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“Reparations, not investments” — Shereen Talaat on climate debt, reparations and public finance

In the second episode of Burned: The Price of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Shereen Talaat, Founder and Director of MENA Fem Movement to explore the global financial system’s deep colonial roots - and how private-finance-first approaches to the energy transition trap Global South countries in more debt and fossil fuel dependence. 

COP30 Week One Wrap Up

The path to 1.5ºC depends on what’s decided here in Belém and whether the world will stand with people or polluters.

Burned: The Price Of Oil – a new limited podcast series

In this new limited podcast series, host Shady Khalil has candid conversations with global climate leaders to pull back the curtain on the true cost of fossil fuels and the villains blocking climate action - and how people-powered movements are forging the path towards a just and equitable transition that leaves no one behind.

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Shell Shocked Land — new documentary to remember the Ogoni 9

After thirty years, the fight for environmental justice is as strong as ever in the Niger Delta.

Solidarity and Strength: Asia-Pacific Unites Against Japan’s AZEC Greenwashing

The Global Days of Action during the AZEC Summit shows that civil society across the Asia-Pacific is watching and organizing to stop Japan from derailing the region’s energy transition. From grassroots activists to parliamentarians, from frontline communities to researchers, a regional movement demands AZEC live up to its "zero emissions" name.

Very Tasty Squids, The Climate Crisis, and Japan’s Fossil Fuel Expansion in Indonesia

Japanese-funded Batang coal power plant threatens the livelihoods of communities in Indonesia.

Oil Change International Response to the Interception and Abduction of the Global Sumud Flotilla

Oil Change International is in solidarity with all those who took part in the Sumud flotilla, and with the Palestinian people enduring genocide and displacement. We call for the immediate release of those still detained, an immediate end to Israel’s military assault and blockade, the protection of humanitarian aid deliveries, and an end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Join the People’s Climate Agreement with Lush and help create a fair, fossil-free future

Lush is donating 75% of profits from their new body bar to OCI and aligned groups this Climate Week — available now in stores and online!

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The Oil & Gas Industry is Gaslighting the IEA on Methane Emissions

For eight years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has presented research indicating that oil and gas companies can reduce their prolific methane emissions cost-effectively. For eight years, oil and gas companies have failed to do so. 

Norwegian Election Manifesto Analysis: How the parties shape up on oil and gas phase-out policies

As Norway heads into its parliamentary election on September 8th 2025, we analysed the manifestos of all major political parties represented in Parliament to evaluate how their proposed oil and gas policies would shift Norway’s trajectory.