Comms Declare

Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby Australians for Prosperity received most of its funding last financial year from Coal Australia, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission

And the coal lobby funds disinformation and Astro turfing www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Under pressure’: UK politician sent Epstein details of Australian mining tax Peter Mandelson, a former cabinet minister now facing calls for a police inquiry into his ties to the sex offender, forwarded private documents with his view that pressure needed “to be maintained” ov...

Epstein, a former UK politician, and Australia’s coal lobby plot to rob taxpayers of $69 billion.

The dark world of anti-climate politics.

www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

And here's some insight from our Kiwi leader Matt Halliday in @thepost-nz.bsky.social

www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...

New campaign from us!

We're calling on New Zealand governments to stop the rampant promotion of the fossil fuels that are wrecking our health and climate.

Sign the petition here fossiladban.org

It's a record 48.9°C summer. The media doesn't care, and there's a few reasons why

"Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than any other natural hazard", researchers say. But the media no longer cares about global warming.

South Australia’s Port Augusta hits 50C… and how it stacks up historically (via BoM)

Havas Media Network UK clients enrolled in sustainability model. A step forward or a dead end? Analysis: The opt-out model marks a significant step forward, however, scratching beneath the surface there are concerns the scheme doesn't go far enough.

Interesting move from Havas UK. 🇬🇧

uk.themedialeader.com/havas-media-...

This is gold.

Yes, they’re reporting climate change but framing it as inevitable, rather than a crime being committed by fossil fuel companies.

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Here’s an idea!

Become a member of Comms Declare and help the industry walk a better path.

commsdeclare.org

It's a call to advertising industry groups to step up against big tech policies, hate groups and climate polluters.

Read the full text via Inside Track

drive.google.com/file/d/17ydm...

Without interruption to the status quo and braver leadership, the ad world risks enabling the worst actors in our society.

🚨 A warning of a crisis in advertising leadership from anonymous ad executives in the UK. 🧵

#advertising #marketing #AI #hatespeech #greenwashing

COP of Truth - what marketers need to know Hear the expectations and opportunities for marketers and campaigners across the Pacific as we take a unique role in UN climate talks, COP31.

Great news the EU has just signed the Belem Declaration on Information Integrity.

Find out about it at our free event next month.

events.humanitix.com/cop31-what-m...

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

- Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

@influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Yay Tassie!

Powering up the world’s largest EV

www.autoevolution.com/news/earth-s...

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👂 Hear from people at the forefront of the global movement to align advertising with climate goals and...

🏝️ find out how you can get involved as Australia and the Pacific take a lead role in UN climate negotiations.

events.humanitix.com/cop31-what-m...

#COP31

Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.

Number of UK newspaper editorials arguing for more (blue) and less (red) climate action, 2011-2025. Some editorials also present a “balanced” view, which is categorised as advocating for neither “more” nor “less” climate action. These editorials are not represented in this chart. Source: Carbon Brief analysis.

NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx

Ditto the current Queensland Government

Extraordinary the Australian did this entire article about increasing risks of climate change while not mentioning climate change. #auspol #localgovernment

That timeline tells us everything we need to know. Amazing.

Clean energy = peace
Oil = war

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Proper local news is being replaced with nonsense like this - climate lies and conspiracies. Who funds this stuff?!

What happens when fossil fuel companies write the rules? ⛽️

Your life doesn’t count.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

A sustainable advertising industry must be committed to sustainability, right? 👍

Tell the AANA to include a commitment to the climate in its Code of Ethics.

Submissions end 5pm this Friday 16 January.

Read our submission guide at commsdeclare.org/2026/01/06/s...

Climate-Colored Goggles: Replacing fossil fueled expressions

Here’s a valiant attempt to write fossil-fuelled terms out of our language.

Vote for your favourite, or suggest others.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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