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Luca Bergamaschi

@lucaberga

May 9

The first litigation case against Eni, the Italian state-controlled O&G company, takes shape today.

@Greenpeace_ITA

@Recommon

and single citizens ask the justice system to assess whether Eni’s strategy is Paris-aligned.

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Greenpeace Italia

@Greenpeace_ITA

May 9

++ Abbiamo avviato una causa civile contro @ENI. ++

Insieme a @Recommon e singoli cittadini portiamo il colosso italiano del gas e del petrolio in tribunale per fermare i suoi piani di distruzione del clima! #LaGiustaCausa

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Exclusive: India amends power policy draft to halt new coal-fired capacity

Simon Evans

@DrSimEvans

May 5

Huge news for global coal power: "India plans to stop building new coal power plants, apart from those already [under construction]" "The draft, if approved by cabinet…wld make China the only major economy open to…significant new coal-fired capacity"

reuters.com

India plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants, apart from those already in the pipeline, by removing a key clause from the final draft of its National Electricity Policy (NEP), in a major...

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Auditors are an under-scrutinised player in the carbon market. In theory, they should have a crucial role in checking the quality of the credits. But critics say the system is plagued by conflicts of interest.

Verra is changing the rules of its much-criticised forest offset projects. But it appointed a controversial auditor to assess the new programme.

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May 4

NEW Verra’s revamped forest offset programme comes under fire

@m_civillini climatechangenews.com/2023/05/04/ver

May 2

NEW Cop28 boss slams rich nations “dismal” $100bn finance failure ✍️

Cop28 boss slams rich nations "dismal" $100bn finance failure

Developed nations should have met the climate finance commitment in 2020. But they are still not there.

Apr 27

This isn't going to assuage the fears that carbon removal is a fig leaf for polluting business-as-usual

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Apr 27

NEW Mitsubishi bets on carbon removal while keeping coal plants

@Isabella_Kam climatechangenews.com/2023/04/27/mit

Josh Gabbatiss

@Josh_Gabbatiss

Apr 20

Shell has released its latest vision of how the world could stay below 1.5C of warming New

@CarbonBrief

analysis shows that it requires oil & gas growth to end *immediately* This comes as the oil firm floats plans to...pump more oil. So what's going on? carbonbrief.org/analysis-shell

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Apr 17

At #G7Sapporo, 🇬🇧 and 🇨🇦 wanted to set a date for when the G7 would stop making electricity with coal. But a draft seen by

shows 🇯🇵, 🇺🇸 and 🇪🇺 stopped that from happening.

Japan, US and EU block G7 from setting coal phase out date

Canada and the UK pushed for the inclusion of a 2030 deadline to end domestic coal-fired electricity. But their plan failed following strong opposition.

Matteo Civillini

Apr 14

Europe is making a big bet on green hydrogen. To win it, imports from overseas are needed. African countries are keen to get a slice of the lucrative pie. But analysts warn this risks creating new "neo-colonial" projects. My analysis on

Europe's green hydrogen rush in Africa risks energy 'cannibalisation'

Europe signed green hydrogen deals with African and Asian countries to achieve net-zero targets, risking local populations' energy access.

Iraq senz’acqua: il costo del petrolio che arriva fino in Italia

IrpiMedia

@IrpiMedia

Apr 12

#mercoledinchiesta In #Iraq i giacimenti di #petrolio utilizzano l'acqua dirottata dai fiumi. Dallo scoppio della #guerra in #Ucraina, i loro profitti si sono moltiplicati. Ma a Basra mancano #acqua e elettricità. Di

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e Daniela Sala

irpimedia.irpi.eu

In Iraq i giacimenti di petrolio estraggono il greggio utilizzando l'acqua dirottata dai fiumi. Dallo scoppio della guerra in Ucraina, i loro profitti si sono moltiplicati. Ma a Basra mancano acqua e...

Our investigation with

@OCCRP

Fake bank accused of handling narcos cash and how it survived in plain sight in London and beyond. A Google search for Bandenia would have revealed mentions of money laundering. Yet there appears to have been little interest from authorities.

