Press Releases
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DRC: Apple, Tesla & Intel may source “conflict minerals” through failing responsible mineral scheme Companies including Apple, Tesla and Intel are relying on a supply chain due diligence scheme that is used to launder conflict minerals from DRC, new evidence suggests27 April 2022
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World’s biggest fossil fuel firms projected to spend almost a trillion dollars on new oil and gas fields by 2030 As IPCC warns against new fossil fuels, business as usual for big polluters12 April 2022
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Global Witness welcomes passage of the BURMA Act by the US House of Representatives and calls on the Senate to follow suit The bill’s provisions bring together the four primary threads of US policy towards Myanmar: targeting military revenues through sanctions, supporting the pro-democracy movement, authorizing humanitarian assistance, and pursuing accountability for the military’s atrocities06 April 2022
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European gas lobby groups representing Total, Shell and Eni reject call to back EU plans to quit Russian gas Gazprom subsidiaries remain in the lobby group Gas Infrastructure Europe01 April 2022
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Russian invasion of Ukraine will net the US oil and gas industry a windfall of $37 to $126 billion in 2022 As American families continue to be hammered by skyrocketing gasoline prices, US oil and gas companies are poised to reap tens of billions in windfall profits thanks to high wartime prices29 March 2022
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Global Witness welcomes significant new EU sanctions, including on Myanmar state-owned oil and gas company MOGE The EU announced that it is adding Myanmar’s state-owned oil and gas company to its sanctions list, along with 22 individuals and three other companies22 February 2022
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Hydrogen project lauded by Shell to boost green credentials emits more carbon than a million cars Fossil hydrogen will not fix the climate – only a phase out of fossil fuels can truly deliver20 January 2022
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France/Germany: Small businesses want EU to get tough on Google and Facebook’s invasive advertising – new research YouGov poll reveals small business leaders are uncomfortable with Facebook and Google’s tracking-based advertising17 January 2022
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Myanmar jade mining disaster highlights coup’s deadly toll on Hpakant The landslide that struck Hpakant today highlights the devastating toll of the military coup on jade mining communities in northern Myanmar and the urgent need to prevent the junta using the country’s natural resources as a financial lifeline22 December 2021
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As global interest in DR Congo’s lithium deposits soars, the industry could be “seriously undermined” by governance, environmental and social risks – investigation Communities and the DRC could lose out unless companies and investors disclose key information on the deals and people behind them and address environmental risks13 December 2021
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Global Witness’s Executive Director and co-Founder, Charmian Gooch, steps down Charmian, who led the NGO’s early work on blood diamonds and was awarded the TED prize in 2014 for her campaigning to end anonymously owned companies, will continue working with the organisation until 8 April as an Executive Director and as a Board Member until December 202210 December 2021
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Major dam project in one of Africa’s oldest national parks could breach Congolese law and threatens forests and biodiversity in DRC, with Chinese dam-builder backed by international investors New analysis shows how the Sombwe Dam project in DRC threatens tropical forests, rare species and conservation efforts in Upemba National Park08 December 2021