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UN climate czar Carney’s firm involved in North Sea oil field bid
The UN climate envoy, Mark Carney, is a senior leader at an investment firm which owns a key piece of infrastructure set to be used at the Rosebank oil field.
Survivor of child torture fights deportation to Rwanda
A Syrian survivor of childhood torture and detention has become the second person in Scotland to fight Home Office plans to deport him to Rwanda.
Oil industry climate plans are “grossly insufficient”, study finds
New research has examined the environmental pledges of eight oil and gas majors, and found them wanting in ten key areas.
New Cambo owner on UN blacklist for doing business in the West Bank
Firm which owns the Cambo oil field is on a United Nations blacklist for doing business in Israeli-occupied West Bank settlements,
FFS explains: How is the UK helping Ukrainian refugees?
Ferret Fact Service looks at what the UK Government is doing to help those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
EHRC ‘did not seek consent’ before advising Scottish government on trans reform, SHRC says
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has condemned the Equality and Human Rights Commission for advising the Scottish government on transgender policy without its permission.
Revealed: 1,000 fossil fuel and big business reps at COP26
Nearly 1,000 representatives from the fossil fuel industry, big business and nuclear power companies have registered to attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, according to an analysis by The Ferret.
Lothian Pension Fund drops Israeli bank at centre of divestment campaign
Lothian Pension Fund no longer holds shares in an Israeli bank which finances illegal West Bank settlements.
Parent firm of COP26 sponsor opened big gas plants in Mexico
The parent company of COP26 climate summit sponsor ScottishPower has opened four new gas-fired power plants in Mexico since 2019.
