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Today I’m risking arrest as a part of the People vs Fossil Fuels week of action in Washington, D.C. The climate emergency is here and we know fossil fuels are the cause.

With less than forty days to go until the crucial climate conference, COP26, to be held in Glasgow, young climate activists from across the world made their voices heard loud and clear on Friday.

Oil Change is producing weekly news and resources updates on the fight against oil and gas as part of our response to the COVID-19 crisis, as a supplement to the monthly OilWire editions we produce with the Global Gas & Oil Network.

The International Energy Agency (or IEA for short) advises governments on energy policy. The trouble is, at the exact same time, some of the things the IEA says sound exactly like Big Oil talking points. Don’t take our word for it, see if you can tell them apart!

After 15 years, Oil Change International (OCI) Founder and Executive Director Stephen Kretzmann has stepped down from his role as Executive Director. Stephen has long planned to leave in 2020.

I don’t want to be accused of burying the lead, so, FYI, today I’m officially announcing that I’ve stepped down as Executive Director of Oil Change International. More about that in a moment, but first, can we talk about this organization that I founded fifteen years ago?

Climate change is more than a fight over the future of our planet – it is a fight between young and old, male and female, white versus people of colour, people of power and privilege versus people from impoverished and indigenous communities.

No longer will our movement quiver in the face of the power of the fossil fuel industry. No longer will we let the politicians unwilling to stand up to those creating this crisis off the hook. No more weak pledges, no more vague promises or flowery statements.

Millions of people are marching and striking in over 150 countries. Today is going to be the biggest climate protest in history. Today, we make history. And tomorrow will be different. Business as usual will be no more.