Lawrence Carter
@lawrencecarter.bsky.social
Investigative reporter | Founder/Director of Centre for Climate Reporting - https://bsky.app/profile/climatereport.bsky.social
Pinned
If you’re wondering what’s planned for Trump’s second term, we went undercover and met with one of his key advisors.
Russell Vought spent the last few months overseeing a team drafting exec orders for Day 1 - including detailed plans for mass deportations and using the military against protestors.
Russell Vought spent the last few months overseeing a team drafting exec orders for Day 1 - including detailed plans for mass deportations and using the military against protestors.
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
Breaking: Exxon has held secret talks with Russia’s biggest state energy company about resuming business in the country.
Exclusive | Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia
Resuming business in Russia would mark a dramatic rapprochement after Exxon’s messy breakup with Moscow when Putin attacked Ukraine in 2022
on.wsj.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Breaking: Exxon has held secret talks with Russia’s biggest state energy company about resuming business in the country.
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
🚨 NEW 🚨
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
May 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
🚨 NEW 🚨
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
NEW UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION, ahead of the Australian election on Saturday.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
🚨 NEW 🚨
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
May 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
NEW UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION, ahead of the Australian election on Saturday.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
#Breaking Dutton sought help from Trump campaign 👇
‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April.
#NoTrumpForAUS #DontRiskDutton #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April.
#NoTrumpForAUS #DontRiskDutton #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in...
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#Breaking Dutton sought help from Trump campaign 👇
‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April.
#NoTrumpForAUS #DontRiskDutton #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April.
#NoTrumpForAUS #DontRiskDutton #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in...
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
NEW UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION, ahead of the Australian election on Saturday.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
🚨 NEW 🚨
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
Trump’s 2024 campaign chief claimed he secretly worked with Australia’s Liberals ahead of the general election
Leader Peter Dutton has rejected comparisons to Trump
But Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters he had helped them – and the public ‘never knew I was there’
May 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
NEW UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION, ahead of the Australian election on Saturday.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
The Liberal Party has distanced itself from Trump and the MAGA playbook.
But we reveal claims by Trump's campaign chief, that he helped the Liberals ahead of the election.
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
NEW | How a small US government agency is planning to push US gas to emerging markets around the world, as part of Trump's energy dominance agenda.
climate-reporting.org/ustda-plan-f...
climate-reporting.org/ustda-plan-f...
Inside the small agency with a grand plan for Trump’s global energy dominance – Centre for Climate Reporting
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is working to push gas to emerging markets as part of Donald Trump’s plans for global energy dominance.
climate-reporting.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
NEW | How a small US government agency is planning to push US gas to emerging markets around the world, as part of Trump's energy dominance agenda.
climate-reporting.org/ustda-plan-f...
climate-reporting.org/ustda-plan-f...
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My latest for CCR and Rolling Stone ⬇️
April 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My latest for CCR and Rolling Stone ⬇️
Our latest investigation by @benrst.bsky.social
NEW | How a small US government agency is planning to push US gas to emerging markets around the world, as part of Trump's energy dominance agenda.
climate-reporting.org/ustda-plan-f...
climate-reporting.org/ustda-plan-f...
Inside the small agency with a grand plan for Trump’s global energy dominance – Centre for Climate Reporting
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is working to push gas to emerging markets as part of Donald Trump’s plans for global energy dominance.
climate-reporting.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Our latest investigation by @benrst.bsky.social
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🐄 JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, says it’s cleaning up its supply chain in the Amazon by the end of this year. 🌳
We spoke to 30+ ranchers and industry leaders. The vast majority said JBS will miss its target: it’s “humanly impossible”, said one.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...
We spoke to 30+ ranchers and industry leaders. The vast majority said JBS will miss its target: it’s “humanly impossible”, said one.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...
JBS is likely to fail to deliver on its Amazon deforestation promise, ranchers say
unearthed.greenpeace.org
April 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🐄 JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, says it’s cleaning up its supply chain in the Amazon by the end of this year. 🌳
We spoke to 30+ ranchers and industry leaders. The vast majority said JBS will miss its target: it’s “humanly impossible”, said one.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...
