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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 11h
Helsinki City Council has backed a ban on fossil fuel advertising, a first for Finland. www.worldwithoutfossilads.org/listing/hels...
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Helsinki to ban fossil advertising, first in Finland
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 14h
Join @solid-research.bsky.social on 16 October as they share their research on Dutch universities’ ties to the tobacco industry and the lessons for fossil fuel partnerships today. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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Toegang geblokkeerd / Access Blocked
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 09/10/2026
As the US Supreme Court considers Suncor v. Boulder—a key climate accountability case—documents obtained by the UCS reveal that some groups involved in the climate disinformation campaign at the heart of Boulder’s lawsuit are shopping legislation to shield the fossil fuel industry from liability.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry’s State-by-State Strategy to Squash Accountability Lawsuits
As the US Supreme Court considers Suncor v. Boulder—a key climate accountability case—documents obtained by the Union of Concerned Scientists reveal that some groups involved in the climate disinformation campaign at the heart of Boulder’s lawsuit are shopping legislation to shield the fossil fuel i
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🗓️ Join @greenpeace.org and @info-activism.bsky.social on 15 October 2026 to explore what AI, misinformation and threats to democracy mean for non-profits and how they can respond. buff.ly/CWLvaMX
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Collective power in times of AI, misinformation and threats to democracy: the 3rd Greenpeace-hosted digital transformation conference for non-profits - Greenpeace International
Join Greenpeace and Tactical Tech online on 15 October 2026 to explore how non-profits can respond to AI, misinformation and threats to democracy, and choose technology that serves people and the…
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Independent disinformation research is essential to democratic resilience. CAAD stands with the #Disinfo2026 organisers @disinfo.eu and participants. Transparency, information integrity and open democratic debate must be protected, in Europe and globally. Our statement: caad.info/analysis/bri...
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#DISINFO2026 – Climate Action Against Disinformation
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Full report here: caad.info/analysis/rep...
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Spinning Renewable Success Into a Climate Conspiracy: Co-opting the climate science story of RCP8.5 – Climate Action Against Disinformation
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And of course, @emorwee.bsky.social gets it: "the point of all this isn't necessarily to convince you that climate change is fake. It's just to make you uncertain about whether it's serious enough to require action right now."
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
CAAD talks to HEATED about our latest report exposing how climate disinformation actually works in turning good news into conspiracies: heated.world/p/how-good-c...
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How good climate news became fossil fuel propaganda
A new report traces the financial connections behind conservative media’s latest attack on climate science.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Exxon’s own scientist called its algae biofuel target “completely impossible to achieve.” The company promoted it anyway. New disclosures add to the evidence in Massachusetts’ climate deception case against ExxonMobil. via @insideclimatenews.org buff.ly/9eITfQi
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New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil - Inside Climate News
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ahead of COP31, @350.org's new report 'Partners in Coal', examines the fossil fuel ties behind the presidencies of Türkiye and Australia including their coal trade, which has generated over 75 million tonnes of CO₂ since the Paris Agreement. buff.ly/KRWIU6c
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Partners in Coal
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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
North Carolina can support growth without sticking families with the bill. Data centers should bring their own clean power, not drive investment in new gas that ratepayers may be paying for decades from now. Read more from EDF's NC policy director here: bit.ly/4BbF3bp
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New from @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social: Spurs’ BP sponsorship puts the club’s platform behind a fossil fuel giant. www.fossilfreefootball.org/2026/09/16/s...
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2026 World Cup Climate Impact: Emissions, Aramco Sponsorship and Heat Risks
Key facts on the 2026 World Cup climate impact, including emissions, expanded travel, Aramco sponsorship and rising heat risks for players and fans.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Most new data centres are planned for water-stressed areas, according to Global Action Plan’s research. Its report warns that rapid expansion risks worsening England’s water crisis, with demand extending beyond cooling to the electricity powering them. buff.ly/buGqkWQ
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Not a drop to drink: How Britain's data centre surge threatens water security
Without urgent action, England is heading into a water crisis of its own making. The water footprint of AI data centres is far greater than is commonly acknowledged, and that their rapid, largely unre...
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Data centre expansion is facing local pushback over water, energy and planning decisions. @globalactionplan.bsky.social and campaign groups want a moratorium on large-scale UK data centres until their environmental, democratic and social impacts are scrutinised. buff.ly/AHEEqLT
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Campaign groups unite for days of action to Stop Dirty Data Centres
Civil society organisations, citizens and residents groups across Europe are planning actions to “stop dirty data centres” on 6 and 7 November.
