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.

Last minute: the European Commission has confirmed new talks with the US following attacks on EU tech rules. As pressure mounts, Big Tech is gaining even more influence. Civil society is still not in the room

🚨 Why fossil fuel giants are hiding their ads from YOU Our investigation found X allows fossil fuel giants to control the narrative and avoid criticism on their ads by excluding anyone interested in: ❌ #ClimateChange ❌#HumanRights ❌ #CorporateScandals https://gwitness.org/4dj87UK

🚨We're looking for a Strategic Communications Consultant Global Witness is seeking a consultant to support our strategic communications across the organisation over the next two months. 📅 Deadline: 1 April 2026 📍 Day rate: £300 Apply here: https://gwitness.org/3NVZMfn

🌍 We're hiring for a Head of Legal Are you a legal professional passionate about using the law to drive real-world impact? We're seeking an experienced and adaptable Head of Legal to join us to help us expose abuses of power and advance climate justice. https://gwitness.org/3PqjAbe

🚨 The political economy of fossil fuels is brazenly destroying the world as we know it. Not only is US-Israel’s war on Iran catapulting us into a global energy crisis – new research finds it is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined. https://gwitness.org/4bKbNMP

The New York Times reported that the US State Dept is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the govt to give the US more access to its critical minerals. We investigated this dynamic last year: https://gwitness.org/4biGTwb

Demand for minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries is driving the displacement of thousands of families in the DRC. Clean cars must not come at the cost of poisoned communities. Learn more in a new report from EIA US and PremiCongo https://gwitness.org/4uwnTl8

86 organisations have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to increase climate finance and to fairly tax the wealthiest and largest polluters in our society to pay for climate action at home and overseas. Read the letter: https://gwitness.org/4lywKPj

Guatemala’s Indigenous leaders are facing a wave of criminalisation – and social media platforms are helping enable it. Our new report reveals how defenders are facing coordinated smear campaigns on Facebook, TikTok and X before and after they face false charges. https://gwitness.org/3NwQZAf

Guatemala’s Indigenous leaders and defenders are being targeted by coordinated smear campaigns across Facebook, TikTok & X. Our latest investigation shows how disinformation is being orchestrated to silence, isolate and criminalise defenders and discredit their activism. https://gwitness.org/3NwQZAf

Iran – one of the world’s biggest oil producers – is now at the centre of a fast-spreading conflict. US-Israel attacks & Iran’s response are disrupting fossil fuel supplies across the Gulf. A conflict that wasn’t officially about oil now threatens a global energy crisis. https://gwitness.org/4rNU8un

The murder of Berta Cáceres in 2016 shook the world – exposing the deadly risks faced by land and environmental defenders, the role of powerful economic interests & the ongoing struggle for justice. Ten years on, what’s changed for environmental defenders and Honduras? https://gwitness.org/4r30JQt

Five oil supermajors have made $467bn in profit since Russia invaded Ukraine – almost enough to cover the entire cost of rebuilding Ukraine. It’s time for governments to hold big oil accountable and push for a fossil-free future. https://gwitness.org/4c7kbI4

🚨 NEW: Europe set to bankroll US’ plunder of Venezuela. Last year, the EU & UK bought *over $565 million* worth of diesel from a US refinery central to processing Venezuelan oil. Without bans or sanctions, Europe is set to buy more US-controlled Venezuelan oil. https://gwitness.org/4aumkLo

We're looking for a Consortium Manager! Global Witness is recruiting for a consultant to help oversee and implement the delivery of a consortium grant. Deadline: 17 February More details and how to apply 👇 https://gwitness.org/4qr6aZ7

What happened to the CSDDD? Now the EU law has finally been agreed, we assess how far it can go to protect the environment and human rights, after months of corporate lobbying to water it down https://gwitness.org/4twoz9J

AI is quietly boosting fossil fuel expansion, helping some of the world’s biggest polluters to drill and extract more oil and gas. It is time to look at the emissions enabled by AI that could dramatically exceed the footprint of its infrastructure. https://gwitness.org/4qZXr16

We've teamed up with Good Law Project to urge Ofcom to tackle climate misinformation on Murdoch's Talk channel - and nearly 3,000 people have already taken action! 🔥🔥🔥 action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-s...

The death of over 200 miners in eastern DRC is a stark reminder of the human cost behind unethically sourced critical minerals in our tech and energy transition. https://gwitness.org/3ZOSZGw

Good news: Fossil fuel giants could be forced to pay for climate damage under new UN tax rules! This is a landmark opportunity for the #PollutersPay movement. 2026 should be the year we hold oil giants accountable. gwitness.org/4asEIW6

Who's vying to profit from Trump's power grabs? At Davos, Trump talked up an oil bonanza from Venezuela, meaning MORE oil production as we face extreme climate breakdown. We're exposing the companies set to cash in - and calling for an end to our fossil fuel addiction https://gwitness.org/4bxIb6M

Oil and gas production in Venezuela could generate $150 billion for the country over the next 10 years and contribute to the economy – but what’s unclear is how much Venezuela will earn under US occupation https://gwitness.org/4rcesF4

Why the US attacked Venezuela: oil, sanctions and Maduro https://gwitness.org/3NpNdbG

730 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year 💨 New analysis shows that ramping up oil production in Venezuela could emit pollution equivalent to the emissions of the entire global shipping industry into the atmosphere each year https://gwitness.org/4606Pt4

Today marks 3 years since Mexican defenders Ricardo Lagunes & Antonio Díaz went missing. Both had been working to protect their community from abuses by mining companies. We stand in solidarity with their families & call for an investigation into their disappearance. https://gwitness.org/4sD4iPz

