1) Sponsored content
Perhaps the least subtle (and arguably least deceitful) piece of corporate influence over climate coverage this week came in the New Statesman. The only substantive mention of the biggest climate summit in 6 years in Britain's most prominent left wing magazine, the last full week before the conference begins, was a double page feature about energy policy and COP21 sponsored by EDF. This is the same EDF who were forced to back down from suing “no dash for gas” protestors three years ago after they had occupied one of their gas power stations.
2) Adverts and coincidental coverage?
