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The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
Oil Companies Alignment with Net Zero
2024-03-25 (or before) in Carbon Tracker InitiativeTagged under: Exxon | BP | Oil Industry
BP: New boss Murray Auchincloss gets £8m pay packet in 2023
2024-03-08 in The BBCThe new boss of BP was paid a little over £8m last year, the company revealed on Friday.
Tagged under: BP
BP’s green agenda all at sea as sinking profits forecast renews fossil fuel call
2024-02-03 in The GuardianWith gloomy financial results predicted, the company must weigh its net zero targets against demands for more oil and gas production
Conservatives are the 'political wing of the fossil fuel industry’ as Sunak invites BP and Shell to Downing Street | Global Witness
2024-01-01 (or before) in Global WitnessNew Global Witness analysis shows that government ministers met with fossil fuel companies 54 times between January and March.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | BP | Shell
Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts
2024-01-01 in The GuardianBP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies to distribute more than $100bn despite public outrage
Tagged under: Exxon | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | BP | Shell
‘The climate change argument is becoming ever more convincing’, says former BP chief
2023-12-11 (or before) in The TelegraphFormer ‘sun king’ Lord Browne on why he’s no longer an oil and gas man
Tagged under: COP28 | Rishi Sunak | BP
BP revs up $100m order for US Tesla chargers
2023-10-27 in Business GreenDeal forms latest part of oil giant's plans to invest up to $1bn in EV charging across the US by 2030
California sues world's largest oil companies, alleging they caused billions of dollars in damages
2023-09-18 (or before) in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Tagged under: Climate Change | Chevron | Shell | Exxon | California | BP
Victory at the British Museum!
2023-08-20 in BP or not BP? – That is the questionBack in June, we got the news: The British Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP is – finally – coming to an end!Despite the museum’s attempts to muddy the water and refuse to c…
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MPs Gifted £4,200 Tennis Tickets by Oil Giant BP
2023-08-11 by in DeSmogBP donated tennis tickets worth a total of more than £4,200 to a government minister and two MPs, parliamentary records reveal. The oil and gas supermajor, which recorded bumper profits of £22 billion last year, gifted Wimbledon tickets to Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, and Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy […]
Tagged under: BP
C of E divests of fossil fuels as oil and gas firms ditch climate pledges
2023-06-22 in The GuardianChurch pension and endowment funds shed holdings after U-turns by BP and Shell
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | BP | Shell | Religion
BP sponsorship of British Museum ends after 27 years, as tide turns on fossil fuel funding of the arts
2023-06-02 in Culture UnstainedIn a hugely significant WIN, it has been confirmed by the Guardian that BP's sponsorship of the British Museum's major exhibitions has ended! Today, we are celebrating alongside everyone that has been part of a long-running campaign of creative protest and people power which has led to the end of BP sponsorship of the British…
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What is the windfall tax on oil and gas companies and how much do they pay? - BBC News
2023-05-26 (or before) in BBCCritics want the windfall tax to be extended after BP and Shell reported record profits in 2022.
Hoboken Lodges First State-Level Racketeering Charge in Big Oil Climate Lawsuit
2023-05-25 by in DeSmogSuing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | BP
How much do fossil fuel companies owe in climate reparations?
2023-05-25 (or before) in Quartz | Make business betterSaudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Chevron are the companies that owe the most for damages to the climate
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Chevron | Shell | Economics | Exxon | BP | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
BP profits - government must prioritise ordinary citizens, not fossil fuel companies - Ashden Climate Solutions
2023-05-02 in Ashden - Climate Solutions in ActionSimon Brammer, Head of Cities at climate solutions charity Ashden said: "Our energy system is clearly not working - except for the oil and gas companies that
Tagged under: BP
Iraq: Under poisoned skies - BBC World Service
2023-04-29 (or before) in YouTubeFrom the front line of climate change in Iraq, BBC News Arabic unmasks an invisible killer: air pollution, investigating a hidden epidemic of cancer and the ...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Iraq | Air Pollution | BP | Shell
They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want justice
2023-04-20 in The GuardianThirteen years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, documents shed light on the company’s response and ‘scorched earth’ legal tactics
Global oil demand on course for record as China’s economy rebounds
2023-04-14 in The GuardianInternational Energy Agency’s expectation for 2023 is 2m bpd higher than last year’s figure
Tagged under: BP
BP - Wikipedia
2023-04-09 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: BP
Six months on from Iraq flaring investigation - how did BP respond?
