Climate Obstruction

Almost half of European subsidies for research into CO2 capture, utilisation and storage go to projects involving the fossil fuel industry, among others. At the same time, fossil fuel partners are involved in only one in five of these projects. This is according to an analysis by Argos in collaboration with research agency Solid Sustainability Research and Guus Dix (University… Read More »EU invests billions in research for controversial CO2 storage projects

𝐋𝐍𝐆 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬?Most people don’t read scientific reports. They learn about climate solutions through the news. What the media choose to highlight, and what they don’t, helps shape the public and political agenda. We analysed how LNG has been covered in Dutch media since 1991. And we took… Read More »Analysis of LNG narratives in Dutch media

More than a third of European subsidies for hydrogen research projects go to projects involving a fossil fuel partner. This is what an analysis by Argos in collaboration with Solid Sustainability Research and the University of Twente shows. Read more on Argos (in Dutch): https://argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/eu-steekt-miljarden-in-waterstofonderzoek-met-fossiele-partners Or listen to the podcast (in Dutch): https://argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/groene-belofte-of-list-van-de-fossiele-industrie About the research The data for this… Read More »EU invests billions in hydrogen research with fossil fuel partners

Together with Cindy Coltman, Linda supported Carbon Tracker and the Sustainable Finance Lab in organising an event for financial sector practitioners. The event took place on the 6th of November 2024 at the Ortec Finance office in Rotterdam. The event led to some key takeways, do’s and don’ts and key questions to ask for managing climate risks: Flawed Economic Thinking… Read More »Reflecting climate reality in financial decision-making

Publication on www.duurzaam-ondernemen.nl, 13 August 2024 The piece is translated to English by using ChatGPT. A report written by Publieke Zaken and QuO Mare claims that a fossil-free Netherlands by 2050 will cost more than a CO2-neutral Netherlands, as reported by the portal duurzaam-ondernemen.nl last Wednesday. “Fossil-free” means no use of coal, oil, and gas, while “CO2-neutral” refers to capturing… Read More »´CO2-neutral´ wishful thinking with CCS

Netherlands, July 2 – Today marks the launch of the research network Climate Obstruction NL. Climate obstruction refers to the obstacles hindering effective climate policy and action. Examples include spreading disinformation, greenwashing, delaying policies, and influencing public debate and politics. Climate obstruction is one of the reasons why the affluent Netherlands lags in implementing effective climate policy. It is also… Read More »PRESS RELEASE – New network of researchers exposes tactics that delay effective climate policy

June 22nd we were at the Leiden Knowledge Festival. Visitors could do our quiz on tobacco, fossil fuels, & health, and peruse tobacco and fossil fuel ads next to subvertised versions by Fossielvrij NL [1] and Michelle Tylicki (Insta: @shelkadelic, [2]). Many found it incredible what tobacco companies got away with – for example, using doctors in ads at a… Read More »Public outreach about tobacco & fossil fuel industry disinformation

Aaron gave a webinar to the Bromsgrove Justice and Peace Group of the Archdiocese of Birmingham on greenwashing and how the fossil fuel industry impedes climate action. What is greenwashing? How can we spot it and how can we call it out? Aaron talked about the ways in which fossil fuel companies have misled the general public in the past… Read More »Webinar on Greenwashing: How the fossil fuel industry impedes climate action

Environmental journalist Zuza Nazaruk spent the past few months chasing methane in the Port of Rotterdam, with financial support of Fonds Pascal Decroos. We supported Zuza with reporting, translation from English to Dutch, proofreading for technical correctness, and data visualistions. The article was published by Vers Beton and can be read here (in Dutch). Methane emissions are difficult to measure, but methane… Read More »The Port of Rotterdam’s sustainability strategy increases methane emissions – a forgotten greenhouse gas with higher impact than CO₂

What is corporate social responsibility and what is greenwashing? On Friday 3 March we were invited to present our research and talk about fossil fuel advertising with Masters students Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, as part of the course ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Communication’. When is advertising CSR honest and when is it not? We looked at recent… Read More »Guest lecture at UvA about fossil advertising