Press Releases
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Appointment of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO as climate talks President a “blatant conflict of interest” Appointment of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO as climate talks President a “blatant conflict of interest”12 January 2023
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Brazilian palm oil firm, BBF, ramps up violence against Indigenous peoples in final days of Bolsonaro rule Cargill and others suspend trade with BBF in response, Global Witness calls on firms to permanently terminate purchases19 December 2022
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Mark Carney firm offloaded farms linked to deforestation and human rights abuses in hypocrisy-ridden 'slash and sell' strategy As a senior figure in the leadership of Brookfield Asset Management, the UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, oversaw the offloading of land deforested by the company that is also linked to human rights abuses, and "slave-labour like" working conditions16 December 2022
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Global Witness condemns arrest of Kachin civil society leader in Myanmar Reverend Samson is the latest of thousands to be arbitrarily detained by the Myanmar junta since it attempted to seize power in a coup in February 202106 December 2022
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EU Council guts corporate accountability law Member States weaken human rights protections, fail to push companies to make climate plans, and let the financial sector off the hook.01 December 2022
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Global Witness demands action from the UN on fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks Global Witness CEO Mike Davis has written to the United Nations, urging them to take measures to guarantee that all participants at future COPs are serious about advancing the climate agenda18 November 2022
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Budget reaction: Chancellor turns blind eye to billions in energy profits that could support British public Chancellor turns blind eye to billions in energy profits that could support British public17 November 2022
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Crimes against humanity committed in the Brazilian Amazon: criminal case filed at the International Criminal Court We're supporting the Climate Counsel, Greenpeace Brasil and Observatório do Clima, in calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity in Brazil10 November 2022
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Over 100 more fossil fuel lobbyists than last year, flooding crucial COP climate talks 636 fossil fuel lobbyists have been registered to the COP27 climate talks, affiliated with some of the world's biggest polluting oil and gas giants10 November 2022