ENRC seeking compensation for losses it says were result of fraud inquiry dropped last year, court hearsThe UK government faces an “extraordinary” $1bn damages claim, a court has been told, in a lawsuit brought by a...
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Read MoreAnalysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatlyA handful of global giants dominate the industrialisation of the Amazon...
Read MoreThe government says the needs of UK steelmaking override the environmental impact. The industry thinks differentlyThe decision to approve a new £165m coalmine in Cumbria reveals an unpleasant truth about the government. It...
Read MoreExclusive: CT Group, co-owned by Lynton Crosby, planned secretive African campaign on behalf of Canadian mining giantA lobbying firm with deep ties to the Conservative party planned a secretive campaign to influence elections in...
Read MoreForeign Office says company part-owned by billionaire ‘operates in sectors of strategic significance to government of Russia’Russia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThe UK government has placed sanctions on Evraz, the...
Read MorePresident-designate of Cop26 talks says tackling the fossil fuel is ‘a personal priority’Coal must be consigned to history as the world faces its “last hope” of holding back climate breakdown, the...
Read MorePlanning proposal for project near Whitehaven faces widespread opposition from environmentalists Cumbria county council has said it will reconsider the planning application for a new coalmine near Whitehaven, which has prompted...
Read MoreExclusive: James Hansen calls on Johnson to stop support for fossil fuels in letter ahead of UN climate summitRead Hansen’s full letter hereBoris Johnson’s decision to press ahead with a new coalmine in Cumbria shows...
Read MoreIn a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange the company confirmed move which followed the blowing up of 46,000-year-old caves in Western AustraliaRio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques and two other senior...
Read MoreTory minister under pressure over official meeting with Idan Ofer while considering rival mining projectLabour has called on the beleaguered housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, to explain a ministerial meeting with a...
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