Press Releases

Press releases and resources for journalists from Global Witness. For general media enquiries please call + 44 (0) 7912 517 127 or email [email protected] For enquiries about our EU campaigns please contact +32 487 80 31 61.

Statement | Nov. 18, 2022
Global Witness demands action from the UN on fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks

Global Witness CEO Mike Davis has written to the United Nations, urging them to take measures to guarantee that all participants at future COPs are serious about advancing the climate agenda
Press release | Nov. 17, 2022
Budget reaction: Chancellor turns blind eye to billions in energy profits that could support British public

Small rise in windfall tax not enough to target big energy company profits
Statement | Nov. 10, 2022
Our methodology for the COP27 fossil fuel lobbyists analysis

How we use the UNFCCC’s list of provisional participants, a record of everyone that has been granted access to COP27, for fossil fuel lobbyist analysis
Press release | Nov. 10, 2022
Over 100 more fossil fuel lobbyists than last year, flooding crucial COP climate talks

More fossil fuel lobbyists than representatives of the ten nations most impacted by the climate crisis registered to attend COP27
Press release | Nov. 1, 2022
BP 12-month profits of £23.4 billion could pay for 9.4 million UK energy bills

Low tax payments call into question BP’s “backing Britain” claim
Press release | Oct. 27, 2022
Energy giant Shell has already made £31bn in excess profits over past year

Analysis of Shell Q3 profits shows their 12 month windfall profits could pay for 12.5 million UK energy bills
Press release | Oct. 7, 2022
New UK oil and gas licences show a government “on the side of BP and Shell” rather than consumers struggling with bills

This Government should be supporting UK citizens facing crippling energy bills while also transitioning to renewable energy sources, to protect both our climate and consumers from an energy crisis that’s caused by fossil fuel dependency.
Press release | Sept. 26, 2022
Shell and BP CEOs set to save a combined £640,000 through tax cuts, whilst average Brit saves just £400

Government tax cuts will further enrich oil & gas executives already pocketing millions through the energy crisis
Press release | Sept. 22, 2022
US gas export industry sees wartime windfall as lobbyists wish list becomes Biden policy

Powerful gas industry, with President’s support, exploits Russian war on Ukraine to boost profits
Press release | Sept. 13, 2022
Revealed: how gas boiler companies are misleading the public about pipe-dream hydrogen heating

Most so-called “hydrogen-ready” boilers bought in the coming years will likely never use hydrogen