Barclays has approved a $7bn Israeli camera company that makes parts for IDF drones as a future client.
Josephine Moulds
@josephinemoulds.bsky.social
Climate and finance reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
One of the most pervasive narratives in the British media is that migrants put women and girls in danger.
❌ Council pensions often in fossil fuel - affects teachers and staff around the UK 🤔 My recent article focuses on @norfolkcc.bsky.social fossil investments 🔥 Getting out of funding climate breakdown, for once and for all, must be priority at Sept pension committee www.edp24.co.uk/news/2622197...
Council staff, past and present, deserve better than fossil fuel pensions
When you invest your own money, you can check how it is going to be used.
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Just last week, we revealed that 60 local government pension funds have invested a total of £8bn into infrastructure funds paying for the rapid construction of LNG export terminals in the US, and other oil and gas assets
Far right marches. Racism on social media. Relentless headlines about the so-called ‘migrant crisis.’ Britain has never felt more divided. Help us tell a different story.
What happens when your AI assistant turns into a blackmailer? We are launching a brand-new YouTube series digging into the darkest corners of AI To kick things off, we are screening the first two episodes next week at London's Frontline Club
UK pensions are investing in oil and gas assets being blown up in the Middle East war. It's a stark demonstration of risks being taken with our savings to prop up an industry causing climate breakdown. 🧵 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Our environment reporter @josephinemoulds.bsky.social has been investigating the murkier side of what our pension funds are being invested in – and found that some of them are going up in flames. Literally.
This tanker ships LNG around the world. Except it's unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz UK pension savers are unwittingly supporting its owner It's a stark example of the financial risk of investing in oil and gas in a volatile world bit.ly/4cDqvHb h/t @pestakeholder.bsky.social
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Billions of pounds from UK public pensions are being used to bankroll the expansion of US gas companies And the gas terminals being built as a result are impacting the health of poor American communities
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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Check out the full story here, from @josephinemoulds.bsky.social and @simonlock.bsky.social 🔗 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
‘Green’ UK pensions are bankrolling US fossil fuels
Public sector pensions have ploughed billions into opaque investment funds which are financing ruinous gas projects on the US Gulf Coast
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We don’t have the budgets of corporations or lobbyists – but we are committed to exposing the forces behind the rise of climate misinformation in the UK This Earth Day, we’re launching a crowdfunder to keep that work going
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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As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
These are just a few examples of the reporting we’ve done recently, thanks to your support We’ve now launched another crowdfunder – and for this week only all donations we receive via the Big Give platform will be doubled at no extra cost to you 👉https://bit.ly/TBIJ-big-give
What are some of the recent investigations we've published thanks to your support? Last year we raised £20,000 to fund our environment reporting In the run up to Cop30 this year, we delivered a powerful package of investigations and stories 👇
Kim Rebholz was hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo to safeguard the Mangrove Marine Park. When he exposed illegal logging, armed men came for him and his family. Story by RIN Fellow @josephinemoulds.bsky.social and @soniarolley.bsky.social for @tbij.bsky.social. 👉 bit.ly/4oux4OM
Check out Episode 2 of the Underreported Earth: “Tree Tales” Series! In this episode, @josephinemoulds.bsky.social explains how the Congo Basin rainforest is threatened by fossil fuel projects. This series is produced in partnership with @earthdayorg.bsky.social & @theguardian.com. 👉 bit.ly/47Yh7u1
Le parc national est menacé par les activités de trafiquants, de multinationales, et par une plantation de Joseph Kabila. Ceux qui dénoncent ces abus sont victimes de terribles violences. Enquête de @soniarolley.bsky.social (@pplaaf.bsky.social) et @josephinemoulds.bsky.social (@tbij.bsky.social)
Violences, pollution, terres « spoliées » : en RDC, la tragédie du parc marin des mangroves
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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/
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. 🧵👇
🇨🇳 📰 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/
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
#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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Taxpayer-funded @britishintinv.bsky.social - tasked with investing money to support poor & marginalised people in society - is instead boosting the profits of huge corporations. @josephinemoulds.bsky.social's story shows there’s a need to define climate finance and who should benefit from it.
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
HSBC helped raise billions last year for companies expanding the production of coal in deals that seem to violate its coal phase-out policy The bank was ranked the UK’s second largest funder of fossil fuel companies in a recent report by @ran.org