Phoebe Cooke
phoebecooke.bsky.social
Phoebe Cooke
@phoebecooke.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, co-deputy editor at DeSmog UK @desmog.bsky.social‬ | she/her
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🔴 NEW | EU Plans to Weaken Pesticide Rules ‘Unlawful’, Experts Say

Parliament has “a legal and moral obligation to reject these dangerous proposals”, says Dutch MEP @anjahazekamp.bsky.social following today’s legal opinion

📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social👇

www.desmog.com/2026/01/27/e...
EU Plans to Weaken Pesticide Rules ‘Unlawful’, Experts Say
Plans by the European Commission to scrap routine checks on pesticide safety would break EU law, according to a new legal opinion published today (27 January).  The Commission announced plans in Decem...
www.desmog.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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🔴 NEW: Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads

www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...

📝 @ellen-ormesher.bsky.social
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads...
www.desmog.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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🔴 NEW - ‘Utterly Shameless’: Tory Energy Chief Backs ‘Nonsense’ Anti-Net Zero Reports

The people behind the reports are tied to the fossil fuel industry and climate science denial groups.

📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social
‘Utterly Shameless’: Tory Energy Chief Backs ‘Nonsense’ Anti-Net Zero Reports
Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho has endorsed two new anti-climate reports that have been rejected by experts and government bodies. On 12 January, Coutinho launched a report by en...
www.desmog.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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🔴 NEW - Farage accepted £10k in gifts from the Abu Dhabi government.

The UAE is a petrostate and Farage is a climate science denier leading a pro-oil party...
Nigel Farage Accepted £10,000 Gifts from Petrostate
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received freebies worth £10,000 from the Abu Dhabi government, new records show. Farage’s latest register of interests shows that he accepted flights and accommodation to...
www.desmog.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
🐟 NEW 🐟

Salmon giant Mowi is a market leader in Scotland, where it operates 48 farms in ‘cold and clear’ Highland waters

But locals & fishers living nr several sites complain of ‘invasive’ noise & smells, and say the company just doesn’t ‘give a damn'

@brigitte-whl.bsky.social for @desmog.com👇
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The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.

with @desmog.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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🔴 NEW 🔴

The world’s largest salmon producer Mowi stands accused of a charm offensive in the Scottish Highlands that distracts from its “polluting, smelly and invasive” fish farms, say local residents and fishers, in what used to be “pristine” Highlands lochs.

with @desmog.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴

The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch

“Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms.

📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🔵 As Trump critiques Europe's ‘decaying’ countries, this epic map joins the dots between his allies at the US climate science denial group Heartland Institute and its deep connections in Europe…

📝 by @adambarnett.bsky.social for @desmog.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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🔴 ‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws

U.S. fossil fuel majors led efforts to ensure corporations would not have to introduce climate action plans.

📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social
‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws
A public relations firm for major U.S. polluters worked to dismantle EU laws that require large corporations to make plans for cutting emissions. The PR company Teneo undertook its work on behalf of t...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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NEW | A single carbon removal project at a biomass power station In the UK could cost £30 BILLION in government subsidies.

This would cost more than the UK government plans on spending for carbon capture programmes over 25 years.

https://loom.ly/XibxT4k
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The center-right European People's Party voted with right-wing and far-right lawmakers in the European Parliament today to back a proposal to delay by a year and weaken the EU's anti-deforestation law.
EU conservatives vote with far right to weaken forest protections
It’s the second time the EPP has sided with far-right groups to weaken environmental rules this month.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If you read one thing today…

Incredible months-long investigation by @lauravilladiego.bsky.social for @desmog.com & @euobserver.com delves deep into the ‘sustainability’ claims of EU’s 1.5 billion euros exports scheme, exposing a string of deeply misleading narratives.

Dive in here 👇
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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🚨New: At COP30, the pesticide industry has been making big pledges to fight deforestation by turning Brazil's over-grazed pasturelands into new areas to grow crops. Small-holders fear it's all just a ploy to sell more of the toxic chemicals poisoning nature and harming human health. buff.ly/Yc8qocr
Pesticide Industry 'Hijacked' Climate Stage at COP30, Campaigners Say
Syngenta and other pesticide companies used the COP30 climate conference in Brazil to promote programmes to recover damaged pastureland that campaigners fear will drive increased use of toxic…
www.desmog.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Backed by Industry, Brazilian Hosts Seek COP30’s Blessing for Biofuels

📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social & Maximiliano Manzoni

www.desmog.com/2025/11/20/b...
Backed by Industry, Brazilian Hosts Seek COP30’s Blessing for Biofuels
With the clock running down at the COP30 climate talks, the Brazilian hosts are working hand-in-hand with industry groups to secure backing for biofuels in the final text – despite fears that scaling ...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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NEW: > 300 lobbyists representing industrial agriculture have attended this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation 1/
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www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.

www.desmog.com/2025/11/18/m...

📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & @ninalakhani.bsky.social 👇
More Than 300 Lobbyists for Industrial Agriculture Attend COP30
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Absolutely terrible news of another Indigenous land defender killed in Brazil as #COP30 takes place

- Vicente Fernandes Vilhalva, a 36-year-old Guarani Kaiowá leader, was shot dead on Sunday morning

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: calls for new urgency to talks as studies show global warming may reach 2.5C – latest updates
As the summit goes into its second week, complex issues remain with anxiety growing over conference outcomes
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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🔴 Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants

After MEPs voted to gut Europe’s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.
Overhauled EU Climate Law Faces New Threat from Consultancy Giants
This investigative work had been supported by the Centre for Investigative Journalism The European Parliament voted on Thursday (13 November) to significantly dilute key elements of Europe’s climate a...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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U.S. Oil Executives Flock to COP30

Access by major polluters ExxonMobil and Chevron to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds “a dangerous sway” over the climate process, campaigners say.

📝 @phoebecooke.bsky.social

www.desmog.com/2025/11/14/u...
U.S. Oil Executives Flock to COP30
Top American oil and gas producers are using trade groups to gain access to this year’s COP30 climate summit in the absence of an official U.S. delegation, DeSmog can report. ExxonMobil and Chevron — ...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30

Interactive map shows the food & farming corporations, trade groups and initiatives at COP30 in Brazil and how these are set to navigate the summit

📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & Gil Alessi👇

www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
In the city of Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil has kicked off the COP30 climate conference, a summit framed as a pivotal moment to reduce emissions and keep the Paris Agreement al...
www.desmog.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
As COP30 gets underway in Belém, this great scoop by my colleague @clarecarlile.bsky.social shines a light on coordinated lobbying efforts to influence vital emissions standards.

Read all about it on @desmog.com here👇
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🔴 NEW - Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30

The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.

📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
As world leaders prepared to descend on the small city of Belém in the Brazilian Amazon for the COP30 climate summit, artificial intelligence (AI) chip-manufacturer Nvidia was instead peddling its ene...
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Plans for intensive livestock farms in the UK could lead to over 35million more 🐷 + 🐔 farmed here each year.

Councils are green-lighting these operations despite with patchy or non-existent data.

✍️ for @desmog.com @theguardian.com on research by @sustainweb.org
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/i...
Intensive Livestock Farms Fail to Declare Climate Impacts in ‘Emissions Scandal’
Plans for intensive livestock “megafarms” are omitting crucial climate impacts, it can be revealed. Campaigners last year celebrated a “beginning of the end” to polluting factory farming, after the la...
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM