Supported projects

BRUSSELS / RIBERALTA - This investigation examines the European frontier of green finance: the carbon credit market is targeting Bolivia’s indigenous territories, whose rights are at risk of being trampled on. One controversial project shows the dangers involved to frontline communities.

PRAGUE / ALYTUS / HELSINKI / ROME - The cross-border investigative project explores one of the least discussed consequences of Europe’s return to nuclear energy: what to do with radioactive waste that remains dangerous for tens of thousands of years.

HAVANA - The US is imposing an oil embargo on Cuba with the aim of bringing about regime change. Professor Domínguez López of the University of Havana stresses that the current problems cannot be viewed in isolation from more than sixty years of US sanctions. Those sanctions have never given Cuba ...

CACOAL - This investigation delves into the supply chain of Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), a US green fuel producer and joint venture between fossil fuel company Valero and multinational rendering company Darling Ingredients.

ANTWERP - Flemish industry urgently needs to become greener in order to meet climate targets, but the transition is proving difficult. Although the government is making more and more resources available, it remains unclear whether these investments will actually lead to greening.

TARANTO / TURCENI / PRAGUE - New investigation reveals that the EU's flagship carbon market, meant to cut emissions and drive climate neutrality, is riddled with secrecy. It is also plagued by conflicts of interest and loopholes that let polluters underreport emissions and save millions.

FERLO / KANEM - By tracking billions in funding, visiting remote sites, and speaking with those directly affected, a cross-border team of journalists examined the gap between the Great Green Wall’s grand promises and its on-the-ground reality.

TRIESTE / INGOLSTADT / VIENNA – Despite the EU’s commitment to phasing out fossil fuels, the Transalpine Pipeline continues to transport crude oil across the Alps, with no indication of stopping. The system is still being fed with public funds intended to end the fossil era.

KIRUNA – In Kiruna, Sweden, a massive rare earth mine promises a lot for the success of the green transition for the EU – but also cultural extinction for the Sámi. The fight over Per Geijer isn’t just about minerals: It’s about who pays the price for Europe’s “clean” future.

BRUSSELS / MILAN / BUCHAREST - Billions in subsidies across Italy, France and Romania were meant to promote cleaner cars, according to carbon emissions measured during lab tests. But many funded vehicles emit far more CO₂ in real life, exposing lobbying, loopholes and flawed policies.

KINSHASA / ISANGI - This investigation exposes systematic failures in the voluntary carbon offset market through the lens of an abandoned forest protection project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

REPPARFJORD / KIRUNA - While the EU Critical Raw Mineral Act is designed to fast-track strategic mining projects, resistance to new mining projects is growing among local reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden.

KYIV / WEINSTADT - Across Europe, the hunt for lithium is intensifying — fueled by the energy transition and the booming demand for electric vehicles. While the EU has long depended on imports, projects in countries like Germany and Ukraine are now pushing to tap domestic resources. 

BELA CRKVA / PRIGOR / PETRILA - This cross-border investigation has revealed that the European Commission is turning a blind eye to Romania's systemic failure to protect its wildlife.

AURICH – The investigation into the ransomware attack on a German wind turbine manufacturer which affected Dutch wind farms is ongoing. The cybercriminals responsible are believed to have links to the Russian state.

BRUSSELS – This investigation analyses which projects under the European Commission’s €26.7 billion Just Transition Fund may be ineffective, revealing several cases of malpractice.

JAKARTA – This investigation reveals serious irregularities and testimonies of environmental and social fraud at the Weda Bay Nickel, the world's largest open pit nickel mine, co-owned by the French mining giant Eramet, the Chinese steel multinational Tsinghan and the Indonesian state through the ...

BARCELONA - This investigation set out to explore the hidden dynamics behind the rapid expansion of solar energy projects in Catalonia and in Italy and their impact on rural communities.

ATHENS / SOFIA / ROME - This project focuses on the real-world dynamics of renewable energy deployment in three key countries in Southern and South-Eastern Europe. Despite their different histories, economies, and regulatory structures, they face surprisingly similar obstacles in their quest of ...

BRUSSELS – The EU aims to capture 50 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030. However, several major CCS projects backed by EU funds are facing serious challenges, from high operating costs to local opposition.

CÁDIZ / AWRE - This investigation delves into the growing push to monetize blue carbon in Spain and the UK, where scientists, NGOs, and financial consultancies are working to quantify the carbon stored in salt marshes and seagrasses to fund their restoration.

PETROSANI - The Just Transition Mechanism promised Europe's coal regions that their communities would not be left behind as coal-intensive industries close. This team of journalists investigates what's happening in the coal regions of Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria.

JOHANNESBURG – The EU's ban on Russian coal imports has led to an eightfold increase in coal exports from South Africa, making it Europe’s third largest supplier of coal. This surge has exacerbated unregulated mining practices in South Africa, leading to serious environmental and social issues ...

LITOMYSL – Agrivoltaics offers farmers a way to adapt to economic challenges and the climate crisis while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture. The focus was both on companies that have been exploiting agrivoltaics for years and are now looking to switch panels, as well as new companies ...

BERLIN / LONDON - A team of journalists has uncovered extensive financial ties between the fossil fuel industry and medical research. Their data analysis of millions of research articles reveals that over 180 medical papers published between 2019 and 2024 acknowledged fossil fuel funding, with 1000 ...

DUBLIN / BARCELONA - AI has exploded but when its cutting edge software is stripped back, carbon intensive hardware is whirring busily behind, at a high cost to the environment. What exactly does it amount to for Europe?

AMSTERDAM / ANTWERP / IMMINGHAM / LAGOS – International oil traders continue to dump toxic waste products into road fuels sold to African countries, polluting the environment, damaging engines and causing life-changing health problems for citizens, despite the efforts of the regulators and civil ...

ROME / SOFIA / BUCHAREST – Proper recycling of PV panels can generate large quantities of raw materials crucial for the energy transition. Yet, due to the presence of harmful and toxic substances, solar waste can become extremely dangerous when it ends up in the wrong hands.

LECCE / THESSALONIKI / VLORA – This investigation uncovers critical regulatory and environmental issues surrounding the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Europe’s largest fossil fuel project which spans Italy, Albania, and Greece. 

ROTTERDAM / ANTWERP - This first-of-its-kind investigation shows how much fossil fuels will be produced by Dutch and Belgium oil refineries between now and the year 2050. When burned, at least 3.9 million kilotons of carbon will be released into the atmosphere - emissions that correspond to hundreds ...