“It was as easy as clicking a button”: how the government handed billions to fraudsters
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme was supposed to help small businesses stay afloat during Covid-19, but its rules meant fraud…
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WWF’s decision to fundraise via NFTs puts capitalism above conservation
There's no such thing as a green NFT.
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As bills soar, the future looks bright for Big Energy
Large suppliers with the resources to weather the current crisis will end up with millions of new customers on top-rate…
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“Climate change will be the biggest human rights violation ever”: the lawyer making fossil fuel companies quake
Roger Cox explains why corporations need to take climate action or expect to face bankruptcy via the courts.
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Protests, pledges and alpacas: 2021’s environmental year in review
The progress of the natural world often evades easy categorisation, but this year contained some notable moments.
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Danger, dehydration and doorbells: what it’s like delivering Christmas shopping for Amazon
For Amazon drivers, the festive season is a time of precarious employment and unsustainable workloads handed out by unseen algorithms.
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The Big Mac goes in for Big Greenwash
The first UK net-zero McDonald's restaurant hasn’t got the memo on beef.
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“A further act of colonisation”: why indigenous peoples fear carbon offsetting
Despite new rules agreed at Cop26, many think that carbon markets could still be used to aid the theft of…
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