Tag: Climate

11 years after toppling Gaddafi, UK gets Libya’s oil
Last month Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) agreed for BP to start drilling for and producing natural gas in a major project off the coast of the north African country. The UK corporation, on whose board sits former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers, controls exploration areas in Libya equivalent to nearly three times the size […]
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UK spent millions pushing Bolsonaro to privatise Brazil’s oil and gas
The UK began its £56m aid project in 2018 with the stated aim of supporting “Brazil’s economic openness and sustainable infrastructure”. Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain with fascist politics, has been Brazil’s president since the start of 2019. He is running for re-election this Sunday against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who […]
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