Trump's actions in Venezuela are the military-backed manifestation of fossil fuel-driven foreign policy, threatening global energy & climate security. The lesson for all countries that rely on fossil fuel imports: it's time to accelerate the transition off oil & gas. https://gwitness.org/4jvFdlo

Trump’s attack on Venezuela reminds us that a world dependent on fossil fuels is one that continues to be fragmented by conflict & human rights abuses. Global Witness calls for a democratic solution that allows Venezuela to decide the future of their country & resources https://gwitness.org/4qFG8C5

Global Witness expresses deep concern over the escalating violence against defenders in south-western Colombia and strongly condemns recent attacks against members of the Inter-Ecclesial Commission for Justice and Peace (J&P). Read our full statement here: https://gwitness.org/4p05IAm

NEW INVESTIGATION: Who pays the price of the ‘green’ transition? Our latest report warns that nickel linked to deforestation, river pollution & attacks on land defenders in the Philippines may be entering EV supply chains — incl. Tesla, VW, Mercedes-Benz, BMW & Audi. https://gwitness.org/4oZGkLm

Please sign the open letter to Keir Starmer and the national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing. People have the right to know about the serious threats facing this country, and that we could be doing so much more. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

Our new investigation reveals up to 6,500 people in Kolwezi, DRC, could be displaced by the EU-backed Lobito Corridor railway. Communities fear losing their homes as companies push ahead without proper protections. Read here: https://gwitness.org/48xBApX

A new Global Witness investigation has identified 40+ X accounts – many created in the same month – pushing claims that Dan Gertler had been “cleared” of corruption. The claims stem from a private arbitration with no public evidence to support them. https://gwitness.org/4oolwN4

Peaceful climate protest is being policed more heavily than far right activism – with environmental activists charged at three times the rate of nationalist agitators, according to new data we've obtained https://gwitness.org/48j8QAW

Beneath the headlines lies a stark reality: the final agreement didn’t even mention “fossil fuels”, leaving the very industries driving the climate crisis off the hook. We’ve pulled together the full COP30 wrap-up here: https://gwitness.org/48mUcJe

BREAKING: Our new investigation reveals top chocolate brands like Mars, KitKat & Dairy Milk are at high risk of using cocoa grown on recently deforested Liberian rainforest. This is why the #EUDR must enter into force NOW, not later. Read https://gwitness.org/3KeTZjc

🚨BREAKING: Our research shows #COP30 host Brazil has green-lighted *colossal* levels of dirty offshore oil + gas production. Oil firms are set to invest over *$370 billion* in these assets this century. From Brazil to the UK's North Sea we must resist. https://gwitness.org/3Km87Hp#COP30

🔥 A 12% jump in fossil fuel lobbyists at COP compared to last year. 📍 Belém is seeing the highest concentration since records began. The industry causing the crisis shouldn’t shape climate solutions. #KickBigPollutersOut https://gwitness.org/4oA1vUJ

🚨 NEW: Fossil fuel lobbyists are flooding COP30. More than 1,600 lobbyists have been granted access to the climate talks - that’s 1 in every 25 attendees. It’s time to protect climate negotiations from corporate capture. #KickBigPollutersOut #COP30

🌍 The new LEAD (Leaders Action Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders) initiative has been launched - working towards putting Environmental Defenders at the centre of global climate decision-making. https://gwitness.org/48ayo4p

BREAKING: Shell + Equinor’s new North Sea oil firm, Adura, could mean a *£1.3 billion tax dodge* - enough to pay for 1 year’s worth of UK free school meals. That's why we joined Uplift + Fossil Free London to tell the Chancellor to STOP the Adura tax dodge! https://gwitness.org/43iChlf

The French equalities regulator ruled that Facebook's algorithm is sexist and breaking the law. This follows a joint investigation with Fondation des Femmes & is the first time a European regulator has called out Meta for its sexist algorithm. https://gwitness.org/3WD0NtG

🚨BREAKING: 2 BILLION tonnes of emissions are at stake when the EU decides on climate laws this week. Lobbying by big polluters like Shell, TotalEnergies + Exxon is trying to gut the laws. The EU must not let them dodge accountability. https://gwitness.org/47hFYJ3

With less than a month to go until COP, we found that the Ecuadorian government is moving to criminalise dozens of those who fight to defend the “lungs of the earth” from deforestation. Read here: https://gwitness.org/4neS37S

Britain’s biggest financial institutions are financing forest destruction and reaping the rewards. Read more 👉 https://gwitness.org/4nLFDp5 We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking their comment. For their responses, see the full report.

These are the top 5 US financial giants making the most money from deforestation since the Paris Agreement. Dig into the data: https://gwitness.org/4nLFDp5 We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking their comment. For their responses, see the full report.

🌏 Across Asia, land and environmental defenders are being criminalised simply for protecting their homes, forests and communities. Read our full report: https://gwitness.org/4mUW1lQ

Since 2012, we have documented over 2,200 killings and disappearances of land and environmental defenders. Read how these cases are documented, the challenges in gathering data, and why defenders’ voices must be heard. 👉 Read more: https://gwitness.org/3KBIMZT

A major new poll by Ipsos, commissioned by Global Witness and Amnesty International surveyed citizens across 10 EU countries and the message is clear: 📢 Europeans want strong climate action and corporate accountability. Read our analysis: https://gwitness.org/42iPUAn

Global Witness condemns the Trump Administration’s attacks on the grant maker Open Society Foundations as a politically motivated attempt to censor speech the US government doesn't like. Read our full response: https://gwitness.org/4pEW2Ng