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Ana Zarraga / Oct. 4, 2023

New York Climate Week and the road to COP28 – 5 takeaways

Against the backdrop of a world with many interconnected crises, Global Witness and partners, came together in New York to build community and stand with the people most affected by the climate emergency
Aug. 23, 2023

New York Climate Week: standing with activists for action

We're preparing to join defenders and activists on the ground as voices of accountability and action
Lela Stanley / June 29, 2023

The Russian oil laundromat fueling America’s driving season

What vacationers filling their tanks don’t know is that, despite everything the US has done to support Ukraine, the gasoline they buy may still have originated in Russia and helped the Kremlin pay for the war
Naomi Hirst / April 3, 2023

TikTok grilled by Congress – and pressed on our findings

Whilst in the hotseat, Shou Zi Chew of TikTok was confronted by US Congress with the troubling results of a Global Witness investigation into the platform
March 14, 2023

On the frontlines of Freeport

How an LNG explosion rocked a gulf coast town, leaving residents seeking answers and accountability
Ashley Thomson / Feb. 10, 2023

Three ways Lula and Biden can work together to fight deforestation

Today, Brazilian President Lula will meet with President Biden in DC. Perhaps the most important topic discussed will be how the two countries can work together to protect the Amazon rainforest
Ashley Thomson / Jan. 26, 2023

Tackling global forest loss: What the US can do

This year could see the US move to finally prioritize action on global deforestation. Trade and financial flows must be at the top of the to-do list
Lela Stanley / Sept. 22, 2022

Why I joined yesterday's protest against BlackRock during Climate Week NYC

I’m tired of writing about the world’s biggest asset manager’s links to deforestation and climate breakdown
Alexandria Reid & Alexandria Robins / May 24, 2022

Biden’s Executive Order on forests can help stop Wall Street from financing deforestation

President Biden’s recent Executive Order called for a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to combating deforestation. Any incoming regulations must stop Wall Street from bankrolling forest destruction
March 1, 2022

How the fossil fuel industry tries to cash in on crises

The current conflict has exposed the deeper crisis in our energy system: its reliance on fossil gas. It has also put on display the propaganda machine that is the fossil fuel industry and its enablers who peddle their own interests even while countless face the violence of war.

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