February 22, 2023 (San Francisco, CA) — Rainforest Action Network has issued a response to Nestlé’s recently published Action Plan on “Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities Land Rights.” The plan…
February 22, 2023
February 17, 2023
Healthy Gulf releases new documentary “Defend SWLA” on the impact of LNG expansion in the Gulf
Big Oil has their sights set on the Gulf Coast. Louisiana residents are already feeling the effects of oil and gas infrastructure — from toxic air, to poisoned fish, to…
February 14, 2023
New Report: Local Community Resistance is Saving Some of the Last Rainforests in the Heart of Borneo
Despite reduction in Indonesia’s deforestation rates, much of the country’s remaining rainforests are still under threat A new report from Rainforest Action Network (RAN) shows that despite the reduction of…
February 12, 2023
Adani Group’s troubles are a warning against investment in fossil fuels
(This op-ed first appeared in South China Morning Post) The stock meltdown of Indian conglomerate Adani Group in the wake of the release of a report by short-seller Hindenburg Research…
January 25, 2023
Major Palm Oil Traders Confirm RAN Evidence of Illegal Plantations Inside Indonesian Wildlife Refuge, Commit to Restore Destroyed Rainforest
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…
January 24, 2023
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….
January 20, 2023
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…
January 13, 2023
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,…
January 4, 2023
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…
January 4, 2023
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…