Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Natural resource governance Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Dec. 5, 2023 Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to COP28 climate talks At least 2456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai, signalling an unprecedented presence at crucial climate talks from representatives of some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition Press release | Dec. 4, 2023 French giant TotalEnergies implicated in intimidation of communities affected by controversial oil pipeline A new Global Witness investigation uncovers evidence that TotalEnergies has been party to bullying and intimidation of communities affected by the controversial EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, with community members reportedly feeling pressured into compensation deals for their land. Press release | Dec. 2, 2023 COP28 president Sultan Al-Jaber’s company will become the second largest oil producer on Earth The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the fossil fuel firm ran by COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, is on course to become the second largest oil producer in the world by 2050 – including state-run and publicly listed operators Press release | Nov. 28, 2023 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 gas Statement | Nov. 27, 2023 Statement on the killing of renowned anti-mining activist and Indigenous environmental defender in Mexico On 25 November, the Indigenous leader and renowned Mexican land and environmental defender Higinio Trinidad de la Cruz was found dead at a farm in the Ayotitlán Indigenous community near his hometown of Jalisco, northwest Mexico. Press release | Nov. 22, 2023 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 Arcadia. Press release | Nov. 22, 2023 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 combined Press release | Nov. 15, 2023 U.S. Congress moves to close Russian oil ‘refining loophole’ U.S. Congress moves to close Russian oil ‘refining loophole’ Press release | Nov. 15, 2023 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 today by the UK Government, with some species at risk of extinction worldwide. Press release | Nov. 15, 2023 COP28 President Al Jaber’s oil company ADNOC will take 340 years to capture the carbon it produces by 2030 Even in the year 2030, ADNOC will capture only 2 per cent of its emissions. Show Next 10
