The ocean system no one has heard of that could destabilise Europe

The Streeting contest, its Phys-Ops right? As in, we will all appreciate Starmer a little more if we have to contemplate Streeting as the alternative.

The Santa Marta conference on phasing out fossil fuels starts next week. But what does it mean for the COP process? Who will be there? And what should we be fighting for? Read our new @globalwitness.org explainer here globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

So lovely to pick up my tiny box of doom and read some good news for once. Congratulations Hungary! Congratulations Europe ❤️

We’ve written to Dutch & Colombian ministers thanking them for convening the Santa Marta Conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels. We support the UNFCCC process, but warn fossil fuel interests still distort it. Santa Marta must ensure balance and safe space for communities.

As the global race for minerals hots up, standards for the mining and processing of these materials have been popping up everywhere. So what does a truly credible standard look like? And how can voluntary standards help fill gaps when regulation isn’t up to it? globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

Global Witness signed this letter condemning the unconscionable decision by the US to use the withdrawal of lifesaving medicine as a lever for a minerals trade deal. It’s not ‘woke’ to believe in human life and dignity.

Have we NOW reached peak capitalism!?

In a crowded field, Peter Thiel throws his hat in the ring for worst human alive this week, as he busses around actively encouraging billionaires to hold onto to more of their wealth, and seemingly succeeds finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-t...

The ‘we need to rethink our approach to the North Sea’ is dumbest conversation in UK politics Expensive to extract- much of it now owned by small producers - that goes into global market Good to jobs in Aberdeen, not much else *mad* we’re not talking about energy security + renewables every day

This whole thread is phenomenal, but this slide in particular stood out as the silver lining. The countries that will make it through this crisis relatively unscathed will be those who invested in renewables.

If you haven’t already watched the new documentary from Louis Theroux on the manosphere, make sure you do well out of reach of anything you might throw at the television. Equal parts terrifying and pathetic. The hatred of women wrapped into a pyramid scheme, reducing young men to their base needs.

Fossil fuels are exacerbating the cost of living crisis. The best time to have heavily invested in efficiency and renewables was two decades ago. The next best time is now.

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

New from Picketty's lab: The world can raise incomes toward global equity & stabilize the climate under "under very strict conditions" —reduction of work hours —consumption shift toward immaterial sectors —major change in food habits —a fast energy transition requiring massive low-carbon investment

Absolutely delighted to hear about the High Court ruling removing Palestine Action as a terrorist group. It should never have gotten this far. Arresting peaceful protesters with placards should shame any modern democracy.

I can absolutely see a scenario where, because Trump mixed up Greenland and Iceland in his Davos speech, he now also goes after Iceland just to prove he didn’t fluff his lines.

As an optimist who always thinks things will turn out ok in the end, I feel like I have spent the majority of the first weeks of January doing shocked Pikachu face.

Belém Action Mechanism now! We need a Just Transition, and we need the roadmap to get there #COP30 @canclimateaction.bsky.social

A bit more pedestrian than my content over on LinkedIn, but I just want to acknowledge that I have made it through two weeks of COP without catching a cold or going down with anything else. 💪

Marchamos hoje pelas ruas de Belém porque sabemos que a verdadeira solução para a crise climática não virá dos gabinetes refrigerados da Blue Zone, mas dos territórios onde nossos povos resistem há séculos. 70 mil pessoas nas ruas, na Marcha Global pelo Clima na #COP30 em Belém

On my way to #COP30 in Belem to campaign for a global governance regime under the UNFCCC on responsible minerals. Hoping the Brazilians deliver on a clear Just Transition program!

New investigation from Global Witness shows that, even as Russia masses troops on the Finnish borders and sends incursions into European airspace, the EU continues to import billions of dollars’ worth of nickel from a mine owned by Russia’s richest man. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

Me writing in NH: Looming summits must deliver a pathway to fairer mineral extraction: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Thanks to years of work highlighting companies complicit in conflict in DRC, the US has introduced new sanctions against companies profiting from war globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

I was on Al Jazeera’s business show ‘Counting the Cost’ this morning talking about tariff wars, rare earths, Myanmar, and how the US & EU can get ahead of China with circularity. Catch up on it here at the 13minute mark youtu.be/d7mxTB9MjJw?... #RareEarth #Tariffs #AlJazeera #Minerals

I’ll be on Al Jazeera at around 10:15am CET tomorrow morning discussing minerals and trade sanctions between the US and China. Please tune in.