2023-03-31 by in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedAfter Unearthed and the BBC revealed high flaring at BP's Iraq field, the company promised an ‘immediate’ review. What has it done so far?
Tagged under: Greenpeace | BP
Column: Big oil companies are already reneging on their global warming promises
2023-02-09 in Los Angeles TimesBP and Shell made eye-catching promises to invest in renewable energy. If you're shocked that they're already backing off, you haven't been paying attention.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Shell
BP, Shell, Exxon and co. bag £1bn handout from UK government
2023-02-09 (or before) in openDemocracyExclusive: Government giveaway of CO2 permits helped fossil fuel giants achieve record-breaking profits
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Net Zero
‘Monster profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence
2023-02-09 in The GuardianLast year’s combined $200bn profit for the ‘big five’ oil and gas companies brings little hope of driving down emissions
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels
BP scales back climate targets as profits hit record - BBC News
2023-02-07 (or before) in The BBCIt is the latest energy giant to report record annual profits after oil and gas prices soared last year.
Tagged under: BP
What Is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
2023-01-31 (or before) in Sustainable & Eco Friendly eCommerce Packaging | SR MailingThe Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is considered by many to be one of humanity’s biggest crimes against the planet – and really, just the name of it gives away the horror of what it actually is, considering the size of the Pacific Ocean. We talk a lot about what can be done to save the planet here at SR Mailing, and that’s because we’re absolutely passionate about it! The fact that there is so much to be done, and that there is so much that we can all be doing in our daily lives that can help us to save planet Earth from global warming and climate change. The issue, of course, is much, much bigger than...
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Pacific Ocean | Methane | Fish | Rivers | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife | Economic Growth | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs | California | South America | BP | Sea Level | Indonesia
Royal Opera House's controversial BP sponsorship ends after 33 years - BBC News
2023-01-26 (or before) in The BBCThere had been protests about the oil giant's 33-year sponsorship of the London venue.
Tagged under: BP
BP criticised over plan to spend billions more on fossil fuels than green energy
2022-12-27 in The GuardianCompany’s oil and gas investments for 2023 will be as much as double those on renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Fossil Fuels
Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins
2022-11-23 (or before) in National GeographicSome species, such as brown pelicans, have rebounded, while long-lived species have been hindered for generations. Still, data is scarce.
Tagged under: BP | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife
COP27: BP chief listed as delegate for Mauritania - BBC News
2022-11-19 (or before) in BBCChief executive of leading oil company is registered for COP27 as a delegate from poor African nation.
Tagged under: COP27 | BP | Africa
Air pollution: Uncovering the dirty secret behind BP’s bumper profits - BBC News
2022-11-12 (or before) in The BBCHow the BBC uncovered gas flaring in an Iraqi oil field, where locals are showing a high rate of cancer.
Tagged under: BP
Light fantastic: BP’s solar venture launches biggest UK project yet
2022-10-06 in The GuardianFrom solar farms to floating arrays, from Australia to Bedfordshire, Lightsource BP is ramping up its renewable energy push
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Greenhouse Gases | Solar Energy
Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
2022-09-17 in The GuardianFury as ‘explosive’ documents reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Activism | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Governments urged to act after oil giants accused of misleading public
2022-09-16 in The GuardianDocuments suggest Shell and BP staff privately downplayed public commitments on climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Fossil Fuels
Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study
2022-09-08 in The GuardianBP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies spend $750m a year burnishing climate credentials but only 12% of capital on low-carbon development
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels
InfluenceMap Big Oil's Real Agenda on Climate Change 2022
2022-09-08 (or before) in InfluenceMapFollowing up on InfluenceMap's 2019 edition of 'Big Oil's Real Agenda', this latest report compares and contrasts the public communications, business operations, and policy engagement of 5 'supermajor' oil companies: BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies. The report provides evidence of significant inconsistencies between the companies' use of 'green claims' with their investment strategies and policy engagement on climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Climate Change | Chevron | TotalEnergies
Revealed: BP’s ‘greenwashing’ social media ads as anger over fuel costs rose
2022-08-06 in The GuardianOil company spent £800,000 on social media influence ads after Labour proposed windfall tax
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Wind Power
‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief
2022-08-03 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to support vulnerable people
Tagged under: BP | Fossil Fuels
Statistical Review of World Energy | Energy economics | Home
2022-06-29 (or before) in BP - British PetroleumThis year’s 71st edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy helps to make sense of the greatest challenges and uncertainties facing the global energy system for almost 50 years
BP Paid Rural Mexicans a “Pittance” for Wall Street’s Top Climate Solution
2022-06-28 (or before) in BloombergThe oil giant has found a climate bargain in some of Mexico’s poorest areas, paying a fraction of market rate for carbon offsets to rural villagers working to protect their forests.
