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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 ...
The rising demand for transition minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper has placed mineral-rich countries at the heart of geopolitical competition Ading Releno is a member of the ...
The renewable energy boom has triggered a new rush for resources, as countries race to secure their supply of transition minerals. But this push for clean technology could quickly turn dirty, unless ...
The UK introduced the world’s first fully open register of the real owners of its companies in 2016, leading the world in the fight against corruption. While the register has the potential to make it ...
While we at Global Witness were familiar with the targeting of our partners as they were defending their land and environment, the murder of our former colleague, Wutty, prompted us to confront a ...
The Philippines, which consists of over 7,600 islands in the Pacific Ocean, is one of the countries most at-risk from climate change. Many communities are already feeling the impacts of more severe ...
In 2022, a Global Witness investigation revealed a shocking reality at the heart of the green energy transition. Unregulated mines in Myanmar had become an essential source of heavy rare earth ...
Planned rubber plantation on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island is a highly likely front for illegal logging, Global Witness investigation reveals. Indigenous people promised economic development by ...
Today we’re publishing another secret document revealing the financial networks behind Sudan’s most powerful militia – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). An apparently genuine RSF spreadsheet shows how ...
Climate change • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil ...