Nov 20, 2024 · The project in question, a eucalyptus farm in Uruguay set up by Harvard University’s endowment fund, was in 2022 given a rating of zero by an agency that assesses the effectiveness of carbon offsetting schemes.The rating means that the credits, which should each represent one tonne of emissions avoided or removed …

Dec 11, 2024 · Groundbreaking new guidance has been issued to help the family courts protect victims of domestic abuse from claims of “parental alienation”.

Sep 27, 2024 · Global leaders have agreed to reduce the number of people dying from superbugs by 2030. The United Nations declaration aims for a 10% fall in deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the phenomenon where bacteria evolve to resist the drugs most commonly used to treat them.

Nov 11, 2024 · Thurrock council has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to sue 23 other local authorities across the UK to try to recover some of the millions it lost to disastrous investments.. Councils including Preston, Southampton and Cardiff were shocked to have been selected by Thurrock to be liable for a £50m share of the huge losses it suffered.

TBIJ beats two-year ‘SLAPP’ lawsuit. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has overcome a two-year libel suit from a multibillion dollar company formerly linked to Kazakhstan’s ruling elite after the claim was dropped in June.

Jan 16, 2025 · Prominent Republicans say these groups unfairly disadvantage fossil fuel companies and fly in the face of market competition. In November last year, 11 Republican states sued BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, arguing that they’d breached laws designed to promote free competition by pressuring coal companies to cut their output and emissions.

Dec 19, 2024 · WARNING: This story contains images and descriptions of injury to animals. An ethical dairy farm backed by Pretenders star Chrissie Hynde has underpaid some of its workers and left some animals to suffer through neglect and fatal injuries, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal.

Nov 22, 2024 · He added that the Post Office’s general counsel also wrote to the magazine in 2015, claiming an article reporting the closure of a working group looking into claims against the Horizon software included “ ‘significant number of inaccuracies’ and ‘damaging errors’ and argued that the reporters had acted improperly.”

Oct 11, 2024 · In 2022, a TBIJ investigation into one of these contractors, Teleperformance, found its Colombian employees faced widespread occupational trauma and inadequate psychological support, demanding or impossible performance targets, punitive salary deductions and extensive surveillance.. Some Teleperformance moderators in Colombia earned as little as £235 per month in 2022, compared to about £ ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Banks will be in focus at Cop29, currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, as world leaders discuss how to raise trillions of dollars for countries suffering the effects of climate change. Although talks are unlikely to address their continued support for dirty energy, more than 140 banks worldwide have pledged to cut emissions associated with their lending and investments to almost zero by 2050.