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0x815@feddit.de to World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

BP and Spotify bought carbon credits at risk of link to forced Uyghur labour in China

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0x815@feddit.de to World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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The credits were sourced from the Bachu carbon project, which was developed by South Pole, the world’s largest carbon consultancy. The project focussed on a biomass power plant in Xinjiang, China, which said it would lower global carbon emissions by using waste cotton stalks from nearby fields to generate electricity.

Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/5618686

Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/13/carbon-credits-at-risk-of-link-to-uyghur-forced-labour-bought-by-bp-and-spotify

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