Matteo Civillini
@mcivillini.bsky.social
Journalist at Climate Home News - London and elsewhere
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Brazil’s environment minister told @mcivillini.bsky.social she has advocated for a roadmap to end fossil fuels to be agreed at COP30:
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
Brazil's environment minister suggests roadmap to end fossil fuels at COP30
Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva suggests this year's COP30 climate summit could result in a roadmap to guide a "planned and just transition"
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June 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Brazil’s environment minister told @mcivillini.bsky.social she has advocated for a roadmap to end fossil fuels to be agreed at COP30:
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
“The worst possible thing would be for us to not plan for this transition.”
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Europe’s green flying plans depend on used cooking oil. But can we be sure about what’s in the barrel? #earthinvestigations @journalismfund.bsky.social
Is the world’s big idea for greener air travel a flight of fancy?
Suspicions of fraud, ‘ridiculous’ data and a dearth of supplies - our investigation exposes the flaws in the airline industry’s big green hope: sustainable aviation fuel Our investigation exposes the…
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June 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Europe’s green flying plans depend on used cooking oil. But can we be sure about what’s in the barrel? #earthinvestigations @journalismfund.bsky.social
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The UN’s shipping body has agreed to charge shipowners who don’t cut their emissions intensity by 30% by 2035. The $380/tonne penalty will fund green fuels, port upgrades & a just transition for maritime workers.
Governments agree green shipping targets and fees for missing them
Ship owners who fail to reduce emissions intensity 30% by 2035 will have to pay into a "net zero fund" to clean up shipping through green fuels Governments set new targets to cut emissions from the…
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April 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The UN’s shipping body has agreed to charge shipowners who don’t cut their emissions intensity by 30% by 2035. The $380/tonne penalty will fund green fuels, port upgrades & a just transition for maritime workers.
The AI rush will fuel demand for gas and coal to power data centres.
The IEA also says that associated emissions *could* be more than offset by the positive impact of AI adoption.
But that is hypothetical in contrast with the real emissions generated
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/10/p...
The IEA also says that associated emissions *could* be more than offset by the positive impact of AI adoption.
But that is hypothetical in contrast with the real emissions generated
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/10/p...
April 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The AI rush will fuel demand for gas and coal to power data centres.
The IEA also says that associated emissions *could* be more than offset by the positive impact of AI adoption.
But that is hypothetical in contrast with the real emissions generated
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/10/p...
The IEA also says that associated emissions *could* be more than offset by the positive impact of AI adoption.
But that is hypothetical in contrast with the real emissions generated
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/10/p...
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NEW: Carbon credit auditors suspended for failures in sham rice-farming offsets
Verra has taken unprecedented action against four certification bodies that failed to spot integrity issues with the projects. But worthless credits still need to be compensated.
Verra has taken unprecedented action against four certification bodies that failed to spot integrity issues with the projects. But worthless credits still need to be compensated.
Carbon credit auditors suspended in sham rice-farming offsets
Verra suspended four carbon credit certification bodies that failed to spot integrity issues with rice-farming offset projects
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March 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
NEW: Carbon credit auditors suspended for failures in sham rice-farming offsets
Verra has taken unprecedented action against four certification bodies that failed to spot integrity issues with the projects. But worthless credits still need to be compensated.
Verra has taken unprecedented action against four certification bodies that failed to spot integrity issues with the projects. But worthless credits still need to be compensated.
After Trump pulled money from the Green Climate Fund, Germany and Saudi faced off over who should plug the funding gap
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After US retreat, countries clash over who should make up Green Climate Fund shortfall
At this week's board meeting, Germany and Sweden encouraged wealthier developing nations to step up - an idea rejected by Saudi Arabia
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February 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
After Trump pulled money from the Green Climate Fund, Germany and Saudi faced off over who should plug the funding gap
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Close to $500m a year in grant-based climate funding risk disappearing under Trump's attack of USAID.
As a senior humanitarian official told me, "anything that talks even marginally about climate change doesn’t have a future" with this administration.
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As a senior humanitarian official told me, "anything that talks even marginally about climate change doesn’t have a future" with this administration.
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Climate projects face existential threat after Trump halts aid
The Trump administration's attack on USAID puts at risk close to $500 million a year in aid for climate projects in developing countries
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February 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Close to $500m a year in grant-based climate funding risk disappearing under Trump's attack of USAID.
