Ten firms say they will not represent clients that deny man-made climate change or seek to block emisson-reducing regulations Cienpies Design/Thinkstock Some of the world’s top PR companies have for the first time publicly ruled out working with climate change deniers, marking a fundamental shift in the multi-billion dollar industry that has grown up around the issue of global warming. Public relations firms have played a critical role over the years in framing the debate on climate change and its solutions – as well as the extensive disinformation campaigns launched to block those initiatives. Now a number of the top 25 global PR firms have told the Guardian they will not represent clients who deny man-made climate change, or take campaigns seeking to block regulations limiting carbon pollution. Companies include WPP, Waggener Edstrom (WE) Worldwide, Weber Shandwick, Text100, and Finn Partners. “We would not knowingly partner with a client who denies the existence of climate change,” said Rhian Rotz, spokesman for WE. Read the rest at the Guardian. Link: World’s top PR companies rule out working with climate deniers Related ArticlesWhy’s This Tea Party PAC Going After a Top Tea Partier?Watch Drought Take Over the Entire State of California in One GIFHow Many Hurricanes Will Hit Hawaii This Weekend?
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World’s top PR companies rule out working with climate deniers