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UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights

UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights

United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights Elisa Morgera on Monday presented a new report to the General Assembly calling for the criminalization of spreading disinformation regarding the climate crisis, as well as a complete ban on fossil fuel lobbying and advertising by the industry. In The imperative of defossilizing our economies report, Morgera argues […]

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    Massachusetts Sues ExxonMobil For Climate Disinformation, Greenwashing

    Massachusetts Sues ExxonMobil For Climate Disinformation, Greenwashing

    By Brendan DeMelle Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil Thursday over the company’s misinformation campaign to delay action to address climate change. Attorney General Maura Healey told reporters in a press conference Thursday that “Exxon has fought us every step of the way,” and was “completely uncooperative,” noting that the company failed to comply with […]

    ExxonMobil’s Climate Disinformation Campaign Is Still Alive and Well

    ExxonMobil’s Climate Disinformation Campaign Is Still Alive and Well

    By Elliott Negin In a recent blog post, ExxonMobil executive Suzanne McCarron reiterated her company’s claim that it fully accepts the reality of climate change and that it wants to do something about it. “I want to use this opportunity to be 100 percent clear about where we stand on climate change,” she wrote. “We […]