Over the last few decades, the fossil fuel industry has shown that you do not need to all-out oppose legislation in order to resist it. Muddying the waters can be enough to ensure that action is paused, watered down, or shelved.
It is a lesson that pesticide companies appear to have learnt in Europe. Over the last two years, they have employed an allied army of lobbyists to sow doubt about farming reforms that — if enacted — could cost them millions.
Since 2020, the EU has annou...
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Clare Carlile is a researcher and reporter at Desmog, focusing on food and farming. DeSmog is an environmental investigative journalism organisation, writing on climate accountability. It exposes the misinformation and vested interests that are eroding public understanding and political action to address the environmental crises.