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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

@OCCRP

Apr 7

NEW: In 2017, Spanish authorities dismantled a "shell bank" that allegedly laundered millions for criminals. We found that multiple people tied to that operation have been opening new firms around the world. Our investigation into Bandenia. occrp.org/en/investigati

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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

@TBIJ

Apr 6

🚨 A Harvard climate professor used her Ivy League connections to vouch for a giant oil and gas company currently trying to weaken new climate regulations Jody Freeman, who earns $350,000 a year as a ConocoPhillips board member, lobbied the US regulator on their behalf

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Apr 6

🎙️Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our Twitter space. Missed it? Not to worry, catch up on the recording below ⬇️ 🗣️

L'incredibile storia di una banca che non è una banca. E di come è sopravvissuta ad arresti e indagini per riciclaggio sfruttando la miopia di chi deve controllare.

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IrpiMedia

@IrpiMedia

Apr 6

#mercoledinchiesta Tra Madrid e Londra viene fondata una finta banca, una rete di oltre 400 aziende guidate da manager accusati di riciclaggio in Spagna. Oggi la banca è guidata da 3 italiani incensurati. Di @cj_journo @EdoardoAnziano @m_civillini irpimedia.irpi.eu/bandenia-finta

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Matteo Civillini

Join us tomorrow to discuss the latest carbon credits shenanigans. We'll be talking about our Shell investigation and wider developments in the offsetting market.

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Tomorrow at 1pm GMT: @m_civillini will be chatting to @CarbonMrktWatch's @GillesDufrasne about our recent exclusive: How Shell cashed in on dubious carbon offsets from Chinese rice paddies

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One worker died after getting lost in the desert in his jeep for two days. UAE authorities claimed he died of a heart attack. 👇

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NEW Migrant workers face risks building Europe’s new gas supplies in the UAE

Zuh Basdr climatechangenews.com/2023/04/05/mig

Akshat Rathi

@AkshatRathi

Apr 4

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber says climate goals are "non-negotiable", but as Adnoc’s boss he is boosting oil production capacity that scientists say will ensure blowing past those goals. 🧵on

@climate

’s deep dive exploring a world of contradictions bloomberg.com/news/features/

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Apr 4

NEW OECD reforms set to give “green” projects better export finance ✍️

OECD reforms set to give "green" projects better export finance

OECD countries agree to extend support for 'climate-friendly' projects. But vague definitions and inclusion of contested activities worry campaigners.

Apr 3

📣 NEW Uncertainty on renewable retraining frightens South Africa’s coal communities 🔍 This investigation is in partnership with

@OxCIEJ

and supported by

@pulitzercenter

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@molelekwa98

South African coal workers lack clear retraining path for energy transition

An investigation by Climate Home News and Oxpeckers in South Africa found a lack of information on retraining for renewables has frightened coal workers and their communities

Mar 30

NEW Revealed: Consultants close to industry shaped Austalia’s controversial carbon credit policy ✍

Consultants close to industry shaped Austalia’s carbon credit policy

EY made an official report on carbon offsets for Australia's government, while working with the carbon credit and fossil fuel industries.

Tin Fischer

@herrfischer

Mar 30

Another week, another scandal on the Voluntary Carbon Market: These rice paddie projects in China that Verra put "On Hold" recently? Were used by Shell, as

reveals, and based on a loophole (1/2)

Revealed: Shell's massive stake in dubious rice carbon offsets

An investigation by Climate Home found Shell 'brokered' dubious rice projects in China that could generate worthless carbon offsets.

Mar 29

NEW International Court of Justice to advise states on climate duties: ‘A turning point for climate justice’ ✍🏻

@Isabella_Kam

International Court of Justice to advise states on climate duties

The UN ordered the International Court of Justice to advise states on their legal duties on climate change, after a push by Pacific islands.

Mar 29

🧵 Revealed: How Shell cashed in on dubious carbon offsets from Chinese rice paddies Shell’s rice farming offset projects are under review. We found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims in this exclusive investigation:

Revealed: Shell's massive stake in dubious rice carbon offsets

An investigation by Climate Home found Shell 'brokered' dubious rice projects in China that could generate worthless carbon offsets.

