After initially denying the evidence, Indonesia’s largest palm oil traders admit that a supplier to major global brands was operating an illegal plantation inside the nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife…
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JUST 7% OF GLOBAL BANKS’ ENERGY FINANCING GOES TO RENEWABLES, NEW DATA SHOWS
Major global banks are standing in the way of climate targets with new data showing just 7% of their financing for energy companies went to renewables between 2016 and 2022….
Statement on the killing of forest protestor in Atlanta
On January 18, 2023, a forest protector and climate activist was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in Atlanta, GA. In response to activists opposed to the destruction of…
RAN Responds to Oil Executive Appointed as President of UN Climate Conference
The following statement is In response to Sultan Al Jaber, chief of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), being named as President-Designate of the 2023 UN climate summit, COP28,…
Chubb Adds New Climate Unit Yet Remains Top Fossil Fuel Insurer
January 4, 2023 (San Francisco, CA) – Today, Chubb announced that it has launched a Global Climate Business Unit to support the low-carbon transition. According to Chubb, the new structure…
New Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney Faces Pressure to Act on Climate
Global campaign calls on Sweeney to stop insuring fossil fuel expansion January 4, 2023 (Boston, MA) – Liberty Mutual’s new CEO Tim Sweeney, who officially took helm of the Boston-based…
RAN Response to JPMorgan Chase 2022 Climate Report
On December 22, 2022, JPMorgan Chase released its climate report in an effort to provide details on how the bank is responding to climate risks. Rainforest Action Network’s response to…
COP15 Greenwashing Alert: Germany and Norway Pledge 30 Million Euro to Controversial Corporate-headed Nature Reporting Initiative at UN Biodiversity Summit
*Newly released TNFD explainer video available here Civil society groups outraged funding will be handed to wealthy corporate initiative while those doing most to safeguard nature can’t secure sufficient funds….
Pressure on US Banks as HSBC Announces End to New Oil and Gas Funding
Groups representing a broad section of the US climate movement are demanding that US banks halt funding for new oil and gas projects, following a dramatic change to HSBC’s energy…
EU Deforestation Regulation an Important Precedent for Other Nations to Follow
Gemma Tillack, Forest Policy Director at Rainforest Action Network (RAN), responded to the adoption of a new EU importation law that aims to prevent companies from selling commodities linked to…