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Solar supply chain human rights
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Solar supply chain grows more opaque amid human rights concerns

The global industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are less transparent, a new report found.
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Evidence grows of forced labour and slavery in production of solar panels, wind turbines
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Evidence grows of forced labour and slavery in production of solar panels, wind turbines

A ‘certificate of origin’ scheme could counter concerns about renewables supply chains, says Clean Energy Council.

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U.S. shift on child labor may scramble EV sector
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U.S. shift on child labor may scramble EV sector

The Biden administration declared Tuesday that batteries from China may be tainted by child labor, a move that could upend the electric vehicle industry while giving fresh ammunition to critics of White House climate policies.

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Red flags for forced labor found in China's car battery supply chain
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Red flags for forced labor found in China's car battery supply chain

Ties to potentially coercive labor practices could prove a problem for an industry that is heavily dependent on China, once a new law barring Xinjiang products goes into effect.
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Toxic tiles

How vinyl flooring made with Uyghur forced labor ends up at Big Box stores.

Raid against Sumatran official uncovers use of slave labor on oil palm farm
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Raid against Sumatran official uncovers use of slave labor on oil palm farm

JAKARTA — A sting by anti-corruption officers in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province has uncovered evidence that a powerful local official allegedly used slave labor on his oil palm plantation. Agents from the KPK, Indonesia’s anti-corruption commission, found 48 men locked up in barred cells during a raid on Jan. 18 at the residential compound of […]
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U.S. effort to combat forced labor targets corporate China ties

The Biden administration is expected to face scrutiny as it decides how to enforce a new ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.

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Big Oil partners with clean energy to advance geothermal energy

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Louisville uses trees to tackle urban heat and health disparities

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Ecuador’s forest win sets global precedent for nature’s legal rights

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Judge halts methane regulation in five states over states' rights dispute

Judge halts methane regulation in five states over states' rights dispute