Press Releases
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New Emirates' Leaders Declaration on net zero food set to fail to consider agri-deforestation emissions The Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action has been announced today at COP2801 December 2023
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EU Commission unveils subsidy plans for hydrogen infrastructure, opening up Europe to fossil gas lock-in Plans include a blue hydrogen pipeline, which would flood Europe with hydrogen made from fossil gas28 November 2023
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Protecting our planet’s climate-critical rainforests with support from Arcadia Global Witness is delighted to announce a new grant of £3.3 million from Arcadia22 November 2023
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Equinor, Shell and RWE’s plans to flood Europe with fossil hydrogen may receive EU taxpayer support Hydrogen plants to feed new pipeline would burn more fossil gas than Denmark, Ireland and Portugal combined22 November 2023
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U.S. Congress moves to close Russian oil ‘refining loophole’15 November 2023
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UK consumption linked to estimated loss of more than 70 species UK consumption of crops such as oil palm and soy has been linked to the estimated regional loss of 71 species, according to new figures for 2021 released by the UK Government, with some species at risk of extinction worldwide15 November 2023
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As EU moves to secure its supply of transition minerals, a rush for lithium is fuelling corruption and harming communities in Africa A Global Witness investigation links three lithium mines in Zimbabwe, Namibia and DRC with major corruption red flags and allegations of human and environmental rights violations14 November 2023
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European banks and investors, including Allianz, Deutsche Bank, and Intesa Sanpaolo, investing over €700m in companies tied to brutal violence against civilians in South Sudan 60 major European banks and investors – including Allianz, Deutsche Bank, and Intesa Sanpaolo – hold over €700 million in shares and bonds in two companies fuelling violence in South Sudan, which the UN says could amount to complicity in atrocities and war crimes.14 November 2023
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Investigation reveals the EU’s ‘Russian oil loophole’ contributing an estimated €1.1 billion in taxes to Kremlin Investigation reveals the EU’s ‘Russian oil loophole’ contributing an estimated €1.1 billion in taxes to Kremlin09 November 2023
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King's Speech: UK refineries could reject up to half of North Sea Oil by 2035 New Global Witness analysis reveals that UK refineries will be unable to process up to half of the UK’s North Sea oil by 2035, as Rishi Sunak uses the King’s Speech today to pledge to double down on domestic drilling.07 November 2023
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Shell Q3: Shell has paid shareholders £30 billion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Since April 2022, a month after the invasion, Shell has paid dividends of £9.5 billion ($11.6 billion) and repurchased shares worth £21 billion ($25.6 billion), giving shareholders a total of £30.5 billion ($37.3 billion).02 November 2023
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BP Q3: BP has paid shareholders £20 billion during the UK’s energy crisis Our new analysis finds that since January 2022, when energy and costs of living crises were hitting the UK, BP has paid dividends of £6.5 billion ($7.9 billion) and repurchased shares worth £13.6 billion ($16.6 billion), giving shareholders a total of £20.1 billion ($24.5 billion)31 October 2023
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ExxonMobil Q3: Huge $54 Billion Shareholder Payouts During Inflation Crisis As ExxonMobil today reports profits of $9.1 billion, Global Witness analysis finds that since January 2022, when the energy crisis inflated Exxon’s profits, the company has paid dividends of $26 billion and repurchased shares worth $28 billion, giving shareholders a total of $54 billion.27 October 2023