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What is War Good for? Oil Profits

What is war good for? Oil profits, if the fact that 2023 was a bumper year for shareholders investing in oil is anything to go by. While the majority struggle to cope with the cost of living crisis and the hike in energy prices, shareholders in the five largest oil companies can expect record pay-outs …

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Richest 1% account for more than the Poorest 66%

Richest 1%

Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, as COP28 opens, a timely report by The Guardian, Oxfam, and the Stockholm Environment Institute reveals that the richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate …

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Brexit deal must be renegotiated or UK motor operations could close

Palace of Westminster

Barry White News has broken that Vauxhall and Fiat manufacturer Stellantis has urged the government to renegotiate rules in the Brexit trade deal that it says could now force it … Continue reading “Brexit deal must be renegotiated or UK motor operations could close”
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Time is running out on the climate crisis

Today’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that time is running out on the climate crisis as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift and drastic action can avert. It represents a final warning on the climate crisis. The IPCC found more than …

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Global Ocean Treaty may block deep sea mining

Philip Pearson Greener Jobs Alliance On 5 March 2023, the UN finally agreed an historic ocean protection treaty. Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace International, Louisa Casson, says it’s ‘a monumental win for ocean protection, an important sign that multilateralism still works in an increasingly divided world. The agreement of this Global Ocean Treaty sends a powerful …

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