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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/10/uk-imports-of-green-jet-fuel-linked-to-amazon-deforestation/feed/ 0 Top green jet fuel producer linked to suspect waste-oil supply chain https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/23/top-green-jet-fuel-producer-linked-to-suspect-waste-oil-supply-chain/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/23/top-green-jet-fuel-producer-linked-to-suspect-waste-oil-supply-chain/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:10:00 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=84009 Investigation finds Neste exposed to fraud risk after its top Malaysian supplier accepted fresh palm oil as used cooking oil, with no questions asked

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/18/is-the-worlds-big-idea-for-greener-air-travel-a-flight-of-fancy/feed/ 0 Brazilian firm behind SAF plan found growing oil palm on deforested Amazon land https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/18/brazilian-firm-behind-saf-plan-found-growing-oil-palm-on-deforested-amazon-land/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/18/brazilian-firm-behind-saf-plan-found-growing-oil-palm-on-deforested-amazon-land/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:59:00 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=71681 Discovery of illegal palm crops comes as Grupo BBF grapples with financial problems sparked by warnings over its human rights record

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/18/brazilian-firm-behind-saf-plan-found-growing-oil-palm-on-deforested-amazon-land/feed/ 0 ExxonMobil helps Amazon nation Guyana build ‘petrostate’, while people stay poor https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/15/exxonmobil-petro-state-guyana-disaster-amazon-forest-oil/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/15/exxonmobil-petro-state-guyana-disaster-amazon-forest-oil/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:55:03 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=69778 Guyana’s rapid ascent to major oil producer has come at a steep price: rising inequality, weakened environmental regulations and unchecked gas flaring

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/15/exxonmobil-petro-state-guyana-disaster-amazon-forest-oil/feed/ 0 The Amazon rainforest emerges as the new global oil frontier   https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/02/the-amazon-rainforest-emerges-as-the-new-global-oil-frontier/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/02/the-amazon-rainforest-emerges-as-the-new-global-oil-frontier/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:19:21 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=69423 Half a century of oil drilling has left the world’s largest rainforest scarred by deforestation and pollution. Now it is bracing for a new wave of fossil fuel extraction

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/02/the-amazon-rainforest-emerges-as-the-new-global-oil-frontier/feed/ 0 Oil giant Pemex fails to control methane emissions, threatening Mexico’s net zero goal https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/03/oil-giant-pemex-struggles-to-control-methane-emissions-threatening-mexicos-net-zero-goal/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:32:52 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=68047 A Climate Home investigation shows Mexico's state oil firm has struggled to cut its methane emissions as promised, risking the country's net zero ambitions

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]]> How Shell greenwashed gas with sham Chinese carbon credits https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/19/shell-greenwashed-gas-junk-chinese-carbon-credits-offsets-phantom/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:23:41 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=55480 Exclusive: Shell used rice-farming offsets for "carbon neutral" LNG campaign - but farmers and local authorities said no project activities took place

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]]> Indian coal giants pushed for lax pollution rules while ramping up production https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/28/indian-coal-giants-pushed-for-lax-pollution-rules-while-ramping-up-production/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:50:08 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=53759 Even as India agreed to phase down coal power at UN climate talks, state-run firms were lobbying government to weaken pollution regulations and expand the sector

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]]> Greenpeace Africa in disarray as restructuring meets resistance https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/02/greenpeace-africa-in-disarray-as-restructuring-meets-resistance/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:00:11 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=53198 The environmental NGO’s campaigners and bosses have fought over job losses, a shift towards richer nations and LGBT+ policy

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]]> UAE’s ALTÉRRA invests in fund backing fossil gas despite “climate solutions” pledge https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/24/uaes-alterra-invests-in-fund-backing-fossil-gas-despite-climate-solutions-pledge/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:01:06 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=52186 Four months after partnering with the new "landmark" climate vehicle at COP28, a BlackRock fund put money into a US gas pipeline

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]]> Where East African oil pipeline meets sea, displaced farmers bemoan “bad deal” on compensation https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/12/where-east-african-oil-pipeline-meets-sea-displaced-farmers-bemoan-bad-deal-eacop/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:53:04 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51843 The oil export project has pushed up the price of land, so compensation is too low to maintain affected villagers' standard of living

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]]> Saudi visa crackdown left heatwave-hit Hajj pilgrims scared to ask for help https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/03/saudi-visa-crackdown-left-heatwave-hit-hajj-pilgrims-scared-to-ask-for-help/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:28:46 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51950 Pilgrims without the right type of visa were denied medical treatment, survivors say, during a 52C heatwave which killed hundreds

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]]> EU “green” funds invest millions in expanding coal giants in China, India https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/01/eu-green-funds-invest-millions-in-expanding-coal-giants-in-china-india/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:33:50 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51871 Climate Home found leading asset managers hold shares in coal firms within funds touting sustainable credentials

