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As deadly wildfires tear through Greece, and France issues excessive heat warnings, let’s not forget that burning fossil fuels accounts for nearly 90% of all CO2 emissions We must put people and planet before profits, and keep fossil fuels in the ground theguardian.com/world/article/…

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🛑 Last year, Filipino environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro were violently abducted, with suspected military involvement. This week, their request for a protective order was denied. We echo calls to urgently overturn the verdict. gwitness.org/3AlPY7p

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Yesterday Meta shut down #CrowdTangle - free software used to monitor online discourse Removing such a vital tool during a year of global elections, when AI could supercharge disinformation, poses a threat to democracies worldwide More on the impact ⬇️ gwitness.org/3YMwAL0

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🔥130 monthly national temperatures have been broken this year. This fossil-fuel driven global heating is putting lives at risk. Our research shows the 5 big oil majors' plans could cause 11.5 million excess heat deaths this century. ➡️ ow.ly/Nn5Y50SYziM

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Gubad was arrested over a year ago by COP29 hosts Azerbaijan on fabricated charges He is still awaiting trial & has been prevented from seeking vital medical care while in detention Today with UK lawmakers we call for his immediate release. #FreeGubad theguardian.com/world/article/…

Gubad was arrested over a year ago by COP29 hosts Azerbaijan on fabricated charges

He is still awaiting trial & has been prevented from seeking vital medical care while in detention

Today with UK lawmakers we call for his immediate release. #FreeGubad
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Big Oil has long known the damage it's doing. 🔥 As they've extracted more and more fossil fuels, more lives have been threatened by wildfires, hurricanes & extreme heat. 📣 10,000 survivors are demanding they answer for their climate crimes. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

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As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to claim lives, US oilfield company SLB is helping Russia produce oil that pays for it. If we care about stopping the war, we need to stop Western oilfield companies like SLB from helping bankroll it. ⬇️ ft.com/content/c7bc64…

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🚨 The crackdown on those opposing #EACOP is intensifying, with approximately 96 arrests in the last nine months. TotalEnergies must take action to protect human rights and prevent the repression of climate defenders in Uganda. #DefendtheDefenders gwitness.org/3YRwtxz.

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The critical minerals needed for the energy transition must be #JustMinerals Amb. Mxakato-Diseko Ditte Juul Jorgensen - don't forget the people who are impacted by mineral extraction. Put their experiences at the heart of your principles. Read their stories ⬇️ gwitness.org/4dRLLqy

The critical minerals needed for the energy transition must be #JustMinerals

<a href="/Amb_MxDiseko/">Amb. Mxakato-Diseko</a> <a href="/JorgensenJuul/">Ditte Juul Jorgensen</a> - don't forget the people who are impacted by mineral extraction. Put their experiences at the heart of your principles.

Read their stories ⬇️  
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In Salinas Grandes 🇦🇷 untampered #lithium mining is depleting and contaminating water sources, on which local indigenous communities depend. Companies are ravaging this vital wetland ecosystem in the name of energy transition. Are these #JustMinerals? climatenetwork.org/resource/civil…

In Salinas Grandes 🇦🇷 untampered #lithium mining is depleting and contaminating water sources, on which local indigenous communities depend.

Companies are ravaging this vital wetland ecosystem in the name of energy transition.

Are these #JustMinerals?

climatenetwork.org/resource/civil…
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BREAKING 🔴 In the UK, new Labour MPs have taken over £45,000 in donations from oil and gas lobbyists. Green co-leader Carla Denyer is calling for the donations to be returned. Read our investigation: gwitness.org/4fSwOWR

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The situation for environmental defenders in #Serbia protesting the proposed Rio Tinto lithium mine is worsening. Having recently signed a Strategic Partnership with Serbia, the EU needs to demonstrate it takes communities' right to say ‘no’ seriously. gwitness.org/3Xd8ibz

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Last year, our Brazil Big Beef Watch bot set out to prove companies can track and prevent Amazon deforestation in their supply chains. We uncovered 400 hectares (560+ football fields) of forest destroyed on farms linked to JBS' indirect suppliers 🌲 Read more: globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/f…

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Western nations talk big on sustainability but fall short in the global minerals race, prioritising profit over ethical sourcing. Our Alex Kopp calls on governments to enforce strong regulation to ensure accountability and responsible mining. gwitness.org/3Mju6MG

Western nations talk big on sustainability but fall short in the global minerals race, prioritising profit over ethical sourcing. Our Alex Kopp calls on governments to enforce strong regulation to ensure accountability and responsible mining. 

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“Continuing to focus on illegal content instead of a systemic approach to harm online gives us the worst of both worlds: amplification of harm & threats to freedom of speech.” Ellen Judson & Kyle Taylor on why GOV.UK must revisit the Online Safety Act gwitness.org/3Mp3864

“Continuing to focus on illegal content instead of a systemic approach to harm online gives us the worst of both worlds: amplification of harm &amp; threats to freedom of speech.”

<a href="/ellenejudson/">Ellen Judson</a> &amp; <a href="/kyletaylor/">Kyle Taylor</a> on why <a href="/GOVUK/">GOV.UK</a> must revisit the Online Safety Act 

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This is brilliant news! New oilfields are an act of climate vandalism. The UK's new Rosebank oilfield alone would cause as many emissions as 28 countries in the global south.🌎 Governments must prioritise people, not polluters' profit.

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The 2020 election was rigged, and JFK assassinated by the CIA? @Grok seems to think so We quizzed X’s chatbot on politics and got some very questionable answers Read our investigation here gwitness.org/4ggAXEm