'National disgrace': Glencore coal campaign revelations prompt calls for reform

Transparency advocates say secret campaigns such as Project Caesar have to be brought out of the shadows

Revelations that Glencore used a secret multi-million dollar project to bolster support for coal have outraged environmentalists and transparency advocates, who are calling for democratic reform to bring such campaigns out of the shadows.

Glencore used one of the world’s best political operatives, the C|T Group, to run a vast, secret communications campaign aimed at shifting public and government attitudes towards coal.

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