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Unravelling the Carbon Web is a project by PLATFORM. We work to reduce the environmental and social impacts of oil corporations, to help citizens gain a say in decisions that affect them, and to support the transition to a more sustainable energy economy.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

NGOs slam RBS for fossil fuel financing on the eve of delayed Corporate Responsibility Report launch
Delayed by a week, the Royal Bank of Scotland will now launch its 2007 Corporate Responsibility (CSR) Report on Friday 11 July. A coalition of environmental NGOs, including Friends of the Earth Scotland and People & Planet, pre-empted its publication by casting doubt on the bank’s green credentials in light of its ongoing role in financing fossil fuel expansion around the world. In 2007 RBS supported the fossil fuel industry with over $7 billion, while the bank’s embedded missions passed 50 million tonnes of CO2 – more than Scotland.
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Iraqi oil on the block
ANALYSIS - The real significance of the Oil Ministry's announced bid round

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Oil sell-off by stealth
Iraq’s oil service contracts are more than they seem
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tell Iraq's Oil Minister: 'STOP ATTACKING TRADE UNIONISTS'

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Shell blasted on Iraq oil - 'Plans risk more conflict'
Protest at annual shareholder meeting

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Monday 19 May: Naomi Klein lecture / Q&A
A fundraiser for Hands Off Iraqi Oil campaign and Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions
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Places

Iraq - النفط في العراق

Iraq - النفط في العراق
Revealing the hidden plans for Iraq's reserves

Former Soviet Union

Former Soviet Union

* Baku Ceyhan Pipeline
* Shell's Sakhalin II

Nigeria

Nigeria
The legacy of 50 years of oil production in the Niger Delta?

London

London
London's role as a centre for the global oil industry.

Issues

Resource Sovereignty
Who should own and control oil resources? Corporations? Governments? Communities?

Finance & Oil
Who provides the financial fuel that drives Big Oil?

Oil & Poverty
Why do most oil exporting developing countries fail to lift their people out of poverty?