Climate change denial adverts

An Indian advert shows the 4x4 Ford Endeavour leaving slushy tracks on a melting polar landscape. A folorn-looking polar bear can be seen gazing upon the scene in the background, perhaps lamenting the degradation of its landscape at the expense of pleasure-seeking motorists Photograph: PR

Ford advertises its Fiesta Zetec Climate car with the slogan: "Most people would prefer a hot climate". Really? Perhaps it forgot to seek the views of those living in already dry regions of the planet that are must susceptible to the effects of climate change Photograph: PR

An advert for the Jeek Cherokee asserts: "The end of the world is never nigh". So you can cruise safely above the rising waters of the planet in your 4WD and shut out the noise of those pesky green doom-mongers Photograph: PR

Hyundai's blunt message states: "Greed is good". Reprising the mantra of Wall St trader Gordon Gekko is just what the environment needs right now, it seems. Forget climate change - I just want to make some money! Photograph: PR

French energy company EDF appears not to have done its homework before deciding to use the famous Easter Island statues to convince customers that it "develops tomorrow's energy for future generations." Erm - the Easter Island population collapsed from deforestation and overpopulation. "The statues are a symbol of hubris and denial in the face of an impending environmental disaster," ClimateDenial.org says on its website. "What staggering stupidity to use them to promote nuclear power." Photograph: PR

Playing car games at home is certainly less heavy on the old carbon footprint that re-enacting them on the roads, but the games manufacturer EA may have misintepreted the current use of the word carbon when naming its game "Need For Speed: Carbon", as if it is somehow a reference to the thrill-seeking sentiments that spur us to get behind the wheel, instead of that nasty stuff that comes out of your tailpipe Photograph: PR