It was a privilege to win ESG Story of the Year with @josephinemoulds.bsky.social
for our reporting @tbij.bsky.social
at the #HMAwards25

Thank you to HeadlineMoney for this recognition of our work on how Barclays Bank classed billions in finance for the fossil fuel industry as ‘sustainable’.

Trades that send steelmaking coal to be burned in power stations risk undermining pledges on fossil fuels made by financial institutions.

A new investigation by Bloomberg reveals that banks may be in violation of their thermal coal policies by financing "metallurgical coal" companies (i.e. coal for steelmaking)‼️

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One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.

“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.”

Mahmoud Khalil’s words for us all, as he spends the last few days of Ramadan in prison.

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"Globally, 84% of people with disabilities lack a personal preparedness plan for disasters, according to the United Nations, which makes them a very vulnerable group, especially in a contentious region like South Sudan." Uprooter Kang-Chun Cheng for @thexylom.com

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Citi, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley have all pulled out of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance this week.

The global alliance, which is backed by the UN, is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo also left the group last month.

“Momentum is without question growing… once the negotiations start, it will be a major signal to the fossil fuel industry.” @fossiltreaty.bsky.social president Kumi Naidoo on Pakistan and the Bahamas endorsing our treaty.

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An investigation by The BMJ shows the extent of the fossil fuel industry’s involvement in medical research, leading to fresh calls for academics and publishing companies to cut ties with such companies
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Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and water-grabbing multinationals are profiting by forcing citizens to pay for it in bottles.

Under capitalism, even climate collapse is just another profit opportunity. That's why it isn't being tackled.
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A privilege to see our @tbij.bsky.social reporting used in parliament, by Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru, to urge U.K. politicians to ban international banks’ support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests.

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Five years ago, as campaigners fought to get a global plastic treaty off the ground, 30 companies involved in plastic – from Exxon to Veolia – got together to launch a $1.5 billion organisation to “end plastic waste”.

So how have they been doing? 🧵

#INC5

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Eye-opening read on how multilateral banks have huge power to provide climate finance for clean solutions to developing countries, yet still keep many hooked on fossil fuels.

In 2018, an arm of the world bank loaned $105m towards rehabilitating coal plants in India.

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Our correspondent explains how an exploitative labor system has produced a system of brutality in India’s sugar fields.

NEW | Our major new investigation reveals how McKinsey & Company is helping to boost fossil fuel production and use around the world, while at the same time claiming to be a climate ally.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

How do we know carbon capture is a climate problem masquerading as a solution that serves to further enrich the oil industry?

One way is look at the data. Another way is to note that it’s the only part of Biden’s Infrastructure Act likely to survive in 2025.

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