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In total, the oil and gas Petrobras is set to produce by 2050 will emit an equivalent of 7.9 billion tonnes of CO2 – ...
Brazil knows the devastation climate change is causing better than most, yet its own state oil company's actions could stand ...
For the first time, the research calculates the cost of climate damages caused by emissions from EU imports of US liquified ...
As the world’s leading owner of transition mineral production, China must shoulder the burden of keeping the energy transition green. But do its regulations of mining abroad (and the industry’s ESG ...
The mining industry has a long legacy of exploitation, human rights abuses and environmental destruction, with Global Witness’s own history rooted in exposing the blood diamond trade. This time, we’re ...
As nations pursue energy transitions, mining corporations and investors race to secure deposits for profit. Meanwhile, marginalised and underserved communities and defenders living close to mining ...
Climate disasters are getting worse, and we know exactly what’s driving them: burning fossil fuels. But somehow oil and gas companies are still raking in billions in profits while communities and ...
The SEC's decision to let JBS list on the largest stock exchange in the world has been met with widespread scrutiny from civil society. xPACIFICA / Getty Images. xPACIFICA The company’s New York Stock ...
Intact forest and biodiversity in Acre state, Brazil, November 2020. (c) Lalo de Almeida/Panos/Global Witness The EU’s anti-deforestation law must not be weakened or delayed again – it needs to enter ...
Cutting flood defence spending could cost more than leaders think. Making polluters pay is a fair way to protect communities and rebuild trust Ahead of Wednesday’s spending review, the chancellor ...
More people than ever are suffering from the effects of climate breakdown, with deadly wildfires, heatwaves, storms and floods making large parts of the world uninhabitable. Yet rather than scale back ...