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To Protect Human Rights, Ban Fossil Fuel Ads, Lobbying, and Disinfo to Defossilize Economy, UN Report Warns

Stuart Mitchell

As the result of a six-decade history of deliberate obstruction of climate action by the fossil fuel industry, our economies continue to be based on fossil fuels even if it has been harming humanity and the planet for generations. Exploring for new oil, expanding fossil fuel production, fracking, and subsidizing fossil fuels must stop, according to a new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change, Elisa Morgera.  Additionally, we must be fully informed of how fossil fuels are harming our human rights, and how the…

Macron joins Lula to Take a Stand Against Climate Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

Last Month France and Brazil published the “Joint France-Brazil press release: accelerating climate action.” Within this significant declaration aimed at bolstering global climate efforts, they also expressed firm support for upholding information integrity in the fight against climate change. The two nations explicitly called on other countries to join efforts to “combat climate disinformation,” under the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, highlighting the necessity of a united front against false or misleading narratives.  “We call on other countries to join our efforts to combat climate disinformation and…

Big Four UK Banks: Falling Short on Climate Action?

Stuart Mitchell

FinanceMap’s 2025 assessment of the Big Four UK banks—Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, and NatWest—finds that despite commitments to net zero by 2050, the four banks’ climate-related activities do not align with net-zero pathways. A lack of robust fossil fuel exclusion policies has led all four banks’ 2020–2024 financing activities to be misaligned with the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 Scenario, and three of the four banks show higher 2020–2024 deal flows to fossil fuel companies than to green ones. During the same period, Barclays and HSBC actively advocated to…

World-First Law Banning Fossil Fuel Ads Survives Dutch Legal Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

In a groundbreaking move for climate action, the Dutch city of The Hague has successfully defended its pioneering law banning fossil fuel advertisements, setting a global precedent for cities aiming to curb the influence of high-carbon industries. The legislation, which came into effect on January 1, 2025, prohibits publicly and privately funded advertising for fossil fuel products and services with high carbon footprints, including petrol and diesel, aviation, and cruise ships, across public spaces like billboards and bus shelters. The court in The Netherlands has upheld the ban on fossil…

Investors shun long-term ESG rewards in quest for short-term gains

Stuart Mitchell

A blinkered view of climate change and sustainability has taken hold across the world’s investor community and is fueling a focus on short-term performance at the expense of longer-term gains from environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments, according to the latest EY Institutional Investor Survey. The survey, now in in its 11th year, canvasses the views of 350 key decision-makers from investment firms around the world – including asset managers, wealth managers, insurers and pension funds – and explores the extent to which they are building sustainability into their investment…