Emma Rumney
@EMRumney
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Alcohol and tobacco correspondent @Reuters. Email me on [email protected]. DM for Signal/Telegram/WhatsApp
Joined October 2015
Rich nations say they are spending billions to fight climate change, but @jaimiDowdell, @irencs and I found big sums going to coal plants, airport expansions and other strange places like a chain of chocolate and gelato stores. Here's our story:.
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Rich countries promised $100 billion a year to reduce the effects of global warming. Reuters found large sums went to a coal plant, a hotel and chocolate shops.
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RT @JessicaDiNapoli: If Couche-Tard rekindles its deal for 7-Eleven owner Seven&i, we'd most likely see them push tobacco companies for bet….
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A Couche-Tard takeover of 7-Eleven owner Seven & i would position the combined convenience store chain to dominate U.S. cigarette sales and try to push tobacco companies for better prices and...
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Nicotine-like chemicals being used in vapes in the U.S. and beyond, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than traditional nicotine. But they can also skirt regulations designed to control nicotine products. Here's my story:
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Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains...
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Cool investigation from @c_kirkham and @DavidKirton_ on how the Chinese tycoon behind Elf Bar, Lost Mary and other disposable vapes flooded the US and Europe with his products, often flouting regulations and driving a surge in youth vaping .
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A new breed of e-cigarette has addicted teenagers and confounded regulators by offering flavors like Blue Cotton Candy.
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RT @JacobGronholt: Anecdotal evidence show that Novo's weight-loss drug #wegovy dulls appetite for not just food but also drinks. So why….
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Global brewers AB InBev and Carlsberg this week played down concerns among some investors that demand for weight-loss drugs may lead to a sharp drop in beer drinking.
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Big brewers aren't worried about the Wegovy craze hitting beer bellies just yet, and here's why - my story with @JacobGronholt on @Reuters .
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Global brewers AB InBev and Carlsberg this week played down concerns among some investors that demand for weight-loss drugs may lead to a sharp drop in beer drinking.
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Philip Morris International has been hiring well-connected lobbyists across the U.S. ahead of the launch of IQOS, its flagship heated tobacco device, @Reuters found. My story here:
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Philip Morris International has registered new lobbyists in at least 19 U.S. states this year, and plans to add some in four more in the next two weeks, according to a Reuters' review of public...
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Gboyega, a poet, was due to perform in my friend's event @ShambalaFest this weekend, but went missing while at the festival. His family, friends and police are appealing for info. Please take a moment to read this and share
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RT @irencs: Over the last year I got the chance to work with amazing colleagues, @JaimiDowdell and @EMRumney. Today we release our findings….
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RT @jersey_janet: A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places. Read what @EMRumney, @JaimiDowdell, @irencs and Misa….
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Rich countries promised $100 billion a year to reduce the effects of global warming. Reuters found large sums went to a coal plant, a hotel and chocolate shops.
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RT @kimvinnell: Not to toot my own podcast horn, but today's ep showcases @Reuters investigative work. @ChristianLowe4 on the meat magnate….
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Tlalamba the leopard is queen of her mother's territory, mother to two cubs of her own and, now, the most popular animal on her reserve among buyers of conservation-linked non-fungible tokens.
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Tlalamba, a four-year-old leopard, has achieved much in her short life. She's queen of her mother's old territory, borne two cubs and, so far, is the most sought-after animal on her reserve among...
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Cocoa planted illegally in Ivory Coast's protected forests is likely still making its way into chocolate bars made by Mars, Nestle and others, documents and interviews gathered by @JoeBavier, @AngeAboa and @ReutersAngelM show.
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This cocoa-growing settlement was all but destroyed last year by Ivorian forest agents, leaving farmers to rake through their beans amid broken concrete and other remnants.
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RT @katydaigle: Bureaucracy and bottlenecks mean it can take years to secure funding through the U.N. Green Climate Fund. "By then the city….
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South Africa's state power firm spews out more sulphur dioxide than the entire power sectors of the U.S. and China combined 😱 lots of scary details in this story on the cost of coal from @timcocks .
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In 2019, scientists working for South Africa's government completed a study on the health impacts of pollution from the country's sprawling coal industry.
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RT @helenmariareid: Must-read by my colleague @EMRumney - it's so easy to label sections of SA's population "unbanked" but that erases the….
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Locked out of the financial system under apartheid, South Africa's Black population formed clubs known as stokvels to earn interest on savings and get loans without going near a bank. Now big lenders have launched their latest attempt to win them over.
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RT @ReutersScience: African nations believe financing to help developing countries deal with climate change should be scaled up more than t….
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African nations believe financing to help developing countries deal with climate change should be scaled up more than tenfold to $1.3 trillion per year by 2030, a key African climate negotiator told...
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