Cancellare e reprimere: l'antiscienza del clima di Trump L’atteggiamento antiscientifico dell’amministrazione Trump ha normalizzato il negazionismo della crisi climatica, bloccato la transizione energetica e criminalizzato le proteste.

Non parlare di clima è un'operazione intenzionale che affonda le sue radici nell’antiscienza. È il nuovo ostruzionismo climatico di Trump: cancellazione, repressione, smantellamento, controllo, potere.

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Cancellare e reprimere: l'antiscienza del clima di Trump L’atteggiamento antiscientifico dell’amministrazione Trump ha normalizzato il negazionismo della crisi climatica, bloccato la transizione energetica e criminalizzato le proteste.

La crisi climatica è scomparsa dal dibattito e non è un caso: la cancellazione fa parte del nuovo ostruzionismo climatico.

La seconda amministrazione Trump è andata oltre il classico negazionismo, elevando l'antiscienza a "scienza" ufficiale.

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a chart showing mentions of energy security in fossil fuel lobby group tweets

Worth revisiting this @desmog.com @stellalevantesi.bsky.social piece from a few years' back analysing how fossil fuel companies sold gas as an "energy security" solution

Now Europe is being threatened by America: the country it turned to for 'secure' gas supply

www.desmog.com/2023/02/24/e...

The conversation is based on a forthcoming chapter in the book Climate Obstruction - A Global Assessment on OUP. Apart from us talking in the episode above, Ann-Kristin Bergquist, Ada Nissen and @stellalevantesi.bsky.social have made important contributions!

‘Climate action is too costly’: how the far right and big business are weaponising social instability to block progress Far-right parties and industry lobbies across Europe exploit economic insecurity to undermine climate policies, claiming a choice between green transition and social justice. But researchers stress bo...

When climate policies are not designed with social justice as part of the plan they’re very easy to weaponise against climate action in the broader sense

The companies profiting from pollution must be made to pay for the climate transition

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‘Climate action is too costly’: how the far right and big business are weaponising social instability to block progress Far-right parties and industry lobbies across Europe exploit economic insecurity to undermine climate policies, claiming a choice between green transition and social justice. But researchers stress bo...

Can you have both social justice and tackle climate change?

Of course.

But the European far right is spreading the myth
that we have to choose (actually, they want neither).

Great piece from VoxEurop @stellalevantesi.bsky.social with contributions from me/CEO.

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‘Climate action is too costly’: how the far right and big business are weaponising social instability to block progress Far-right parties and industry lobbies across Europe exploit economic insecurity to undermine climate policies, claiming a choice between green transition and social justice. But researchers stress bo...

🌍🇪🇺 #FarRight parties are adopting a “green” mask – but behind it lies a strategy to block #EU #climate action & protect big business. @stellalevantesi.bsky.social fact-checked how.
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#Greenwashing #RightWatch #Europe #Populism #ClimateAction #Disinfo #EMIF

With insights by @alexruser.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @pascoesabido.bsky.social @kennethhaar.bsky.social @ciel.org @e3g.bsky.social @greenpeace.eu @influencemap.bsky.social

Narratives that play into the messaging that people will bear the brunt of climate policies actively fail to take into account that climate policy can and must align with socioeconomic protection.

Far-right parties and big business exploit economic insecurity to undermine climate policies, falsely claiming that the green transition and social justice are mutually exclusive. But researchers stress both are possible — under the right conditions.

‘Climate action is too costly’: how the far right and big business are weaponising social instability to block progress Far-right parties and industry lobbies across Europe exploit economic insecurity to undermine climate policies, claiming a choice between green transition and social justice. But researchers stress both are possible — under the right conditions.

How the far right and industry lobbies across Europe are weaponising social instability and economic insecurity to block progress and climate action. My latest @voxeurop.bsky.social

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Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni Can Move Forward, Italy Supreme Court Says in 'Historical' Ruling Decision paves the way for future environmental cases in Italian courts and represents the latest EU nation to hold Big Oil accountable through litigation.

'Historic' win for climate justice in Italy! 🇮🇹 Supreme Court rules that the lawsuit vs. oil giant Eni can proceed, opening doors for more environmental accountability. Get the full details: buff.ly/qXv5SSH #ClimateJustice #ENI” @stellalevantesi.bsky.social

Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni Can Move Forward, Italy Supreme Court Says in 'Historical' Ruling Decision paves the way for future environmental cases in Italian courts and represents the latest EU nation to hold Big Oil accountable through litigation.

This week, Italy’s highest court ruled that a climate lawsuit brought by Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon against Eni can move forward. A “historical" decision with crucial implications for the future of climate litigation.

My latest @desmog.com
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The heatwave in Europe is bringing temperatures up to 46°C. This week I talked to BBC World Service about the connection between heatwaves & climate change, what the situation is in Italy, what the extreme heat means for health, & what happens when it will “dissipate”: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds The fossil fuel industry is ramping up efforts to weaken a key EU policy aimed at tackling the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a new report by research group InfluenceMap. Published today,...

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Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy - New Report

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Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds The fossil fuel industry is ramping up efforts to weaken a key EU policy aimed at tackling the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a new report by research group InfluenceMap. Published today,...

New InfluenceMap analysis of oil and gas lobbying reveals methane regulations are being targeted as part of a push within the EU for ‘simplification’.

Read more in @desmog.com: www.desmog.com/2025/06/10/o...

Environmental organizations and climate advocates @caneurope.org @cleanaircatf.bsky.social are calling for member states to “defend” and protect the “integrity and impact” of the regulation, and to commit to the requirements, rather than push for the legislation to be reopened.

According to the new report by @influencemap.bsky.social, industry groups in the US, in particular, have been lobbying at the EU level to weaken measures that would ensure fossil fuel imports are meeting Europe’s methane requirements for the sector.

Under the new rules, oil, gas and coal companies will be required to measure, report and verify emissions (MRV), as well as meet specific conditions for detecting leaks and repairs (LDAR). They would also be banned from routine venting and flaring, including from imported fossil fuels.

Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds The fossil fuel industry is ramping up efforts to weaken a key EU policy aimed at tackling the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a new report by research group InfluenceMap. Published today,...

🧵 New research highlights how oil and gas companies and lobby groups across the EU and US used a range of tactics aimed at weakening the EU’s regulation on methane.

My latest @desmog.com
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Thank you, Nick!

Excellent (and alarming) piece from @stellalevantesi.bsky.social on the surge of SLAPP suits to silence and repress opposition to oil and gas projects

New Report Shows a Surge in European SLAPP Suits as Fossil Fuel Industry Works to Obstruct Climate Action But experts say these “abusive” lawsuits, which are designed to demoralize and drain resources from activists, should be fought, not feared.

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New report reveals a surge in SLAPP suits across Europe, as the fossil fuel industry weaponizes legal threats to stifle climate action and dissent. But experts say these lawsuits need to be fought, not feared. #SLAPPSuits

@stellalevantesi.bsky.social reports: www.desmog.com/2024/12/17/n...

The impacts of SLAPP suits go beyond the individuals targeted with lawsuits: SLAPPs can be part of a wider public relations “offensive that seeks to retaliate against, bully, or intimidate critics and civil society,” @business-humanrights.org

A key problem with SLAPPs is that they tend to have an inherent power imbalance. Part of the goal is to have a “chilling effect” which results in self-censorship, said Charlie Holt @clidef.bsky.social.

SLAPPs operate based on the false perception that they have substantial merits when their aim is really to “derail or repress the adversary,” said Lauren Regan, director of litigation and advocacy at @cldc03.bsky.social and chair of the legal working group Protect the Protest in the United States.

A new report by CASE & @daphne-foundation.bsky.social shows that SLAPPs continue to rise in Europe with a total of 1,049 cases (2010-2023). The lawsuits cover a broad range of topics: environmental issues made up the second-most-targeted subject of all the SLAPP suits reported, behind corruption.

New Report Shows a Surge in European SLAPP Suits as Fossil Fuel Industry Works to Obstruct Climate Action But experts say these “abusive” lawsuits, which are designed to demoralize and drain resources from activists, should be fought, not feared.

Surge in SLAPP suits as fossil fuel industry works to obstruct climate action: experts say these “abusive” lawsuits, designed to silence those speaking out, fighting to hold key players accountable, should be fought, not feared. My latest Gaslit @desmog.bsky.social

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