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Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 06/10/2026
Yesterday, our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social testified before the New York City Council on the urgent need to regulate AI. CCDH has shown clear evidence of the lacking safeguards on AI tools, finding that chatbots are willing to provide dangerous advice to young teens & help plan violent attacks👇
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Conservative groups are targeting climate researchers. Scientists say the campaign aims to intimidate them and undermine lawsuits against fossil fuel companies. “I have never seen this many open records requests in such a short time.” via @politico.com buff.ly/HoqceW7
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Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New from @desmog.com: Chevron gave $150K to a Bay Area group accused of using AI to fight heat pump rules. At least 85 opposition letters were sent by a software company paid by the group, not concerned locals. www.desmog.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI to Fight Heat Pump Rule
The group claimed victory after regulators recommended delaying landmark rules that would eventually phase out gas water heaters in 2.8 million homes.
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This week in climate misinformation is an anti-net zero article in the Express, claiming that vetting suppliers for green credentials will take money away from patient care. 💰 Funded by ads: #BT, #BootsUK, #B&Q, #Aquability, #MundoPixarExperience & #Yimbly
Express article with a headline that reads: 'NHS must focus on patients... not net-zero ideology'
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 05/10/2026
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing Suncor v. Boulder — a case that could decide whether communities can put Big Oil companies on trial for deceiving the public about the climate harms of fossil fuels. We're in front of the Court to send a message: Stand with communities, not Big Oil.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The October edition of Data Monitor is out now. This month, we look at the growing environmental and social costs of AI - from its energy and water demands to the narratives being used to justify its rapid expansion. Read more: buff.ly/7Ukh54a
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Actual Intelligence As AI Melts The Planet – Climate Action Against Disinformation
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Amidst the biggest energy crisis in history, it is extraordinary that the Cop31 presidency continues to ignore the central issue of fossil fuels.Rather than leading the transition away, both countries are still expanding fossil fuels at extreme rates.” @350.org's Andreas Sieber buff.ly/K8Ls0di
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Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NVIDIA’s disclosed supply-chain emissions have risen 725% since 2020, while its renewable-energy target covers less than 1% of its total emissions. Efficiency claims do not change the bigger picture: more chips, more data centres, and rising energy demand. via @greenpeace.org buff.ly/2x6koD1
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Green AI or greenwashing? Why NVIDIA can’t compute its way out of the climate crisis - Greenpeace International
The sleek panel entitled “Confronting the data center energy crisis” at New York Climate Week was in full swing, with tech executives painting a rosy vision of an AI-powered, sustainable…
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Climate damages are becoming easier to trace and harder to ignore. New analysis from@influencemap.bsky.social looks at how attribution science is helping courts and legislators link climate harms to the historical emissions of fossil fuel producers. Read more: buff.ly/05CPUgp
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Carbon Majors: Quantifying Corporate Climate Liability
This analysis examines how attribution science is enabling courts and legislators to assign financial responsibility for climate damages.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Extreme weather is shaping Brazil’s election campaign, but the climate crisis is barely being mentioned. Oii’s monitoring of 8,190 candidate accounts found that politicians rarely connected disasters to climate change or El Niño. buff.ly/dzYM1yC
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EXCLUSIVE — Extreme weather enters Brazil’s election campaign, but the climate crisis all but disappears
Floods, storms, smoke, drought and landslides prompted 114 candidates in Amazonas, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo to speak out. But climate change and El Niño barely appear in their posts
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Policy advocacy is important in circumstances where there’s strong irrefutable evidence, and where the mis- and dis-information has the potential to slow our progress.” via @politico.com buff.ly/Z2ILevP
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Australia’s climate chief promises harder line on misinformation
Senior public servant says bureaucrats will speak up about misinformation that risks policy progress.
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Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍 @foescot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Join us for a discussion on data centres! ⚡️ Thurs 1st Oct from 6pm. 📆 Dundee Rep, Tay Square 📍
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fossil fuel companies are using AI to spot new reserves, streamline drilling and get more from existing fields, leading to a potentially significant rise in emissions. Learn more via @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/09/30/a...
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AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas.
