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Oil firms accused of pushing for tax breaks after ‘cashing in’ on Middle East crisis: ‘It’s scandalous’

Scrapping the windfall tax early could cost the UK £8.6bn by 2030, campaigners have said

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Scrapping windfall tax early could cost UK £8.6bn by 2030, say campaigners

The campaign group Global Witness has written to Chancellor John Healey.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

From Peru to the Philippines, defending the land comes at a deadly cost

People defending their land, forests and communities continue to face killings, arrests and intimidation around the world – with Latin America by far the most dangerous region, the environmental campaign group Global Witness has found. In the Philippines, one community resisting a mining project has told RFI of arrests, injuries…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 17

Shell’s profits have more than doubled while Americans keep paying more at the gas pump

‘When wars make oil companies richer, something’s seriously messed up in the world,’ one social media user noted

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Two thirds of EU faced harmful ozone levels during heatwave: report

PARIS (FRANCE) - Two thirds of the European Union's population may have been exposed to harmful levels of ozone pollution during last month's record-breaking heatwave, according to a report shared with AFP.

Bangkok Post · Jul 9

UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act

Plans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deaths

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26

Blood minerals and memory: the Great Lakes in focus

This week, Spotlight on Africa turns to the Great Lakes region. First, a new Global Witness report reveals how coltan is being smuggled out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid the ongoing conflict in the east, through Rwanda and on to companies worldwide. Then, artist Grada Kilomba discusses her…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 23

Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds

Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender

Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López

The Independent UK · May 12

UAE quits Opec in ‘pivotal moment’ for oil producing group – as it happened

It’s UAExit as the United Arab Emirates will leave Opec on 1 May, in a blow to the group of oil producers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28