Josephine Moulds

@josephinemoulds.bsky.social

Climate and finance reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Local authority pension funds says they want to avoid fossil fuel investment. So why is £8bn in pension funds across 60 local councils funding US gas expansion? A new national investigation explains how, with a focus on Essex ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @josephinemoulds.bsky.social

New investigation reveals Essex pension savers backing US gas expansion

A new investigation finds Essex pension savers are funding US gas projects linked to pollution, health risks and emissions

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I keep hearing that the rise of the populist right is one of the biggest threats to the climate. Watching Trump’s second term it’s hard to disagree So @tbij.bsky.social looked at what councils controlled by Reform UK are doing on climate What we found was pretty shocking

Reform’s local councils are bringing climate denial into the…

Top polling party’s moves to ‘undeclare’ the climate emergency and scrap net zero targets could be a sign of things to come

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Holding Cop next to the rainforest is symbolic. But emissions from forest fires in the Amazon are greater than its capacity to absorb CO2 It is now the Congo Basin that offers the world’s best hope against climate change But it too is under threat 1/

Baby turtles crawling on the beach towards the ocean.

NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇

Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air@creacleanair.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/ @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org

Indonesia is a test case for the energy transition Its coal consumption more than doubled over the past 10 years and it ranks 8th in the world for carbon emissions So it was a big moment when it launched a $20bn plan to shift from coal to clean energy 1/

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Indonesia committed to phasing out coal in 2022, with $20bn of help from wealthy nations and banks But, since then, these very same big banks have also been funding companies driving the expansion of coal in the country 📸 Garry Andrew Lotulung / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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#COP30 will discuss international climate finance – aid we give developing countries to deal with the climate crisis The UK is increasingly relying on one organisation to deliver its climate finance – British International Investment. So I looked at what it called climate finance 1/

Revealed❗Money meant to help poor countries tackle the climate crisis is lining the pockets of billionaires. Luxury carmakers, telecoms giants & a firm building gas-fired power are getting UK climate aid via @britishintinv.bsky.social ➡️ Full story: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

UK climate aid is lining the pockets of billionaires

Company trusted with doling out government’s climate finance has invested it in luxury car makers and fossil fuel companies

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Insurers saw the climate crisis coming and reassessed what they would insure. Many pulled cover from homes with wildfire risk – including Chubb. They also looked at the causes of the climate crisis and many pulled cover from coal projects – including Chubb. 1/3