A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New from @drilledmedia.bsky.social : carbon credit markets are sold as a climate solution, but their record on emissions and human rights tells a more complicated story. buff.ly/OGIRMZO
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Carbon Credit Markets Have a Human Rights Problem | The Spill
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We would say when a company goes building trusted emotional connections with children in institutional environments, we think that can only be described as petro-grooming." via @news.abc.net.au buff.ly/VV92SGw
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Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 29/09/2026
WATCH LIVE: Dr. Gretchen Goldman, UCS President & CEO testifies to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on the Trump administration's unrelenting attacks on science:
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The science Big Oil wants to hide from you
YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This summer’s extreme weather has shown how the climate crisis and the information crisis go hand in hand. @councilonstrategicrisks.org's Tom Ellison and @caadcoalition.bsky.social's Phil Newell share practical ways to spot and respond to harmful disinfo. buff.ly/OanVaL4
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Keeping Safe from Fires and Liars
Explore the connection between climate crises and disinformation as experts discuss current challenges and their impacts.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Indonesia’s military-linked networks are using disinformation to brand activists and journalists “foreign agents”, putting them at risk and silencing dissent. Learn more via @amnesty.org buff.ly/yvnusM7
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Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists 'foreign agents'
Coordinated disinformation campaigns portraying government critics as “foreign agents” are silencing dissent and fueling intimidation and violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Amnesty…
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NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🆕 Primer: How policymakers in the #EU can address, prepare for and react to climate #disinformation. Preventing the viral spread of false narratives is essential for effective climate action, healthy democratic debate, and Europe’s credibility on the global stage. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3VpwSaK
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 27/09/2026
Write today and demand your members of Congress reject a liability shield for the fossil fuel industry. Take action: act.ucs.org/4iG87AS Learn more in our Decades of Deceit timeline: act.ucs.org/3TOOwEv
1979 Exxon memo warned CO2 buildup could cause global environmental harm, urging limits on fossil fuel use.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When advertising looks like journalism, corporate PR gets mistaken for public-interest reporting. That is Big Oil’s native-ad playbook. And Big Tech is now using it to sell AI data centres. Read Michelle A. Amazeen's new piece on the blog. buff.ly/xYFnOF1
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The Datacenter Playbook: How Big Tech Is Copying Big Oil’s Native Advertising Tactics
We've seen this story before. A struggling region needs economic relief. An industry arrives with promises of jobs, tax revenue, and progress. Sleek, editorial-style content – indistinguishable from journalism – celebrates the arrival of prosperity. Local concerns about environmental damage, strain on infrastructure, and resource depletion get buried beneath narratives of regional rescue.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The message from this administration is clear: Big Oil gets the profits, and American families get the bill.” @rsanta.bsky.social examines how oil and gas interests are pushing the EPA to weaken methane rules, according to a new @fieldnotes.co investigation. buff.ly/Yx1txy6
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How the Oil Industry Is Pushing EPA to 'Effectively Gut' Methane Rules During Affordability and Climate Crises
As House Republicans crafted President Trump’s domestic policy bill last spring, the oil and gas industry watched closely, eyes trained on the fate of one policy in particular: a fee on excess methane...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 25/09/2026
"Communities that have suffered real harm deserve the opportunity to make their case before a court [&] the corporations that allegedly caused that harm deserve the opportunity to defend themselves. The Constitution does not—& should not—shield energy companies from paying for the harms they cause."
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Legal scholars: SCOTUS should reject Big Oil’s arguments to escape trial in Colorado | Center for Climate Integrity
Law professors say Big Oil’s “unusual” arguments have “no merit” and are “at odds” with principles of federalism.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The Pathways project, … will not come close to compensating for the new west coast oil pipeline, which could add up to 28 MTA of greenhouse gas emissions every year.” buff.ly/zdyqPnq
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Pathways Proponent Claims Carbon Capture Project Only 'Slightly Smaller' Despite Reduction by Half
Oil Sands Alliance's Kendall Dilling confirms that the proposed carbon capture project is more scaled back than oil producers originally advertised.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What do you get when you combine Big Tech’s AI-driven consumption of materials and electricity with Big Carbon’s dirty climate-warming pollution? A 725% rise in emissions since 2020, apparently. caad.info/blog/nvidias...
