June 27, 2023

PUBLISH YOUR PLANS: The Disclosures Needed to Support a Managed Decline of Oil and Gas Production and an Informed Energy Transition

DOWNLOADS Full version (English) / Abbreviated version (English) Versión completa (Español) / Versión abreviada (Español) Version complète (Français) / Version abrégée (Français) PWYP-US press release (English) This first-of-its-kind handbook is a blueprint for how the oil and gas sector should plan for the energy transition and includes recommendations for specific disclosures oil and gas companies must  make to inform a…

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November 21, 2020

PWYP-US coalition strategy 2020-2022

In November 2020, the PWYP-US coalition formally adopted a new coalition strategy to guide our work over the next two year period. This strategy will be used to guide our campaigns and advocacy during this time. We look forward to working more with partners and allies in this effort. Please find the full strategy and summary version here and get…

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January 2, 2018

Cardin-Lugar Provision Fact Sheet – 2018

In 2010, in an effort to empower citizens, better protect and inform investors, reverse the resource curse, and strengthen U.S. national and energy security, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Cardin-Lugar Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (Section 1504). The Securities and Exchange Commission released strong, fair final rules in June 2016. The June 2016 rule was repealed through…

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April 5, 2017

Letter from 12 Senators calling on the SEC to reissue a strong rule for Section 1504

Senator Benjamin Cardin along with Senators Leahy, Brown, Markey, Whitehouse, Kaine, Shaheen, Menendez, Coons, Warren, Murphy, and Merkley sent a letter dated April 4, 2017 to Acting SEC Chair Michael Piwowar and SEC Commissioner Kara Stein. The Senators call on the SEC to reissue a strong anti-corruption safeguard on oil, gas, and mining companies implementing the requirements of Section 1504…

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February 1, 2017

Global Witness – Minerals and Conflict Fact Sheet

Mining in fragile states increases the likelihood of violent insurgencies and increases their duration and intensity. Poor governance means that natural resource revenue that could be used to reduce aid dependency and fund development often fuels corruption and weakens governments instead. Driving greater accountability and transparency is important not just as a humanitarian concern, but for the national security of…

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February 1, 2017

Global Witness – Oil and Conflict Fact Sheet

Oil production in fragile states increases the likelihood of violent insurgencies and increases their duration and intensity, while oil revenue that could be used to reduce aid dependency and fund development often fuels corruption and weakens governments instead. Driving greater accountability and transparency is important not just as a humanitarian concern, but for the national security of the United States…

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