COP Climate Summit

Our analysis revealed that even more fossil fuel lobbyists attended COP27 talks than in Glasgow last year

The current net zero system amounts to little more than “rank deception”, with loopholes wide enough to “drive a diesel truck through”

As the impacts of the climate crisis become more severe, world leaders must ensure that those most responsible for the crisis provide financial support to help the communities most impacted by it – the communities who are least responsible for global carbon emissions

The outcome of Brazil’s election marked a new beginning for forest conservation and Indigenous rights. Brazil now has the opportunity to take a leading role in responding to the climate crisis and should bring land and environmental defenders to the forefront of its action plan

We're supporting the Climate Counsel, Greenpeace Brasil and Observatório do Clima, in calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity in Brazil

We spoke to Viktoriya Ball and Valeriia Bondarieva from Fridays For Future Ukraine about why making the journey to Egypt is so important, and what they hope to get out of this year’s climate summit

Just a year ago, Nguy Thi Khanh was part of discussions at COP26 on the transition from coal to renewable energy in Vietnam. A year later, Khanh sits in prison for tax evasion, in what has been condemned as an attempt to criminalise and silence environmental defenders

The annual UN climate conference is a prime opportunity for companies to flaunt their green credentials – whether or not they actually have any

Add your voice and demand that leaders at COP27 put the interests of people ahead of the ever-increasing profits of big polluters

Join Global Witness at COP27 in Egypt as we hold global leaders and companies to account for their role in the climate crisis and to ensure they put people not polluters first

With COP27 fast approaching, governments should come prepared with something more than warm words and a bottle of sunscreen. Our Forests team will be looking for news of clear plans by finance hubs including the UK, US, EU, and China to end the money pipeline driving deforestation

Recommendations for advancing climate justice through increased recognition and protection of land and environmental defenders

We're calling on policymakers attending COP27 to take meaningful steps to protect those on the frontlines of the climate crisis and to enable diverse, safe, and effective participation of civil society observers during COP

This year’s UN climate change conference in Egypt will likely focus on firm plans, finance, and fossil fuels

Over the last decade, 270 land and environmental defenders were killed in the Philippines, with many more subjected to intimidation, threats, and criminalisation

Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly to enable a successful COP27 climate summit in Egypt.