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Despite growing climate emergency, Exxon’s message to world remains: “Drop Dead”

For those hoping that the duel whammy of the pandemic and our climate emergency would belatedly and finally pivot Exxon away from fossil fuels, this is not going to happen. The company just wants to carry on drilling.

Big Oil’s current climate plans “will raise sea level rise by meters”

We are in a climate emergency. The warnings from Antarctica are real. The message is simple. Big Oil is not to be trusted as driving the solution to the problem they created.

Scarce Progress and Serious Disagreements: Another UN Climate Summit Draws to a Close

As yet another UN climate summit draws to a close without showing any real sense of urgency commensurate to our climate emergency, campaigners have criticised the UN process for being in a “parallel universe" and being riddled with conflicts.

Outrage as UN Climate Talks Kick Out Civil Society, Not the Polluters

"Instead of kicking out these polluters, the UNFCCC 25th Conferences of the Parties (COP25) kicked out the people. Instead of listening to our voices, they attempted to silence us."

Despite warmest decade on record, we still act like “addicts blowing our carbon budget”

We’re blowing through our carbon budget the way an addict blows through cash. At a time when carbon dioxide pollution is higher than it’s ever been.

Shell Emissions Still Going Up, Despite Accounting Device

Shell's climate claims don't add up - a closer look at the oil giant's plans.

OCI evidence to UK parliament inquiry on public finance for fossil fuels

Today Oil Change International gave evidence to the UK parliament's Environmental Audit Committee, to contribute to its inquiry into the use of UK Export Finance (UKEF) to support fossil fuel exports and investments.

Explainer: IEA Scenarios and the Paris Goals

How the International Energy Agency's Sustainable Development Scenario doesn't match up to the Paris goals, and how the IEA can change it (2 years ago it nearly did!)

Shell on Earth: Why Shell Fails on Climate

Shell’s claims to be a climate leader do not stand up to scrutiny

Days After Shell Issues Glossy “Climate” Report, It Faces Legal Action for Failure to Act on Climate

The environmental group, Friends of the Earth in the Netherlands has announced that it will take Shell to court if the company does not act on “demands to stop its destruction of the climate”.