Press Releases
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Brazilian jaguar threatened by 27-million-hectare land clearance New Global Witness research exposes industrial agriculture’s threat to Brazil’s jaguar habitat and calls for urgent regulatory action to end deforestation ahead of COP3019 April 2025
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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 gas16 April 2025
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UK households facing £3,000 climate damage costs this year The costs of climate breakdown in the UK amount to an estimated £3,000 per household over the course of this year, new research by Global Witness shows15 April 2025
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New investigation suggests EU trader Traxys buys conflict minerals from DRC New Global Witness investigation indicates that international commodities trader Traxys has bought conflict coltan smuggled from DRC to Rwanda15 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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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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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
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Global Witness billboards highlight BP’s climate backtracking to investors Global Witness' investigative campaigners take aim at BP's u-turn on its green promises with ad van billboards around London26 February 2025
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Ukraine war third anniversary: Record oil profits and dash for critical minerals amid conflict Big oil is one of the biggest winners of Russia's war on Ukraine. New Global Witness analysis reveals that the five big Western oil companies – BP, Chevron, Exxon, Shell and TotalEnergies - have made over $380 billion in profit since the start of the Ukraine war and the onset of the energy crisis24 February 2025
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Global Witness condemns move by Azerbaijan authorities to shut down BBC Baku bureau Global Witness is today alarmed and concerned at the repressive move by authorities in Azerbaijan to force closure of BBC's office in Azerbaijan capital of Baku20 February 2025