We spoke to 30+ ranchers and industry leaders. The vast majority said JBS will miss its target: it’s “humanly impossible”, said one.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...
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In this chapter, @lawrencecarter.bsky.social explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public: https://twp.ai/1VGuZZ
Lobbying
The chapter explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public.
twp.ai
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In this chapter, @lawrencecarter.bsky.social explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public: https://twp.ai/1VGuZZ
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Read our latest investigation (and also pls follow our new CCR Bluesky account!)
🚨 NEW🚨
COP is heading to the Amazon, with Edelman in talks for a role working on the event.
But we found the PR giant has also developed a comms strategy for a Brazilian soy industry group lobbying to roll back protections for the rainforest
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
COP is heading to the Amazon, with Edelman in talks for a role working on the event.
But we found the PR giant has also developed a comms strategy for a Brazilian soy industry group lobbying to roll back protections for the rainforest
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections
Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Read our latest investigation (and also pls follow our new CCR Bluesky account!)
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
Meet Evan Anzoo, a five-year-old boy in South Sudan who died when Elon Musk shut down USAID and the boy lost access to his HIV meds. Musk says no one has died because of the aid shutdown, but that's because he didn't look. RIP, Evan, you deserved better. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet Evan Anzoo, a five-year-old boy in South Sudan who died when Elon Musk shut down USAID and the boy lost access to his HIV meds. Musk says no one has died because of the aid shutdown, but that's because he didn't look. RIP, Evan, you deserved better. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read our latest investigation (and also pls follow our new CCR Bluesky account!)
🚨 NEW🚨
COP is heading to the Amazon, with Edelman in talks for a role working on the event.
But we found the PR giant has also developed a comms strategy for a Brazilian soy industry group lobbying to roll back protections for the rainforest
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
COP is heading to the Amazon, with Edelman in talks for a role working on the event.
But we found the PR giant has also developed a comms strategy for a Brazilian soy industry group lobbying to roll back protections for the rainforest
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections
Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Read our latest investigation (and also pls follow our new CCR Bluesky account!)
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
As with recent climate rollbacks by BP and Shell, it is absolutely wild how so many journalists and editors just accepted the spin that oil boss Al Jaber/UAE cares about tackling climate change.
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Adnoc chief Sultan al-Jaber: ‘It’s time to make energy great again’
The oil boss and COP28 president on what the Trump era means for his industry — and being a ‘climate realist’
on.ft.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
As with recent climate rollbacks by BP and Shell, it is absolutely wild how so many journalists and editors just accepted the spin that oil boss Al Jaber/UAE cares about tackling climate change.
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
As with recent climate rollbacks by BP and Shell, it is absolutely wild how so many journalists and editors just accepted the spin that oil boss Al Jaber/UAE cares about tackling climate change.
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Adnoc chief Sultan al-Jaber: ‘It’s time to make energy great again’
The oil boss and COP28 president on what the Trump era means for his industry — and being a ‘climate realist’
on.ft.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
As with recent climate rollbacks by BP and Shell, it is absolutely wild how so many journalists and editors just accepted the spin that oil boss Al Jaber/UAE cares about tackling climate change.
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Now he’s in the U.S. saying it’s time to “make energy great again”
👏
on.ft.com/43Q8vFj
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
US officials appear to have missed a number of climate meetings since Trump took office. Surprising? Perhaps not, but it marks a potentially significant shift from his first term.
NEW by me for CCR and The Guardian today www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
NEW by me for CCR and The Guardian today www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0
Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
US officials appear to have missed a number of climate meetings since Trump took office. Surprising? Perhaps not, but it marks a potentially significant shift from his first term.
NEW by me for CCR and The Guardian today www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
NEW by me for CCR and The Guardian today www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
NEW | US officials appear to have missed a number of climate meetings since Trump took office, marking a potentially significant shift from his first term.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Story by @benrst.bsky.social & @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Story by @benrst.bsky.social & @theguardian.com
US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0
Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEW | US officials appear to have missed a number of climate meetings since Trump took office, marking a potentially significant shift from his first term.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Story by @benrst.bsky.social & @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Story by @benrst.bsky.social & @theguardian.com
Great to see the Guardian embracing undercover reporting
NEW: A Labour member of the House of Lords offered access to ministers during discussions about a commercial deal worth tens of thousands of pounds, an undercover investigation can reveal.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in what appears to be a cash-for-access venture
Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Great to see the Guardian embracing undercover reporting
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🔴 LEAKED: Oil Execs and Trump Allies Attend Jordan Peterson’s ARC Conference 🔴
A list of attendees viewed by DeSmog shows fossil fuel companies represented alongside major religious right groups at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event.
