The Danish political scientist and climate crisis denier sought a meeting with Epstein in the hope of securing funding.
Royce Kurmelovs
Royce Kurmelovs is an investigative journalist in Australia. In addition to contributing to The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Rolling Stone and several other outlets, he is the author of several books, including Slick, a 2024 book on Australia’s toxic relationship with the fossil fuel industry.
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As Australia Burns, John Vaillant on the Climate-Fire Nexus
What the story of a Canadian oil town engulfed in flames tells us about the world we’re living in and how to change it.
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“We Don’t Deserve This”: Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette File Claims Against Shell
Last week the survivors of Super Typhoon Odette that struck the Philippines in 2021 filed what may be the most ambitious climate lawsuit to date against global oil giant Shell.
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Selling Seaweed: An Australian Green Startup’s Chemical Insurance Policy
Sea Forest embodied the promise of green capitalism: grow seaweed, solve climate, get rich. It appears the company was playing with a stacked deck.
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COP-tastrophe: How the COP of Implementation, Truth, Forests, and Indigenous Peoples Failed on All Counts
COP30 began full of promise but ended as yet another reminder that the mechanism for global climate governance is broken.
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COP30 So Far: Protestors, Polluters and the Carbon Market Takeover
The first week of COP30 shows that protest is back and reveals the key focus of business at this year’s summit: blocking commitments to emissions reductions and promoting carbon markets in their stead.
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In Attempt to Spam Climate Information Integrity Investigation, Australia’s Climate Skeptics Score an Own Goal
In attempting to thwart the investigation, anti-climate and anti-renewables groups revealed important information about themselves and why such an inquiry was necessary in the first place.
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Isabelle Boemeke Isn’t Trying to Spread Conspiracy Theories in her New Pro-Nuclear Book, But She Is
Pro-nuclear influencer Isabelle Boemeke’s new book, Rad Future, indulges in conspiracy theories, unsourced claims, and personal attacks against the industry’s critics.
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Trump Is Trying to Kill Renewables Everywhere
The US government is trying to strangle renewables to save fossil fuels. Trump wants other countries to do the same.
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“There Was So Much Death.” A Toxic Algal Bloom Is Ravaging Australia’s Southern Coast—Warming Waters Are to Blame.
Three ingredients are required for an algal bloom to get going – temperature, the right conditions and food. South Australia had all the preconditions necessary, thanks to climate change.