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Nvidia’s Indirect Emissions Risen 725% Since 2020 As ‘AI Profiteer’ Sells Itself As A Climate Champ – Climate Action Against Disinformation
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New research links the emissions of 122 fossil fuel and cement producers to around 40% of the Western US’s decline in mountain snowpack, deepening water shortages for communities and agriculture. via @climateconnections.bsky.social
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Scientists link fossil fuel producers to the West’s worsening water shortages » Yale Climate Connections
A new study blames 122 companies for contributing to severe drought in the region.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canada’s wildfire coverage often focuses on smoke, evacuations and the immediate emergency, but too rarely explains the bigger picture: fossil fuel emissions drive climate change, which is making wildfires more intense. via ReClimate buff.ly/7IXaWT5
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What Canada’s Wildfire Media Coverage Is Missing: Climate Change - Re.Climate
When wildfires strike, the news focuses on what’s happening now. But Canadians also need to understand why wildfires are getting worse and what can be done to solve it.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With COP31 approaching, the focus must be on turning commitments into action: scaling clean energy and electrification, moving away from fossil fuels, and unlocking climate finance for adaptation. @eciu.net sets out what lies ahead: buff.ly/yEhgmYC
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COP31 - what lies ahead?
As the next UN climate summit approaches, we take a look at what's up for discussion
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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Journalists reporting on Suncor v. Boulder at SCOTUS: me, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social, @lesleyclark.bsky.social and @ishan-thakore.bsky.social talked potential angles, qs before the court, implications of a ruling & other ways you can approach this coverage. Thanks @coveringclimatenow.org!
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Suncor v. Boulder: The Climate Showdown at the Supreme Court — Covering Climate Now
 The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the public abou...
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
According to a new @quotaclimat.org and Droit à l’Info survey, 64% of people in France think the ecological transition is moving too slowly. Yet climate disinformation risks undermining support for action. Read the findings in full: quotaclimat.org/actualites/d...
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Désinformation climatique : les Français proches de la bascule, les médias conservent le pouvoir de la désamorcer - quotaclimat
Alors que 64 % des Français jugent la transition écologique trop lente, l’enquête inédite réalisée par Cluster 17 pour Droit à l’Info auprès de 5 009 personnes révèle la réceptivité aux narratifs de d...
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 24/09/2026
'The gas industry has been accused of unleashing a “scare campaign” before the Victorian election as it pressures the state government to reverse a ban on gas in new homes.' www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Gas lobby ‘scare campaign’ urges Victoria to scrap ban in new homes, leaked documents show
Exclusive: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group lobbying campaign warns energy bills could increase by $100 unless ban is reversed, despite experts disagreeing
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WHAT TO FIX @whattofix.tech · 21/09/2026
📣 BIG NEWS: We have filed a #DSA complaint against #Meta with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) for potential non-compliance with Articles 12, 14, 16 and 20 of the DSA.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The climate crisis needs action on every front — and the law is one of the most powerful tools we have. @clientearth.bsky.social explain how legal action can help hold governments and companies accountable, and turn climate commitments into meaningful change. Read more: buff.ly/P3spNbt
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How can the law fight climate change?
Here's why we use the power of the law in the climate fight
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Climate disinformation is easier to counter when we prepare for it. @ucs.org's Kate Cell sets out six ways to strengthen information resilience, including learning manipulation tactics, relying on credible sources and asking who benefits from our attention. buff.ly/Wr9FTi4
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Congratulations! You’re a Disinformation Target. 6 Ways to Head Off the Deception
With the 2026 midterm elections coming, we're all targets. You can plan for it.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"We know that fossil fuel interests won't step aside on their own. For decades, Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an open sewer – and cashed in on the consequences." Antonio Guterres at the UN General Assembly this week www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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UN chief says fossil fuel majors treat atmosphere like 'open sewer'
Antonio Guterres slammed the energy industry at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. 'Those who polluted the most, and profited the most, must do far more to repair the damage they caused,' he urged.
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI is melting the planet while they tell #NYClimateWeek it's a cure. Dont fall for it. Nvidias emissions are up 725% to fuel the AI bubble. AIgreenwashing.org
Ice sculpture of the planet with "AI is melting the planet" and logos for Meta, Google, anthropic, openai, nvidia and Microsoft logos with flamesLater shot of a more melted version of the Ice sculpture of the planet with "AI is melting the planet" and logos for Meta, Google, anthropic, openai, nvidia and Microsoft logos with flames
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