NGOs call for tougher rules to block environmentally damaging investments

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Tougher regulations are urgently needed to stop funding for projects which support land grabs, higher carbon emissions or human rights violations, argue charities

The EU must urgently develop new financial regulations to stop investors backing projects that result in harmful consequences such as land-grabbing, human rights violations or higher greenhouse gas emissions,...

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