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9 May 2022
Greece’s gas trap, Part II
How Athens is blocking the shift to clean energy in favour of fossil fuels
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2 May 2022
Buy low, sell high: What they don’t tell you about carbon offsets
As investors flock to a booming market, middlemen are pocketing cash that is supposed to fight climate change
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27 March 2022
Trafigura ships Russian oil at prewar levels as competitors scale back
Trafigura is continuing to ship Russian oil at prewar levels as its competitors scale back deliveries
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12 March 2022
Trading giants keep Russian oil flowing as majors feel the heat
Trafigura, Vitol and Glencore loading Black Sea cargoes as war intensifies
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2 March 2022
MPs’ ‘Fair Fuel’ group run by fuel additive salesman
A cross-party group of British MPs lobbied for fuel additives as an alternative to the ban on petrol vehicles while failing to disclose it was run by a fuel additive salesman
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26 February 2022
BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military
BP may be profiting from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine through its stake in Rosneft, a major fuel supplier to Russia’s military
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14 February 2022
Britain’s last coal plant in line for £31m handout
The UK government is phasing out coal power from 2024 — but not before it pays millions to keep the last plant open
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8 February 2022
London is a battleground for Nigeria’s looted oil millions
Fortunes stolen by military dictator Sani Abacha are now being fought over in UK courts
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8 February 2022
Greece’s Gas Trap
Greece's state-of-the-art electricity trading system is a disaster for consumers and a bonanza for fossil fuels suppliers
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22 November 2021
EU ministers back gas project linked to Malta journalist’s murder
The EU has pledged to phase-out support for fossil-fuel infrastructure - but energy ministers are arguing for an exception to be made for Malta
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25 October 2021
Shell ‘Drive Carbon Neutral’ claims in doubt after forest scrutiny
As world leaders gather to debate the future of carbon offsetting, a SourceMaterial investigation raises questions about the oil giant’s net zero plans
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