucs.org, @climateintegrity.org, Gulf South Fossil Finance Hub & Lekeh Development Foundation.
#MakePollutersPay
#MakePollutersPay
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Ironically, litigation intended to intimidate the finance sector out of climate-conscious investing may end up "outlining the coal companies’ decades-long efforts to obstruct the energy transition," writes UCS's Pallavi Phartiyal.
Read the blog, originally published in @thehill.com.
Read the blog, originally published in @thehill.com.
President Trump’s Climate Crackdown Will Backfire as Lawsuits Expose Coal’s Dark Secrets
Environmentalists have long suspected that the true depth of fossil fuel industry interference in addressing climate change goes far deeper than what has been reported.
blog.ucs.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ironically, litigation intended to intimidate the finance sector out of climate-conscious investing may end up "outlining the coal companies’ decades-long efforts to obstruct the energy transition," writes UCS's Pallavi Phartiyal.
Read the blog, originally published in @thehill.com.
Read the blog, originally published in @thehill.com.
My @ucs.org colleague @carlonimbus.bsky.social unpacks the #fossilfuel industry disinformation tactics underpinning the Trump administration's destructive proposal to rescind a cornerstone of US #climate policy blog.ucs.org/carlos-marti...
Trump Admin Uses Fossil Fuel Industry Deception Tactics to Undermine Climate Science
By stacking the authorship with long-time contrarians, the DOE didn't assemble a scientific review; it curated a climate denial echo chamber.
blog.ucs.org
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My @ucs.org colleague @carlonimbus.bsky.social unpacks the #fossilfuel industry disinformation tactics underpinning the Trump administration's destructive proposal to rescind a cornerstone of US #climate policy blog.ucs.org/carlos-marti...
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SLAPPs are how those in power try to shut down protest + dissent: through lawsuits meant to drain resources + scare communities into silence. This is an especially dangerous tactic at times like these when resistance is crucial.
Watch + share 👇 from #ProtectTheProtest coalition member EarthRights.
Watch + share 👇 from #ProtectTheProtest coalition member EarthRights.
Protect the Protest
YouTube video by EarthRights International
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August 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
SLAPPs are how those in power try to shut down protest + dissent: through lawsuits meant to drain resources + scare communities into silence. This is an especially dangerous tactic at times like these when resistance is crucial.
Watch + share 👇 from #ProtectTheProtest coalition member EarthRights.
Watch + share 👇 from #ProtectTheProtest coalition member EarthRights.
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Today, the EPA released a proposal that would gut the 2009 Endangerment Finding. “These actions by Lee Zeldin are anti-science and backed by the fossil fuel industry, said Chitra Kumar, Managing Director, UCS Climate & Energy campaign.
July 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today, the EPA released a proposal that would gut the 2009 Endangerment Finding. “These actions by Lee Zeldin are anti-science and backed by the fossil fuel industry, said Chitra Kumar, Managing Director, UCS Climate & Energy campaign.
Great new blog by my @ucs.org colleague Laura Peterson calculating handouts to the oil and gas industry in the reckless and inhumane federal budget bill - blog.ucs.org/laura-peters...
President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade
US taxpayers are facing double jeopardy thanks to a reckless and inhumane budget bill that hands billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry as it worsens the impact of climate change
blog.ucs.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great new blog by my @ucs.org colleague Laura Peterson calculating handouts to the oil and gas industry in the reckless and inhumane federal budget bill - blog.ucs.org/laura-peters...
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📢 On July 23, the International Court of Justice will issue its advisory opinion on the responsibilities of states to address climate change and their obligations under international law, including those related to human rights. #ClimateICJAO #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
July 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📢 On July 23, the International Court of Justice will issue its advisory opinion on the responsibilities of states to address climate change and their obligations under international law, including those related to human rights. #ClimateICJAO #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ
From my op-ed @thehill.com: Big Oil “companies cannot be trusted to do the right thing…Our elected representatives must stand strong against liability waivers and preserve the rights of states and communities to make polluters pay.” #ClimateAccountability #DecadesofDeceit thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Big Oil has been lying to us for decades: Don’t let it off the hook
Blatant attempts to grant polluters nationwide immunity show just how far some officials will go to deny communities their day in court.
thehill.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
From my op-ed @thehill.com: Big Oil “companies cannot be trusted to do the right thing…Our elected representatives must stand strong against liability waivers and preserve the rights of states and communities to make polluters pay.” #ClimateAccountability #DecadesofDeceit thehill.com/opinion/ener...