Press Releases
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Fossil fuel lobbyists eclipse delegations from most climate-vulnerable nations at COP29 climate talks Fossil fuel industry influx at COP29 escalates calls to protect talks from Big Polluters15 November 2024
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Climate leaders call for urgent overhaul of UN climate process – Global Witness response Mary Robinson, Ban Ki-Moon and Christiana Figueres have signed and others have called for an "urgent overhaul" of the COP process15 November 2024
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EU Parliament “takes a chainsaw to anti-deforestation law” MEPS confirm 12-month delay, propose major loophole14 November 2024
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New analysis reveals Big Oil’s profits could pay for annual loss and damage bill New Global Witness report says fossil fuel companies, not regular people, should be the ones to foot the bill for climate repair13 November 2024
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Former Irish president, Hollywood director and Star Wars actress demand "Payback Time" for Big Oil at COP29 Former Irish president, Hollywood director and Star Wars actress demand "Payback Time" for Big Oil at COP2911 November 2024
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COP29 officials facilitate fossil fuel talks for fake investor during undercover investigation The Azerbaijan COP29 team charged with leading this year’s global UN climate talks helped facilitate discussions about fossil fuel deals at the annual conference.08 November 2024
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Clean energy, dirty consequences: Mining for renewable technologies linked to global social unrest Mining for metals to build electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and electric grids linked to more than 300 incidents of violence, protest and deaths between 2021 and 202307 November 2024
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#COP29 targeted by network of accounts pushing Azeri Government messaging #COP29 targeted by network of accounts pushing Azeri Government messaging29 October 2024
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Open call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity amid a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe and escalating regional conflict Global Witness joins Crisis Action in call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and end to impunity amid a spiralling humanitarian catastrophe and escalating regional conflict24 October 2024
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TikTok and Facebook fail to detect harmful disinformation advertisements – putting US election at risk Just weeks before the US presidential election, Facebook and TikTok approved ads containing harmful election disinformation. This is despite a similar Global Witness investigation published two years earlier that found failures in their moderation systems17 October 2024
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UK banks poured over £1 billion into ‘forest-risk’ companies since 2022 - defying country’s landmark anti-deforestation pledge The UK banking sector has poured over £1 billion ($1.4bn) into “forest-risk” companies globally since COP26, undermining the country’s commitments made at the 2021 Glasgow climate conference.15 October 2024
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Leading collagen manufacturer fuelling deforestation crisis in Paraguay Global Witness has uncovered alarming connections between the supply chain of one of the world’s largest collagen producers and extensive deforestation and human rights abuses in Paraguay's Gran Chaco region08 October 2024
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Proposed delay to EU anti-deforestation law could cause deforestation 14 times the size of Paris The proposed delay would significantly undermine global efforts to combat climate change, releasing carbon emissions equivalent to 188 million long-haul flights02 October 2024
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Barclays earned $1.7 billion financing company tied to Indigenous land destruction in Amazon Barclays earned $1.7 billion financing company tied to Indigenous land destruction in Amazon26 September 2024
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Google ads on far-right website that promotes climate denial, raise close to $1.5 million Google ads on far-right website raise close to $1.5 million23 September 2024