A practical toolkit for industry leaders and policymakers to align transition mineral supply chains with climate goals, ...

New analysis links UK imports to over 54,000 hectares of deforestation, as UK clarifies Northern Ireland deforestation trade ...

Where have over 2,000 tonnes of smuggled conflict coltan gone? These looted minerals come from mines in Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which produce 15% of the world’s tantalum, ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) defines energy security as uninterrupted access to energy at affordable prices. It is a vital part of all our lives, ensuring that we can keep the lights on, heat ...

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 ...

How nickel is mined In Surigao del Sur, nickel is extracted using open-pit strip methods, a process that involves denuding the mountain and stripping away the topsoil and rock. Heavy machinery scoops ...

The high ambition articulated by the Brazilian COP Presidency at COP30’s opening had notably faded by the end of the second week, reflecting the sobering realities of consensus-based decision-making ...

Julia Francisco Martínez stands at the graveside of her husband Juan, a Honduran Indigenous defender who was found murdered in 2015. Giles Clarke / Global Witness Every year, Global Witness works with ...

Eight out of the top 10 most flood-prone constituencies in England are projected to elect a Reform MP at the next general election, new analysis by Global Witness and Round Our Way shows Campaigners ...

Trump’s obsession with rare earth minerals makes sense when you understand their role in modern military technology Critical minerals have in recent years been central to global visions of a greener ...

The lack of regulation of imported goods to the UK helped destroy an area of global forest equivalent in size to Cardiff, Liverpool or Newcastle over the last year, new Global Witness analysis shows ...

UK imports in 2024 linked to forest destruction the size of a major city, despite government pledges to tackle the global nature emergency Lucas Ninno / Global Witness Consumers in the UK are still at ...