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True climate leaders must take decisive action to stop fossil fuel expansion at Biden’s Climate Summit

Rich countries at this week’s Climate Summit need to take decisive action to stop the expansion of oil and gas production, both at home and abroad, both to protect the global climate and local communities. True climate leadership means breaking away from destructive oil and gas and investing in real solutions and green jobs that will help people and the planet thrive.

May 2020 OilWire bulletin: The USD 77 billion per year edition

As governments begin to unveil trillions of dollars in recovery support and stimulus, now is the time to break old habits – such as the USD 77 Billion in public money that the G20 is still spending annually to finance oil, gas, and coal projects.

Spain to join group of first movers off oil and gas

Spain’s supply-side measures are an important signal that climate leadership needs to be defined by a willingness to address the root causes of fossil fuel lock-in.

Deep Dive: 5 reasons governments must act now to phase out oil and gas production

The current crisis is a clear warning sign that, if governments leave the “when” and “how” of the end of oil and gas up to tumultuous markets, the outcome will not be good for either people or the planet.

‘Science is not negotiable’: The Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Must Start Now

Affirming that “science is not negotiable” in the halls of a UN conference center and acting on that fact in one’s own policy decisions can be two different things. What counts for the climate is action to manage a rapid and just transition off of fossil fuels.

A managed decline of oil and gas production in California?

Hidden in a detailed California budget document released last week was a critical sentence that, if pursued, could mark a major shift in California climate policy.

“Shockwaves” as Norway’s $1Trill wealth fund plans to disinvest from upstream oil

The beginning of the end of the age of oil moved a step closer today

Breaking the 2-degree habit: Why 1.5 is critical

In a landmark special report, the IPCC has today confirmed the urgency and importance of keeping us to 1.5ºC of warming.

Towards an Oil Exploration Ban in Ireland

Oil Change International's Greg Muttitt gives evidence to Ireland's parliamentary committee reviewing the Bill to ban new oil and gas exploration.