Launching Dialogue Earth’s new Global China briefings — concise, email-delivered insights on China’s evolving role in climate & development across the Global South, for policy professionals, researchers and analysts. 📬 Sign up now: https://loom.ly/bznAzqY

I have been watching the WEuros25 with my two little girls in a pub in Cornwall, and I can’t say how important it is to me that they see a full bar of all ages, sexes, and races cheering on the Lionesses and going bonkers now they won. #Historic

My blood pressure could do without this please England 😅#WEuros25

Watching England v Sweden in #WomensEuros and that was two stunning equalising goals. Back in with a chance! Come on Lionesses!

Our newest investigation is featured in the @theguardian.com today revealing how Trump & his crew of dangerously unqualified cronies are exploiting war and strife to get their hands on the world’s minerals, from Ukraine, to Pakistan and Yemen and beyond www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

We knew China's rush to install solar and wind was going to be wild but WOW😮. The solar panels & wind turbines China installed in May alone, in a single month, will generarate as much electricity as: -Poland -Sweden -Norway -the UAE -North Carolina&Maryland or -Washington&Wyoming

Just wrapped up a press conference on the importance of addressing minerals n the climate COP process. You can catch up with it here; unfccc.int/event/nrgi-n...

I’m at Bonn asking climate negotiators to think about the climate impacts of mining for the minerals that we need for our transition. Let’s get things right now, and not make the same mistakes of the past.

As Beijing asserts itself amid global trade tensions, it is playing an ace it has kept up its sleeve for decades: control over the flow of minerals Western countries desperately need to fuel their green, digital and defense ambitions. www.politico.eu/article/chin...

I’m at the UN offices in Bonn for the COP half way point. Amazonian communities are calling for an end to exploitation of their lands and resources. No more mining without community consultation and consent.

🚨 Critical minerals are powering the green transition – but at what cost? COP still isn’t addressing the deforestation, corruption and land grabs linked to mineral extraction. That needs to change. 👉 gwitness.org/3FwT37B #COP #JustTransition #ClimateCrisis

I’m off to Bonn next week to launch an initiative to get the COP to include language about mining and minerals. Find out more here globalwitness.org/en/campaigns... #TransitionMinerals #COP

👂 This week I was invited on to Geopolitical Ecology podcast. We covered US, EU, and China competition for minerals, as well as who really profits from the energy transition. open.spotify.com/episode/1q9q... Hope you enjoy listening.

Gaza’s borders are temporarily open. Get on UN food program website and donate now!

It’s that time of year when my social media feed becomes a Eurovision live feed! On to some predictions!

Seng Li from our partner, the Shannan foundation, is visiting Brussels from Myanmar to talk about the huge harms caused by mining for heavy rare earths in his region. Also hearing from communities in Jujay, Argentina and in France.

We kicked off our Myanmar advocacy tour with a meeting with MEP @yverougstraete.bsky.social today in the EP. It was a great start to our trip meeting someone who really gets that responsible mining practices can be a boon to European industry & security.

In this month's edition of New Internationalist my @globalwitness.org Colleague @cat-rainsford.bsky.social alongside our partners African Resources Watch (AFREWATCH) have written about the devastating effects and undeniable promise of Cobalt mining in DRC newint.org/issues/2025/...

On my way back from a long but meaningful week at the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social responsible mineral supply chains conference along with my @globalwitness.org colleagues and our indomitable partners. At times it felt as though we are moving backwards on human rights, but we are steadfast in our mission.

Who can you trust online? 🤔 Join GW's Ava Lee & @disharavi.bsky.social & @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social at the @nhm-london.bsky.social Generation Hope event this month to learn how disinformation spreads online & why it matters for climate action! Free entry: gwitness.org/4jdHFvI #GenerationHope