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At Gabon talks, a debate on who pays to save world's forests

A summit on how to protect the world’s largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of who pays for the protection and reforesting of lands that are home to some of the world’s most diverse species and contribute to limiting planet-warming emissions

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Myanmar military gets new aviation fuel supplies despite abuses

Myanmar military gets new aviation fuel supplies despite abuses

New report from Amnesty Intl, Global Witness and Burma Campaign UK reveals new shipments of fuel despite air raids.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023

Shell and Vitol accused of prolonging Ukraine war with sanctions ‘loophole’

Shell and Vitol accused of prolonging Ukraine war with sanctions ‘loophole’

Exclusive: Ukrainian economic adviser urges energy firms to heed deadline to halt trade of ‘Russian-origin oil products’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

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Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders

Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014

The Guardian - US · Feb 17, 2023

Energy bill rise a 'national act of harm' as energy firms hand £84BILLION to shareholders

As analysis shows five energy firms shared out £84billion to shareholders, Martin Lewis slammed Tory plans to raise the cap on energy bills and urged the Chancellor to postpone

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Shell profit doubles to record $56 billion in 2022 as war drives up energy costs

Global energy giant Shell has said that its annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and natural gas prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Shell profit doubles to record as war drives up energy costs

Global energy giant Shell says annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and gas prices soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

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$Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges$

Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges

Non-profit group Global Witness urges US regulator to investigate oil giant and potentially impose fines over apparent ‘mislabeling’

The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2023

Missing Mexican environmentalists’ families accuse mining company

Missing Mexican environmentalists’ families accuse mining company

Relatives denounce transnational Ternium over case of lawyer Ricardo Lagunes and Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz Valencia

The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2023

Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots - report

Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots - report

Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Facebook Approved Ads Promoting Violence in Wake of Brazil Riots

Facebook Approved Ads Promoting Violence in Wake of Brazil Riots

Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023

‘Afraid of the gun’: Military coup fuels Myanmar resource grab

‘Afraid of the gun’: Military coup fuels Myanmar resource grab

Crisis triggered by the military takeover makes life even more dangerous for those fighting to protect the environment.

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2022

Ukraine official accuses BP of war profiteering

Ukraine official accuses BP of war profiteering

A major energy company that pledged to sell its interests in Russia has yet to do so.

Fortune · Dec 2, 2022

Conservatives receive over £1.7m from shadowy think tanks and climate sceptic firms

Conservatives receive over £1.7m from shadowy think tanks and climate sceptic firms

THE Conservative Party and its MPs have registered more than £1.7m in donations from climate sceptics and fossil fuel interests since the 2019…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 13, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

Imprisoned activist’s lawyer denied access at Egyptian jail during climate summit – as it happened

British-Egyptian Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been on hunger strike for months, stopped drinking water when Cop27 began

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads

TikTok’s algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2022

YouTube and Facebook letting Brazil election disinformation spread, NGO says

Global Witness produced – and withdrew – purposely misleading ads that were all approved by YouTube, and half by Facebook

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

War in Ukraine: NGOs file complaint against TotalEnergies

A French and a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization have filed a complaint for alleged “complicity in war crimes” against TotalEnergies

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Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2022

France’s TotalEnergies accused of fuelling Russian bombers in Ukraine

Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French power giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine.

France 24 · Oct 14, 2022

France’s TotalEnergies faces legal case for allegedly fuelling Russian bombers

Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, according to French media reports.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Colombia's Congress ratifies Escazu international agreement for the environment

Colombia's Congress has ratified the Escazu agreement to protect the environment, the government said late on Monday, paving the way to provide greater protection to environmentalists across the Andean country.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Facebook aided genocide in 2017 and fails to stop hate speech around the world: reports

A new human rights report accuses Facebook of aiding the 2017 genocide against Muslims in Myanmar, while other reports allege the company continues to allow its platform to spread dangerous disinformation and hate speech in other countries.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Report: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021

Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Latin American environmentalists most at risk of murder, report finds

More environmentalists were killed in Latin America than any other region in the world last year, according to a report by advocacy group Global Witness, underscoring the growing threat to activists in the resource-rich region.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

More than 1,700 environmental activists murdered in the past decade – report

Figures likely to be an underestimate, says Global Witness, as land defenders are killed by hitmen, crime groups and governments

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