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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 chemicals. Trade groups hosted multiple events to promote a technique known as ‘degraded pasture recovery’, in which land that has been damaged by overgrazing or other forms of poor management is converted to grow soy, sugarcane, corn, or […]

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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 chemicals. Trade groups hosted multiple events to promote a technique known as ‘degraded pasture recovery’, in which land that has been damaged by overgrazing or other forms of poor management is converted to grow soy, sugarcane, corn, or […]

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This story was co-published with Intercept Brasil. Public relations giant Edelman lobbied the Brazilian hosts of the COP30 climate summit to choose one of its oil and gas clients to help power the conference, even as it was gearing up to serve as an adviser at the talks aimed at curbing the use of fossil […]

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This story was co-published with Intercept Brasil. Public relations giant Edelman lobbied the Brazilian hosts of the COP30 climate summit to choose one of its oil and gas clients to help power the conference, even as it was gearing up to serve as an adviser at the talks aimed at curbing the use of fossil […]

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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 production will drive deforestation and violate Indigenous rights. National delegations are at loggerheads over a proposal to include language backing the use […]

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Did you know that food companies routinely make bacon look pinker and more wholesome by adding a chemical — nitrates — that increases cancer risk? In a similar way, the global agribusiness industry pays advertising and public relations agencies to mask its role as a major emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gases with a rosy glow. That […]

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Did you know that food companies routinely make bacon look pinker and more wholesome by adding a chemical — nitrates — that increases cancer risk? In a similar way, the global agribusiness industry pays advertising and public relations agencies to mask its role as a major emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gases with a rosy glow. That […]

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Pathways Alliance, a lobby group most recently known for pro-pipeline billboards, also sponsored what they termed a carbon capture summer school in July. Environmental groups have called out the pro-industry event attended by university students and young professionals from 32 countries. “The fossil fuel industry has no place shaping education opportunities in the middle of the climate […]

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Multinational consulting firm KPMG has been accused of using underhand methods to gain access to this year’s COP30 climate summit. Critics allege that the firm has been using seemingly unaffiliated advocacy groups to gain entry to the flagship conference in Belém, Brazil, with senior staff failing to disclose their affiliation to KPMG. KPMG, which has […]

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