Aramco Targeted in UN Human Rights Probe Tied to Climate (1)

Saudi Aramco is being investigated by the United Nations for possible human rights violations tied to fossil-fuel induced climate change.

The company has been informed by the UN’s human rights and transnational corporates working group that it is looking into allegations that Aramco’s operations “appear to be contrary to the goals, obligations and commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change,” and are “adversely impacting the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change,” according to a letter dated June 26and published Friday.

The probe follows a 2021 request to the UN Special Procedures human ...