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]]> Visa chaos for developing-country delegates mars Bonn climate talks https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/14/visa-chaos-for-developing-country-delegates-mars-bonn-climate-talks/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:21:14 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51705 Campaigners have accused the German foreign office of discrimination, after some African delegates were denied visas for Bonn climate talks

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]]> In Malawi, dubious cyclone aid highlights need for loss and damage fund https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/05/23/in-malawi-dubious-cyclone-aid-highlights-need-for-loss-and-damage-fund/ Thu, 23 May 2024 09:14:51 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51034 Malawi's Red Cross built 45 homes funded by a suspected Nigerian fraudster, which residents of Mchenga village say are unsafe

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]]> World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/16/world-bank-climate-funding-greens-african-hotels-while-fishermen-sink/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:00:47 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50601 Climate Home reveals that the World Bank Group has counted support for luxury hotels as climate finance, which experts say fails the most vulnerable

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]]> Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/08/forest-carbon-accounting-allows-guyana-to-stay-net-zero-while-pumping-oil/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:46:57 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50466 Experts say UN rules around forests and oil are open to abuse, so that countries like Guyana can claim to be carbon-negative without cutting emissions

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]]> Fossil fuel firms seek UN carbon market cash for old gas plants https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/03/07/fossil-fuel-firms-seek-un-carbon-market-cash-for-old-gas-plants/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:30:07 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50050 Fossil fuel companies that built gas power plants more than a decade ago are hoping for rewards from a new carbon credit market

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]]> Germany uses funding to pressure climate groups on Israel-Gaza war https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/03/04/germany-uses-funding-to-pressure-climate-groups-on-israel-gaza-war/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:36:35 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50008 Many Global South climate groups are funded by the German government, a political ally of Israel, and feel unable to criticise Israel's military action in Gaza

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]]> “Shameful”: Shell uses carbon credits under investigation to meet climate targets https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/02/02/shameful-shell-uses-carbon-credits-under-investigation-to-meet-climate-targets/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:23:11 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49942 The oil and gas giant offset part of its emissions with over a million credits from Chinese projects suspended because of integrity concerns

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]]> Witness bribing minister’s family own Congolese carbon credit company https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/01/11/witness-bribing-ministers-family-own-congolese-carbon-credit-company/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 11:15:31 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49739 The minister Jean-Pierre Bemba bribed witnesses in his war crimes trial and holds power over the environment minister Eve Bazaiba

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]]> Leaks reveal how McKinsey drives African climate agenda https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/27/leaks-reveal-how-mckinsey-drives-african-climate-agenda/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:21:18 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49568 Whistleblowers raise alarm over American consultancy's growing influence in pushing carbon markets and developing energy transition plans

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]]> Meet the Italian fugitive advising Emirati start-up Blue Carbon https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/23/meet-the-italian-fugitive-advising-emirati-start-up-blue-carbon/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:32:07 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49560 Samuele Landi has been convicted for bankruptcy fraud in Italy. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa.

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]]> Shades of green hydrogen: EU demand set to transform Namibia https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/15/green-hydrogen-namibia-europe-japan-tax-biodiversity-impacts/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:00:31 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=49443 Backed by the EU, Namibia has a $20 billion plan to export green hydrogen. A secretive tender process raises concerns for nature and citizens.

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]]> Exposed: carbon offsets linked to high forest loss still on sale https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/10/05/exposed-carbon-offsets-linked-to-high-forest-loss-still-on-sale/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:43:04 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49296 Project owners in Cambodia and Brazil are selling carbon offsets to Uber, Marathon and ArcelorMittal despite an uptick in deforestation

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]]> Cooking the books: cookstove offsets produce millions of fake emission cuts https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/08/25/cookstove-offsets-carbon-emissions-credits-india-enking/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:00:52 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49049 Projects in India linked to Enking, the self-proclaimed world's largest carbon credits producer, have vastly overestimated climate benefits

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]]> Gas lock-in: Debt-laden Ghana gambles on LNG imports https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/08/04/gas-fossil-fuel-africa-ghana-debt-pollution-emissions/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:40 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=48822 The West African nation is preparing to import LNG under a long-term agreement with Shell which critics say Ghana doesn’t need and can’t afford.

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]]> The Overshoot Commission is talking about solar geoengineering. Not everyone thinks it should https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/06/12/overshoot-commission-solar-radiation-management/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:00:16 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48698 Commission members, scientists and youth advisors are concerned the body is justifying techno-fixes to the climate crisis

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]]> Uncertainty on renewable retraining frightens South Africa’s coal communities https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/04/03/skills-shortage-threatens-south-africa-8-5-billion-clean-energy-transition/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:49:24 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=48334 An investigation by Oxpeckers and Climate Home found coal-reliant communities in South Africa have scarce details on how funds for reskilling workers from its $8.5 billion deal will be implemented.

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