As a senior humanitarian official told me, "anything that talks even marginally about climate change doesn’t have a future" with this administration.
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/05/n...
As a senior humanitarian official told me, "anything that talks even marginally about climate change doesn’t have a future" with this administration.
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/02/05/n...
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Shell, linked to nearly 2M sham carbon credits, avoids paying compensation
Shell backed methane-cutting offset projects in China—but they failed to reduce emissions as claimed. The projects were axed by Verra, the world's largest registry. As yet, Verra has taken no action against Shell.
Shell backed methane-cutting offset projects in China—but they failed to reduce emissions as claimed. The projects were axed by Verra, the world's largest registry. As yet, Verra has taken no action against Shell.
Shell dodges paying compensation for sham carbon credits in China
Shell exited the failed carbon credits projects in China after Verra asked for redress, legal experts argue it should be held responsible
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January 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Shell, linked to nearly 2M sham carbon credits, avoids paying compensation
Shell backed methane-cutting offset projects in China—but they failed to reduce emissions as claimed. The projects were axed by Verra, the world's largest registry. As yet, Verra has taken no action against Shell.
Shell backed methane-cutting offset projects in China—but they failed to reduce emissions as claimed. The projects were axed by Verra, the world's largest registry. As yet, Verra has taken no action against Shell.
Breaking my year-long hiatus here with my latest Investigation on Shell's greenwashing efforts.
The firm sold "carbon neutral" LNG using, in part, sham Chinese carbon credits that failed to cut emissions and may have not existed at all on the ground.
www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/19/s...
The firm sold "carbon neutral" LNG using, in part, sham Chinese carbon credits that failed to cut emissions and may have not existed at all on the ground.
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Shell greenwashed gas using "phantom" carbon credits
Shell delivered "carbon neutral" gas using "phantom" carbon offsets from Chinese rice paddies, questioned for not carrying out any activities
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December 20, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Breaking my year-long hiatus here with my latest Investigation on Shell's greenwashing efforts.
The firm sold "carbon neutral" LNG using, in part, sham Chinese carbon credits that failed to cut emissions and may have not existed at all on the ground.
www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/19/s...
The firm sold "carbon neutral" LNG using, in part, sham Chinese carbon credits that failed to cut emissions and may have not existed at all on the ground.
www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/19/s...
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“No one can say which kind of insects or fake meat you have to eat, which kind of injections you have to get. A libertarian state is very important.”
Sure *that's* why Samuele Landi lives on a barge in international waters, not the two fraud convictions against him
Sure *that's* why Samuele Landi lives on a barge in international waters, not the two fraud convictions against him
Italian fugitive is advising Emirati start-up Blue Carbon
Samuele Landi is an Italian fugitive with fraud charges. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa.
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November 24, 2023 at 10:29 AM
“No one can say which kind of insects or fake meat you have to eat, which kind of injections you have to get. A libertarian state is very important.”
Sure *that's* why Samuele Landi lives on a barge in international waters, not the two fraud convictions against him
Sure *that's* why Samuele Landi lives on a barge in international waters, not the two fraud convictions against him
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The UAE has just been rapidly hoovering up land so it can generate carbon offsets to greenwash its fossil fuel expansion.
They are being advised by an Italian fugitive......
Absolute bombshell story by @mcivillini.bsky.social @climatehome.bsky.social
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They are being advised by an Italian fugitive......
Absolute bombshell story by @mcivillini.bsky.social @climatehome.bsky.social
www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/23/m...
November 23, 2023 at 7:46 PM
The UAE has just been rapidly hoovering up land so it can generate carbon offsets to greenwash its fossil fuel expansion.
They are being advised by an Italian fugitive......
Absolute bombshell story by @mcivillini.bsky.social @climatehome.bsky.social
www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/23/m...
They are being advised by an Italian fugitive......
Absolute bombshell story by @mcivillini.bsky.social @climatehome.bsky.social
www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/23/m...
Cop26 saw pledges galore. Big promises on forest protection, methane reduction and sustainable finance.
Two years on, I've taken an in-depth look at how they are holding up.
www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/03/f...
Two years on, I've taken an in-depth look at how they are holding up.
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November 4, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Cop26 saw pledges galore. Big promises on forest protection, methane reduction and sustainable finance.
Two years on, I've taken an in-depth look at how they are holding up.
www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/03/f...
Two years on, I've taken an in-depth look at how they are holding up.
www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/03/f...