Press Releases
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Ministers cannot continue to ignore blueprint to end UK's role in global deforestation The UK government has today rejected recommendations by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) to improve much-delayed deforestation trade regulations26 March 2024
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US imports linked to deforestation the size of Los Angeles An area of tropical forest the size of Los Angeles has been lost in just two years thanks to imports of palm oil, beef, coffee and other products flooding the US market, according to new research by provided by Trase to Global Witness26 March 2024
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Scottish renewables jobs have jumped 70%, oil and gas jobs down over a third New Global Witness analysis released today shows Scotland’s renewable energy jobs soared 70% between 2015 and 2022, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates.22 March 2024
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Corporate accountability law: EU countries give free pass to two-thirds of companies EU Member States today agreed to back a renegotiated Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive that includes major concessions15 March 2024
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Shell CEO’s £8 million pay would take UK worker 227 years to earn New Global Witness analysis shows that Sawan’s pay packet would take an average UK worker 227 years to earn or could pay for 4,700 household energy bills in the UK.14 March 2024
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BP CEO’s £8 million paycheck would take an average UK worker 230 years to earn BP’s CEO Murray Auchincloss netted £8 million ($10 million) in pay in 2023, including £6.5 ($8 million) in bonuses in 202308 March 2024
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UK renewables jobs have increased 32% since 2015, oil jobs dropped 28% Office of National Statistics (ONS) data released today reveals that the UK now has nearly 30% more jobs in the renewable energy industry than it did in 2015.08 March 2024
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Deforestation footprint of Brazil’s three biggest meat companies five times larger in fragile Cerrado than in Amazon Brazil’s three largest meat companies have been linked to the destruction of an area of forest in Mato Grosso state bigger than Chicago, with the forest lost in the state’s Cerrado savannah nearly five times higher than in the Amazon21 February 2024
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US & European big oil profits top a quarter of a trillion dollars since the invasion of Ukraine European and US oil and gas majors have made profits of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since Russia invaded Ukraine, according to a new analysis by Global Witness marking two years since the conflict began.19 February 2024
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Labour £28 billion green pledge U-turn a let down in fight against the climate crisis The UK Labour Party scrapping its policy of spending £28 billion a year on green investments is a disappointing sign of what can be expected from a future Labour Government.08 February 2024
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Lack of oil and gas phase-out in EU’s climate targets “like a bike without pedals” The text indicates a continued role for oil and gas in the EU’s 2040 energy mix06 February 2024
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YouTube and Indian social media platform Koo enable misogynistic hate speech, violating platform policies New investigation into hateful content in the US and India reveals ineffective reporting processes.01 February 2024
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European demand driving $1 trillion spending on gas production worldwide this decade $223 billion of this to be spent on new gas production to supply Europe29 January 2024
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Oil and gas companies in the ‘Decarbonisation Pact’ plan to torch 60% of remaining carbon budget Oil and gas producers who signed up to a decarbonisation pact at the COP28 summit last month are set to collectively emit more than 150 billion tonnes of CO2 from their products by 205026 January 2024