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How climate change drives conflict and war crimes around the globe
Human rights advocates want the International Criminal Court to begin gathering evidence on the way climate-amplified extreme weather, heat, drought and flooding are driving armed conflict, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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The environmental impact of Russia’s invasion goes beyond Ukraine – how do we deal with ‘problems without passports’?
Ecological damage, risk of nuclear accident and the economic fallout from war all affect countries well beyond the conflict zone. How should the world deal with these borderless threats?
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Revealed: how world’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’
Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after the coup
Germany’s dependence on Russian gas is difficult to break
Dangerously dependent on Russian gas, Germany is still refusing to cut off President Putin, whose war it is effectively subsidizing to the tune of some $220 million a day.
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Ukraine tells EU to play rough with Russia on gas prices
Skeptics call the plan unrealistic but it’s a way of avoiding the political deadlock on sanctions.
EU weighs ban on Russian oil over war crimes as pressure builds on Berlin
Reports of rape and murder by retreating Russian soldiers seem set to mark a tipping point, but Germany may still prevent tough EU response.
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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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