Press Releases
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US food giant Cargill linked to area of deforestation in Bolivia bigger than city of Minneapolis Cargill has been directly purchasing soy from farms in Bolivia responsible for more than 20,000 hectares of deforestation – an area bigger than the firm’s home city of Minneapolis – since 2017, according to a new Global Witness investigation released today06 September 2023
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COP28 oil company to spend $1 bn a month on fossil fuels this decade despite ‘green’ claims Al Jaber's company is planning to spend more than $100 billion between now and 2030 on oil and gas production alone04 September 2023
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BP boss Bernard Looney spotted topless outside Downing Street as Fossil Fuel Bosses Meet with Government As Number 10 hosts fossil fuel leaders, a roving billboard tours London to highlight the stark inequalities of the UK's energy system02 August 2023
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Conservatives are the 'political wing of the fossil fuel industry’ as Sunak invites BP and Shell to Downing Street New Global Witness analysis shows that government ministers met with fossil fuel companies 54 times between January and March.01 August 2023
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Chevron and Exxon's Q2 Profits Heat Up While Fuelling America's Record-Breaking Heatwaves New Global Witness analysis reveals that the oil giants are among the world’s top carbon emitters, producing over 1,700 tonnes of carbon every minute, a critical factor in the extreme heat waves affecting millions across the U.S.28 July 2023
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As Shell reports £3.9 billion in Q2 profits amidst deadly heatwave, its oil and gas investment is forecast to increase by 10% Shell reports profits of £11.6 billion ($14.8 billion) for the first half of this year, new analysis shows that the company is set to increase its investment in oil and gas.27 July 2023
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Controversial London billboards change from ‘OnlyFans to OilyFans’; Highlighting ‘bulging’ oil executive pay package A set of billboards for the adult site OnlyFans has been rebranded by Global Witness to show the chief executive of BP shirtless.20 July 2023
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COP28 President’s Oil Company: Emissions by 2050 to Rival China's COP28 President’s Oil Company (ADNOC): Emissions by 2050 to Rival China's15 July 2023
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Global Witness strongly condemns the criminalisation of four land and environmental activists as ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines Global Witness strongly condemns the criminalisation of four leaders of environmental and Indigenous rights group Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), who have been designated as ‘terrorist’ suspects by the Anti-Terrorism Council in the Philippines12 July 2023
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Fossil fuel giant Shell estimated to have made hundreds of millions off Russian gas since Ukraine invasion Fossil fuel giant Shell estimated to have made hundreds of millions off Russian gas since Ukraine invasion28 June 2023
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UK government quashes new law that would shut off money pipeline to deforesting businesses The UK government has rejected a key amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill that would force financial institutions to carry out mandatory checks on whether their investments are financing global deforestation and human rights, in a move Global Witness described as “utter hypocrisy”26 June 2023