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Dark money: how oil companies influence UK universities

Fossil fuel companies have donated over £147 million to British universities in the past seven years.

#DarkMoneyEducation
#EducationNotIndoctrination
#AcademicIntegrity

Survivors speak: healing beyond trafficking

Empowerment is essential for survivors to reclaim their lives and thrive.

#SurvivorHealing
#SurvivorEngagement
#EndHumanTrafficking

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Cruise ships: greenwashing or real green?

Cruise companies are misleading tourists about their emissions by claiming to use shore power when they’re actually burning diesel.

#CruiseShipGreenwashing
#SustainableTravel
#EnvironmentalCrime

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Unpaid wages: UK fashion industry’s debt to Cambodia

UK fashion industry owes a debt to Cambodian workers.

#UnpaidWages
#CambodianWorkers
#UKFashionDebt

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Why net-zero needs government action

Governments possess tools to drive energy revolutions.

#GovernmentMatters
#SustainablePolicy
#PrivateSectorLimitations

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US housing crisis meets climate change

California’s devastating housing crisis further intensified by alarming climate change.

#CaliforniaHousingAndClimateCrisis
#CaliforniaClimateCrisis
#ClimateInsuranceIssues

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British Gas advisers caught making false promises about ‘green’ boilers

Debate heats up: hydrogen boilers or heat pumps and false promises

#BritishGas
#FutureOfHeating

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Net zero minister linked to oil-funded group that targeted climate protesters

Minister Claire Coutinho champions a bold net-zero agenda, redefining energy policies.

#NetZero
#CleanEnergy
#FossilFuelFree