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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Patrick Greenfield, Amy Hawkins and Manisha Ganguly

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

Uyghur women picking cotton in a field in Xinjiang
Uyghur women picking cotton in a field in Xinjiang. Concerns have been raised around the world in recent years about forced labour in the region. Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images

BP and Spotify were among companies who bought carbon credits at risk of being implicated in potential Uyghur forced labour, an investigation has found.

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.

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