A list of attendees viewed by DeSmog shows fossil fuel companies represented alongside major religious right groups at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event.
LEAKED: Oil Execs and Trump Allies Attend Jordan Peterson’s ARC Conference
Executives from some of the world’s biggest oil and gas firms are listed as attendees at a conservative conference in London whose keynote speakers include the leader of the Heritage Foundation – the ...
www.desmog.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
🔴 LEAKED: Oil Execs and Trump Allies Attend Jordan Peterson’s ARC Conference 🔴
A list of attendees viewed by DeSmog shows fossil fuel companies represented alongside major religious right groups at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event.
A list of attendees viewed by DeSmog shows fossil fuel companies represented alongside major religious right groups at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event.
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
✨ GIJN's NEW Investigating Fossil Fuels Guide
In this chapter, @lawrencecarter.bsky.social explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public. https://twp.ai/1RMAeM
In this chapter, @lawrencecarter.bsky.social explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public. https://twp.ai/1RMAeM
Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels: Lobbying
The chapter explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public.
twp.ai
February 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
✨ GIJN's NEW Investigating Fossil Fuels Guide
In this chapter, @lawrencecarter.bsky.social explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public. https://twp.ai/1RMAeM
In this chapter, @lawrencecarter.bsky.social explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public. https://twp.ai/1RMAeM
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
🥁 It's that time of year again... We know you've all been waiting for it... Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards! 🎉
The Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
Entry submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. This is the fifth year for our annual awards program, and every year we’re amazed by the quality and variety of work ent...
coveringclimatenow.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🥁 It's that time of year again... We know you've all been waiting for it... Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards! 🎉
I wrote a chapter on how to investigate oil and gas lobbying for GIJN’s new climate change journalism guidebook.
You can read it here 👇
You can read it here 👇
There are myriad ways in which the fossil fuel industry seeks to influence policy outcomes, and very often it is successful.
Here, Centre for Climate Reporting's @lawrencecarter.bsky.social provides advice on how journalists can uncover evidence of these efforts: https://twp.ai/1RLz82
Here, Centre for Climate Reporting's @lawrencecarter.bsky.social provides advice on how journalists can uncover evidence of these efforts: https://twp.ai/1RLz82
Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels: Lobbying
The chapter explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public.
twp.ai
February 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I wrote a chapter on how to investigate oil and gas lobbying for GIJN’s new climate change journalism guidebook.
You can read it here 👇
You can read it here 👇
Reposted by Lawrence Carter
Equinor
- Cutting their 2030 renewable target
- Putting a range for their intensity target (ie, weakening it)
- And completely removing their target for renewable energy capital expenditure
aka: "we don't need to greenwash anymore, so why would we bother?"
- Cutting their 2030 renewable target
- Putting a range for their intensity target (ie, weakening it)
- And completely removing their target for renewable energy capital expenditure
aka: "we don't need to greenwash anymore, so why would we bother?"
February 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Equinor
- Cutting their 2030 renewable target
- Putting a range for their intensity target (ie, weakening it)
- And completely removing their target for renewable energy capital expenditure
aka: "we don't need to greenwash anymore, so why would we bother?"
- Cutting their 2030 renewable target
- Putting a range for their intensity target (ie, weakening it)
- And completely removing their target for renewable energy capital expenditure
aka: "we don't need to greenwash anymore, so why would we bother?"
Russ Vought is set for a confirmation hearing this afternoon. He accidentally told our undercover reporter his plans to erode democratic norms and change America forever.
January 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Russ Vought is set for a confirmation hearing this afternoon. He accidentally told our undercover reporter his plans to erode democratic norms and change America forever.