Mar 28

Looks like another case of a government saying one thing at UN climate talks and another at IMO shipping talks 👇

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Mar 28

NEW Cop28 host UAE tried to weaken global shipping’s climate ambition

@joeloyo climatechangenews.com/2023/03/28/cop

told me the findings raise concerns about the quality of the credits. "If they are willing to game the system in this way the credits are not worth what they're supposed to be worth"

Shell has taken a very active role in these projects. It signed agreements with the developers becoming a carbon credits broker. This means it can use the credits to offset its own emissions or sell them to third parties.

2. The issue of additionality: is this already common practice or not? The answer appears to be yes. Experts and papers tell us around half of Chinese rice fields already use this irrigation methods. Central govt has urged for water-saving methods.

Developers of these projects seem to have been creative. Rice paddies that stretch uninterrupted across 200km are chopped up into smaller, distinct projects. This way each project stays under the threshold by a very narrow margin. Sat images show the distance between projects

Climate Home News identified a series of concerns with the projects. 1. A fundamental one: should the projects have ever existed at all. Rules say these projects need to be small-scale and, for that reason, emissions reductions need to be under 60kt CO2 eq per year.

Verra and Shell are both reviewing the projects after concerns were identified. The issue is that more than 450k credits generated by the projects have already been used to offset emissions. The biggest user has been PetroChina.

Shell bet big on rice farming carbon credits projects in China. My investigation shows they are riddled with accounting tricks and dubious additionality claims.

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Mar 28

NEW Revealed: How Shell cashed in on dubious carbon offsets from Chinese rice paddies This is an exclusive investigation by Climate Home News #ShellOffsets

@m_civillini climatechangenews.com/2023/03/28/rev

Faulty Credits Tarnish Billion-Dollar Carbon Offset Seller

Alastair Marsh

@AlastairJMarsh

Mar 24

In a world where the next 1,000 unicorns should come from the climate/energy space,

@ben_elgin

@MddeH

and I set to look into one of the world’s first carbon unicorns:🇨🇭's South Pole. What we found says a lot about the state of carbon markets. bloomberg.com/news/features/

@climate

bloomberg.com

South Pole, the world’s leading purveyor of offsets, is facing allegations that it exaggerated climate claims around its forest-protection projects. The uncertainty could influence how legions of...

IrpiMedia

@IrpiMedia

Mar 23

Il 23 marzo 2020 è partita l'avventura di IrpiMedia, la testata di Irpi. Per festeggiare questo terzo compleanno abbiamo scelto per voi tre serie che mostrano il nostro lavoro di inchiesta e la nostra linea editoriale. Eccole in questo thread: irpimedia.irpi.eu

Oliver Geden

@Oliver_Geden

Every increment of warming matters (SPM.2) #IPCC #AR6 #SYR ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/ [2/n]

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Daisy Dunne

@daisydunnesci

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Been reporting on climate science fulltime for 5+ years now but graphics like this from

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still give me shivers! (Current policies have us on course for 2.7C, as per

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This is the first time

@antonioguterres

has made these calls on the G20: - Net zero by 2040 for rich nations - Net zero by 2050 for emerging economies So far, of the G20, just 🇿🇦🇰🇷🇧🇷🇦🇷 meet his demands. Falling short are 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳🇮🇹🇨🇦🇷🇺🇦🇺🇮🇩🇲🇽🇸🇦🇹🇷🇯🇵

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NEW UN tells governments to ‘fast forward’ net zero targets #AR6 #IPCC

@joeloyo climatechangenews.com/2023/03/20/un-

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Ajit Niranjan

@NiranjanAjit

the world's top scientists have written a landmark report about climate change and 195 countries just signed off on a summary that lays out surprisingly clearly what must happen to fossil fuels to keep us safe 1/

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"Communities who have not caused the problem are now having to take out loans to solve the problem, pushing them further into debt. It is a huge injustice",

told me

The IPCC says money to help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change is insufficient as time rapidly runs out. Lots of promises but little action.

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NEW IPCC highlights rich nations’ failure to help developing world adapt to climate change #IPCC #AR6

@m_civillini climatechangenews.com/2023/03/20/ipc