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Eni chased ‘profits at any cost’ to fuel Pakistan energy crisis

28 April 2023

Eni chased ‘profits at any cost’ to fuel Pakistan energy crisis

Eni cited supply issues to divert gas shipments from Pakistan—and made half a billion dollars selling the fuel elsewhere, leaving the crisis-hit country burning coal instead.

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BP’s latest dirty secret? An oil terminal polluting the Red Sea for decades

16 November 2022

BP’s latest dirty secret? An oil terminal polluting the Red Sea for decades

Just across the water from the COP27 summit, a plant recently owned by BP is pumping contaminated water into the ocean—and has been doing so for decades

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Mines, pipelines, oil rigs: What HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

31 October 2022

Mines, pipelines, oil rigs: What HSBC’s ‘sustainable finance’ really pays for

HSBC has committed to contribute up to $1 trillion in sustainable financing and investment by 2030. But billions of dollars being counted towards this target are in fact helping to fuel the climate crisis

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Greece’s unjust transition

6 August 2022

Greece’s unjust transition

In one of Europe’s most beleaguered regions, Greece’s ‘Just Transition’ away from coal is providing neither the clean energy nor the jobs it promised

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BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military

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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BP is planning to drill for gas on edge of world’s largest cold-water coral reef

21 June 2021

BP is planning to drill for gas on edge of world’s largest cold-water coral reef

Oil giant’s plan to drill off west coast of Africa could raise the risk of biodiversity loss, further global heating and toxic fuel spills

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US deal with failing Greensill followed talks with gas lobby

4 May 2021

US deal with failing Greensill followed talks with gas lobby

Government approved 'creative financing' measures under to win over industry groups

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