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Reacting to reports that the UK is loosening sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, Urgewald warns that the decision risks signalling to Moscow that Western pressure can be weakened when fuel prices rise.

TotalEnergies, the EU’s largest oil and gas company, leads its direct competitors in fossil fuel expansion inautocratically ruled states, “hybrid regimes,” and countries with high political and economic risks. This is one of the main findings of an exclusive Urgewald analysis based on the Global Oil & Gas Exit List (GOGEL 2025) industry database. 

Europe has never imported this much Russian Arctic LNG from Yamal in the first 4 months of the year, with new Urgewald analysis showing 91 cargoes delivered to the EU and an estimated €3.88 billion paid to Moscow.

More than 70 organizations from over 20 countries across six continents are urging the biggest global insurance and reinsurance groups to stop providing insurance for fossil fuel projects and fossil gas expansion in Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle due to the risks posed to the most biodiverse marine area on Earth.

Europe cannot afford a new sanctions blocker as the EU prepares its next move against Russia.

Responding to the Hungarian election result, campaigners urged the incoming government to ratify the EU’s 20th sanctions package as quickly as possible and help restore a united European front against Russian aggression.