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change | Mexico | Trees
When Extinction Rebellion met Big Oil | Prospect Magazine
2022-06-16 in Prospect MagazineExtinction Rebellion and a former oil executive meet—but can they agree on anything?
Tagged under: BP | Extinction Rebellion
BP and Shell signal commitment to UK investment - weakening government case against windfall tax | The Independent
2022-05-07 (or before) in The IndependentEd Miliband tells Saphora Smith that arguments against such a move are being exposed as ‘total nonsense’
Tagged under: BP | Shell | TotalEnergies
The clean energy claims of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell: A mismatch between discourse, actions and investments
2022-05-02 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceThe energy products of oil and gas majors have contributed significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and planetary warming over the past century. Decarbonizing the global economy by mid-century to avoid dangerous climate change thus cannot occur without a profound transformation of their fossil fuel-based business models. Recently, several majors are increasingly discussing clean energy and climate change, pledging decarbonization strategies, and investing in alternative energies. Some even claim to be transforming into clean energy companies. Given a history of obstructive climate actions and “greenwashing&rd...
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Orsted Says BP Trying to Block Part of U.K. Wind Farm at Sea
2022-03-11 (or before) in BloombergBP Plc is trying to block development of part of a giant wind farm in waters off England’s east coast, according to Denmark’s Orsted A/S.
Tagged under: BP | Wind Power
BP to Exit Rosneft Stake and May Take a $25 Billion Hit
2022-02-28 (or before) in BloombergBP Plc moved to dump its shares in oil giant Rosneft PJSC, taking a financial hit of as much as $25 billion by joining the campaign to isolate Russia’s economy.
Tagged under: Vladimir Putin | Russia | BP
How Exxon, BP and Shell help Russia pump oil and gas - CNN
2022-02-27 (or before) by in CNNThe West is promising "massive" sanctions on Moscow in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Any action on energy could
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Russia
Former COP26 President Brings Shell, BP, Equinor Reps Into Climate Conference
2021-11-05 by in DeSmogGLASGOW, SCOTLAND — The former president of the COP26 climate talks has brought a delegation including four oil companies and tobacco giant Philip Morris to the summit currently taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. Former UK energy and climate minister Claire O’Neill’s World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is running a series of events at […]
Tagged under: BP | Shell | COP26
BP paid ex-MI6 spy firm to snoop on green campaigners
2021-10-24 (or before) in openDemocracyExclusive: Oil giant also shared intelligence on environmentalists with British Museum and Warwick University in ‘shocking’ web of surveillance
Tagged under: BP
BP is planning to drill for fossil gas on edge of world’s largest cold-water coral reef | The Independent
2021-06-21 (or before) in The IndependentExclusive: Oil giant’s plan to drill off west coast of Africa could raise the risk of biodiversity loss, further global heating and toxic fuel spills, an investigation reveals
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change | Africa | Coral Reefs
Supreme Court Delivers a Victory to Big Oil
2021-05-19 in Sierra ClubNarrow ruling allows the carbon barons to keep running down the clock
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron
10 big problems with BP’s ‘Net Zero’ claims
2021-05-06 in Behindthelogos.org - Culture UnstainedBP wants you to think it’s doing its bit for the climate, by saying that it will go ‘net zero’ by 2050. But its plans are nowhere near enough to curb climate breakdown.
