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Sign-On Letter: Reject Manchin’s Dirty Fossil Fuel ‘Side Deal’

More than 650 organizations sent a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing the fossil fuel expansion 'side deal' proposed by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. 

Canadian LNG is “not the answer” to EU’s energy crisis & will end up stranded

As the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, departs Canada after his first official visit to the country, there are concerns that the Canadian gas industry is trying to exploit the Ukraine war to sell LNG European countries, including Germany.

China experiences “worst heatwave ever recorded”

In a year when climate records – from floods, fire and drought - are being shattered daily like shards of glass, there is one country that beats them all: China. The country is experiencing a heatwave like no other.

Pressure grows on Vietnam to release environmental defenders jailed on trumped up tax charges

There is growing international pressure on Vietnam to release three environmental activists who have been imprisoned in the country on trumped up tax-related charges. We urge you to take action to persuade the Vietnamese authorities to release the activists and safeguard the rights of human rights defenders in Vietnam.

Big Oil’s global climate scenarios will “bust” the 1.5 degree warming of Paris Agreement

A peer reviewed paper, published today in Nature Communications, examines the global decarbonisation scenarios produced by BP, Shell and Equinor and finds they are incompatible with the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Cheniere’s new LNG greenwashing scheme exposes the deep flaws in industry’s methane strategy

Oil Change International and Greenpeace USA released a report today raising serious questions about both the methodology and the intent of Cheniere’s so called cargo emission tags or CETs.

Remembering Sandra Smithey

Oil Change International mourns the loss of our Board Chair, Sandra Smithey.

Calls grow for a U.S windfall tax after Exxon makes USD $2,245.62 every second

The amounts are obscene. They are mindboggling. This is profit-making like you have never seen it before. It is also profiteering from war or price goughing at our expense. Big Oil is making billions off the misery of millions.

As millions face energy destitution, Shell reports record profits of $11.5 billion

Oil giant Shell has just posted record profits for a second consecutive quarter, smashing its previous record from earlier this year.

Explainer: What the COP26 and G7 promises to stop funding fossils in 2022 mean for climate and communities

39 countries and institutions signed a joint commitment to end any support for fossil fuels flowing abroad by the end of 2022, and in its place prioritize finance for clean energy. Recently the G7 reaffirmed their commitment and were now also joined by Japan, the only G7 member who hadn’t signed on. Here's what that means.