Press Releases
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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 pipeline.20 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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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
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X and TikTok algorithms push pro-AfD content to non-partisan German users: New analysis Non-partisan social media users in Germany are seeing right-leaning content more than twice as much as left-leaning content in the lead up to the country’s federal elections, a new Global Witness investigation reveals20 February 2025
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Facebook algorithm engages in prohibited gender discrimination Meta is engaging in prohibited discrimination based on gender, according to a ruling from the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights announced today.18 February 2025
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Exxon & Chevron profits could "easily" cover LA wildfire damages Exxon and Chevron made over $50 billion in profits in 2024 – a year of record-breaking heat. If it wanted to, these oil giants could give a $1 million pay-out to each household lost in the LA wildfires31 January 2025
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Shell spent 7x more on oil and gas than "renewables" in year of record-breaking heat Shell continues to rake in huge profits from oil and gas in year of record-breaking heat, when the world breached the 1.5 degrees warming limit set in the Paris agreement of 201530 January 2025
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Flights from one of the world’s largest airports may be grounded within 30 years due to rising sea levels Flights from a major new airport in the Philippines may be grounded within 30 years due to sinking land and rising sea levels driven by climate change.27 January 2025