UK biomass plant awarded £1 billion green subsidy despite 600 pollution incidents
The UK government subsidised TotalEnergies and billionaire Daniel Křetínský to run a woodburning power plant that repeatedly exceeds standard limits on harmful pollutants.
Drax’s fall from grace
As news breaks of record-breaking CO2 emissions at the UK’s largest power plant, Bertie Harrison-Broninski recaps how a series of scandals eroded political support for biomass power.
The UK blocked an “unviable” coal mine. Now it’s being sued for millions.
A company is suing the UK for up to £300m after a coal project was denied a mining licence – now the lawsuit is its primary asset.
UK accused of ‘undermining human rights commitments’ over Xinjiang carbon capture aid
UK foreign aid helped to develop Chinese fossil fuel extraction in a region where the oil sector is associated with forced labour risks, a new investigation has found.
“A misuse of treaties”: Russian oligarchs are using investor-state disputes to sue Ukraine
At least eight ISDS cases have been brought against the Ukrainian government since 2022, a Land and Climate investigation has found.
Drax’s US environmental violations now total over 18,000 incidents
A new investigation by Land and Climate Review and The Sunday Times has uncovered an additional 6,000 breaches by the UK power company in Louisiana.
Drax biomass led to disabling health conditions, say unions and workers
The UK’s largest power plant is facing worker lawsuits after the national health and safety regulator dropped criminal charges over biomass dust in 2023, a Land and Climate Investigation can reveal.
La loi Duplomb: a gift for the French agro-industrial complex?
How a proposed farming law sparked one of the largest political mobilisations in modern French history.
How Exxon is using international law to sue the Dutch government
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to a legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
“Shocking and sad”: how corporations use investment agreements to block decarbonisation in the Global South
Camille Corcoran talks to experts about investor-state dispute settlements, which allow fossil fuel companies to bring multi-billion dollar lawsuits against countries that pass green policies.