Top news of the week: 05.01.2022.
Climate
Fossil fuel firms among biggest spenders on Google ads that look like search results
One in five ads served on search results for 78 climate-related terms placed by firms with interests in fossil fuels, research finds
The Observer view on Britain’s climate crisis targets
The UK’s green energy initiatives are failing just at the moment when we hold the leadership of Cop26
‘We’ll get it done. Come hell, high water or Covid’: Can 2022 be a super year for nature?
Biodiversity talks in Kunming are likely to be delayed again, but the world urgently needs a Paris-style agreement for nature
Brazil: deforestation jumps in world’s largest savanna as scientists raise alarm
Destruction of trees, grasses and other plants in the Cerrado is a major source of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions
Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism
Following the death of South African anti-apartheid and peace icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, here are some of the ways he also advocated for a healthy planet
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Beyond Glasgow, Kerry pushes to close emissions gaps
White House climate negotiator John F. Kerry says the Biden administration will push to keep 1.5C alive.
International Journal of Communication
A Stronghold of Climate Change Denialism in Germany: Case Study of the Output and Press Representation of the Think Tank EIKE