Customs agents this week arrested nine people in the London area suspected of a multimillion dollar fraud in trading carbon permits, bringing attention to a rich new field for crime sprung from the fight against climate change. The arrest confirmed fears among law enforcement officers that swindlers โ operating from the trading floors of Europe to the tropical forests of the Pacific โ are being attracted to a market that has grown to more than $100 billion.ย
Some lobby organizations that work for environmental organizations also work for the fossil fuel industry.
The Republicโs historic failure to curb agricultural pollution drives concern among campaigners.
Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
Farageโs party has accepted more than ยฃ16 million since the last election from those listed in offshore leaks.
