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June 11, 2021

No excuses for a lack of climate ambition at the G7

When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, the G7 leaders must be bold, taking ambitious action to take on this looming threat by keeping forests standing, ending support for fossil gas, and holding Big Tech accountable
June 10, 2021

Money talks louder than words when it comes to deforestation

Banks want to appear environmentally friendly to appeal to socially conscious customers. However, they’re less keen to put their money where their mouth is
June 4, 2021

How Land and Environmental Defenders Protect the Planet, and How We Can Protect Them

If we want to avert a climate disaster and deliver real climate justice, governments and businesses must protect land and environmental defenders and ensure their voices are heard
Barnaby Pace / June 3, 2021

Innovative tracking tool trained on fossil gas lobbyists

Our new EU Gas Detector monitors fossil fuel companies' access to EU officials
June 2, 2021

The supply chain linking beef to Amazon deforestation, with banks’ backing

How famous financial institutions bankrolling beef traders incentivise a chain of activity that links the destruction of vital rainforest to the food in our shops
Sam Leon / May 26, 2021

Chart in focus: New data shows that the world’s biggest polluters are still failing to put their money where their mouth is

A new study has found that amongst the companies responsible for an estimated 80% of the world’s carbon emissions, not a single one has policies in place to align their future capital spending with the goals of the Paris Agreement
Mark Normington / May 20, 2021

Green spaces deserve to be protected – in the UK and around the world

We wouldn’t accept our local parks being ripped up for the sake of profit. Nor should we accept that the eradication of vital tropical ecosystems is simply the cost of doing business
Keel Dietz & Clare Hammond / May 6, 2021

Three months on from the military coup, what should the international community do to support the people of Myanmar?

Governments around the world must take stronger action to respond to the calls of the people of Myanmar and help secure a more peaceful, democratic future for the country
Martha Marcuson / May 1, 2021

Two years on from the UK’s declaration of climate emergency, we need less bluster and more action from the UK government

Two years ago today, the UK Parliament declared a climate emergency. As the UK gears up to host the G7 Summit and COP26, the government has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show real global climate leadership. But the question is, will its rhetoric be matched with action?
Alexandria Robins / April 23, 2021

Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate must protect the world’s forests from Wall Street

President Biden has big ambitions for protecting the climate. However, the US will be severely undermined in its move to become a climate leader if its own banks and investors are complicit in forest destruction

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