Queen's property manager and Treasury to get windfarm windfall of nearly £9bn
2021-02-08 in The GuardianBP among the winners in auction of offshore seabed rights for next decade
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Wind Power
Shell, BP, and Easyjet: The Big Polluters Designing the Rules for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
2021-01-22 by in DeSmogMany of the world’s most polluting companies are being handed a “get out of jail free” card by being invited to shape a scaled-up offsetting market, campaigners claim. The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets is due to publish its “roadmap for implementation” on Wednesday, four months after it was launched by former Bank of England […]
Fossil Fuel Companies Are No Friend to Democracy | The New Republic
2021-01-14 (or before) in The New RepublicBP and other companies have expressed outrage over the Capitol riot, but they have a history of supporting authoritarians in other countries.
Climate crisis: FTSE giants fail to disclose their carbon footprint
2020-12-13 in The GuardianBP, Glencore, Rolls-Royce, Just Eat and B&M among last eight firms yet to provide investors with information
Tagged under: BP | Greenhouse Gases | Finance
Opinion | You Should Have Listened, New York Tells Big Oil (Published 2020)
2020-12-09 in The New York TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
How the ‘carbon footprint’ originated as a PR campaign for big oil - Thred Website
2020-09-23 in Thred | Youth Culture + Social ChangeOne of the most successful marketing ploys of the 20th century was when BP framed you for climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change
Goodbye, Big Oil: "Half the world's proven reserves (1.7 trillion barrels) will never be needed" | Boing Boing
2020-09-17 in boingboing.netAmbrose Evans-Pritchard of The Telegraph writes that BP’s move to green energy marks the end of Big Oil: With a single stroke of the pen, BP has written the obituary of the global petroleum i…
Tagged under: BP
Have BP got it right about the future of oil? – LBC
2020-09-16 in Tom Burke - EnvironmentalistI think that BP are right about the future of oil. Amongst the international oil companies, they have put themselves out in front of realising that change is coming. Big change is coming, and they …
Tagged under: BP
BP will slash oil output by 40% and pour billions into green energy - CNN
2020-08-05 (or before) by in CNNBP is planning to slash oil and gas production and pour billions of dollars into clean energy as part of a major strategic overhaul unveiled on Tuesday, alongside a huge second quarter loss and dividend cut.
Tagged under: BP
Oil Change International response to BP’s new commitment to major cuts in extraction by 2030 - Oil Change International
2020-08-04 in Oil Change InternationalThe commitment is the first from a Big Oil and Gas company to recognize that significant reductions in oil and gas production must occur within this decade.
Tagged under: BP
BP confirms job cuts, reasserts clean energy pledge
2020-06-09 in Business GreenOil major announces it is to cut around 10,000 jobs globally, as CEO predicts coronavirus crisis will accelerate company's transition towards cleaner energy sources
Tagged under: BP | Predictions
BP's statement on reaching net zero by 2050 – what it says and what it means
2020-02-12 (or before) in The GuardianJonathan Watts breaks down the oil company’s statements on its plans to cut carbon emissions in the coming decades
BP CEO hits Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders on Green New Deal
2020-01-23 (or before) in CNBC"The world needs all forms of energy," BP's Bob Dudley said in a CNBC interview from Davos, Switzerland. "Less emissions, but all forms of energy."
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change
BP lobbied Trump to weaken climate safeguards on oil and gas projects
2020-01-23 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedTogether with the American Petroleum Institute, BP asked Trump to largely exclude the climate impacts of oil projects from environmental assessments
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Climate Change | Greenpeace | Climate Change Impacts
Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying
2020-01-23 in The GuardianLetter suggests oil firm pushed for changes whereby fewer projects would need impact assessments
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | US Politics
Don't 'demonise and ostracise' us in climate change debate, says BP
2019-11-23 (or before) in Sky NewsActivists, who posed as living statues and doused themselves in oil, say the British Museum should be ashamed of its links to BP.
