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‘Dirty Energy Empire’

24 November 2025

‘Dirty Energy Empire’

Soaring electricity demand in Mumbai, where Amazon has 16 data centres, has led to crumbling coal power stations being kept open—and worries that AI is helping keep the world hooked on fossil fuels

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Amazon’s hidden data centres

24 November 2025

Amazon’s hidden data centres

Leaked documents reveal corporation’s reach—and environmental impact

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Burning Rubber

25 March 2025

Burning Rubber

The poisonous afterlife of waste tyres

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‘Reckless’ UK risks billions on BP gas scheme

16 December 2024

‘Reckless’ UK risks billions on BP gas scheme

State could pay out £6 billion if courts block flagship carbon capture project that critics say won't help the climate

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Oil lobbyists ‘greenwashing’ Azerbaijan for climate summit

3 November 2024

Oil lobbyists ‘greenwashing’ Azerbaijan for climate summit

Teneo, a US firm with close ties to the oil industry, will earn millions for enhancing the image of the petrostate as it jails climate activists and ramps up fossil fuel investment

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Burning Skies

27 September 2024

Burning Skies

The true toll of Big Oil's gas flaring in Africa and the Middle East

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BP venture sells carbon offsets by ‘saving’ trees that aren’t in danger

11 July 2024

BP venture sells carbon offsets by ‘saving’ trees that aren’t in danger

Finite Carbon runs the largest forest offsetting projects in the US. Analysis suggests they aren’t doing what they claim

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‘Plug and abandon’

28 June 2024

‘Plug and abandon’

Is the oil company that polluted Poole Harbour now risking disaster in the North Sea?

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‘Saviour of carbon markets’ faces questions over African land rights

29 May 2024

‘Saviour of carbon markets’ faces questions over African land rights

Carbon Done Right says it has secured 57,000 hectares for offsetting—but no leases have been registered

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As climate change wrecks homes, human traffickers profit

29 January 2024

As climate change wrecks homes, human traffickers profit

Sierra Leone’s poorest communities have long been prey to human traffickers. Climate change is making things worse.

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Trojan Horsepower

7 December 2023

Trojan Horsepower

Formula 1 and the Saudi oil lobby: a tie-up between petrolheads and petrodollars is more than just an exercise in ‘soft power’

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