Press Releases
BP’s climate u-turn set to cause 72,000 extra heat deaths
BP’s recent scrapping of its 2030 interim target to reduce production is estimated to cause 72,000 additional heat deaths by the end of this century driven by increased emissions from burning more oil and gas
16 April 2025
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US would seize $353 billion of Ukraine oil and gas money under Trump deal The US could seize $353 billion of Ukraine’s oil and gas revenues under the terms of Trump’s minerals deal, new Global Witness analysis shows04 April 2025
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Global Witness welcomes four new board members Global Witness is welcoming four new board members - climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate, climate leader Rachel Owens, philanthropic advisor and entrepreneur Olaf Hahn and independent consultant and human rights advocate Oliver Hudson.02 April 2025
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Global Witness slams Shell CEO's "obscene" £8.6 million paycheck Shell's CEO has bagged a pay rise – pocketing an obscene £8.6 million, after a year of unprecedented climate disasters & soaring energy bills25 March 2025
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Civil liberties under threat after court ruling Free speech and the right to protest are further under threat in the US following a fossil fuel company successfully using strategic litigation against environmental charity Greenpeace over peaceful protests at a proposed oil pipeline20 March 2025
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UK imports destroying Liverpool-sized forest each year: New analysis The lack of regulation of imported goods to the UK helped destroy an area of global forest equivalent in size to Cardiff, Liverpool or Newcastle over the last year, new Global Witness analysis shows20 March 2025
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Ukraine still at risk of exploitation after ceasefire talks: Global Witness reaction Further Ukraine peace negotiations are welcome, but must not be based on resource exploitation18 March 2025
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Arrest of former Philippine President Duterte marks critical step for justice The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Manila airport this morning after an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant is a critical step towards accountability for land and environmental defenders, and the victims and families subjected to his deadly war on drugs11 March 2025
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Court ruling highlights urgent need to reform UK protest laws Today’s Court ruling that saw modest sentence reductions for six of 16 climate protesters further highlights why the UK government must urgently review its draconian crackdown on peaceful protest07 March 2025
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BP boss earns 143 times more than average worker Global Witness has labelled BP CEO Murray Auchincloss’ 2024 £5.4 million pay packet "obscene" following condemnation last week over the firm’s net zero u-turn06 March 2025
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"Total dereliction of responsibility, free pass for polluters": Global Witness reacts to CSDDD omnibus proposal Corporate lobbyists are trying to paint public interest laws like the CSDDD as being bad for business26 February 2025