Tagged under: BP | Activism | Climate Change
Oliver Shah: Flighty investors won’t solve climate change | Business | The Sunday Times
2019-11-18 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesLast month, the Royal Shakespeare Company announced it would sever ties with BP, its sponsor of eight years, due to discomfort over the oil major’s role in climate change. National Galleries Scotland followed suit, citing its “responsibility to do all we can to address the climate emergency”.These i
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change
Investors to Big Oil: Make It Rain
2019-11-05 (or before) by in The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial & Economic News, World News and VideoInvestors want just one thing from the world’s biggest oil companies—cash—but it is becoming harder for the oil giants to deliver.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies
Royal Shakespeare Company ends BP partnership after student protest - BBC News
2019-10-31 (or before) in The BBCThe theatre company says it "cannot ignore" the "strength of feeling" against its sponsorship deal.
Tagged under: BP
BP launches biggest global campaign in a decade
2019-10-31 (or before) in campaignlive.co.ukEnergy brand wants to talk up multifaceted approach to energy challenges.
Tagged under: BP
Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010
2019-10-24 by Sandra Laville in The GuardianReport comes amid calls for set up of firewall to protect politics from industry influence
Tagged under: BP | Lobbying | European Union | Oil Industry | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels
UK to use finance meant for green energy to support fracking in Argentina
2019-10-22 in The GuardianDocuments show government’s £1bn commitment in 2017 later prioritised support of major oil companies
Tagged under: Argentina | Renewable Energy | BP | Shell | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Oil firms to pour extra 7m barrels per day into markets, data shows
2019-10-10 in The GuardianProjected production surge in next 12 years to be led by Shell despite climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Chevron | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
2019-10-09 in The GuardianNew data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Africa | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
UK's big energy firms accused of failing to tackle climate crisis
2019-06-20 in The GuardianShell, BP and Centrica have talked of backing EU emissions target but withheld support
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Carbon emissions from energy industry rise at fastest rate since 2011
2019-06-11 in The GuardianBP report reveals swings in global temperatures are increasing the use of fossil fuels
Tagged under: BP | Fossil Fuels
Ex-BP boss John Browne: ‘It’s going to take a long time to take oil and coal out of the energy system’
2019-06-08 in The GuardianThe energy executive talks about fracking, Huawei and Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: BP | Greta Thunberg | Coal | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
BP pushed for Arctic drilling rights after Trump's election
2019-05-19 in The GuardianDespite PR damage over earlier spills, documents show oil firm pressed for reduced regulation
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Arctic
Top oil firms spending millions lobbying to block climate change policies, says report
2019-03-22 in The GuardianAd campaigns hide investment in a huge expansion of oil and gas extraction, says InfluenceMap
Tagged under: BP | Exxon | Climate Change | Chevron | Fossil Fuels
Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters
2018-12-13 in The GuardianA protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed three sixtysomething campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents released to the Guardian under the Freedom on Information Act show
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change
BP faces shareholder challenge over carbon targets
2018-12-10 in The GuardianCompany is among energy firms being urged to set goals in line with Paris agreement
Tagged under: BP | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Chevron
'Lightweight PR and greenwash' – BP's low-carbon plan dismissed
2018-04-16 in The GuardianEnvironmentalists call strategy ‘20th century response to a 21st century problem’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP
The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia | Benjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran
2017-03-13 in The GuardianBenjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran: Corporate capture of academic research by the fossil fuel industry is an elephant in the room and a threat to tackling climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
It's the economy that needs to be integrated into the environment - not the other way around | Andrew Simms
2016-06-14 in The GuardianAndrew Simms: BP’s call for a ‘meaningful carbon price’ is the latest example of wrongly trying to apply economic theories and tools to the environment
Tagged under: Carbon Pricing | Economics | BP
Engaging with oil companies on climate change is futile, admits leading UK environmentalist
2015-01-15 in The GuardianAfter years working on sustainability projects with BP and Shell, Jonathon Porritt says he came to the conclusion it was ‘impossible’ for today’s oil and gas companies to adapt to the need to exit fossil fuels
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | BP | Shell | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Sustainability
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