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Read the latest insights and analysis from the experts at Oil Change International.

We have entered the “end game” for oil — with “permanent demand destruction”

As we have been repeatedly saying for months, we are witnessing the end of the oil age. Even once great giants are now crumbling at their core.

Investigation reveals Big Oil funds the police across the United States

Divesting from fossil fuels and ending environmental racism goes hand-in-hand with defunding the police in the fight for racial justice and reinvestment in Black and Brown communities.

Fossil fuel “fraud” regarding climate risks is a “ticking time bomb” to financial system

A new report argues that "widespread deception by fossil fuel executives regarding the financial risks of climate change, represents a ticking time bomb that, if not addressed, could contribute to worldwide economic devastation.”

Climate Change: “mind-blowing” warnings from Arctic and Antarctica

2020 is continuing to bring deeply worrying climate news from both the Arctic and also Antarctic.

Fossil fuel companies getting more U.S. bailouts than any other sector

A new analysis from Bailoutwatch concludes that "fossil fuel companies participated in the government’s Paycheck Protection Program to bail out small businesses at far higher rates than companies in other key sectors".

ACT NOW in the Philippines: We need you to stand against the #JunkTerrorLaw

There is growing international pressure on the Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, to repeal a controversial, dangerous, draconian Terror Bill, which is in the process of becoming law in the country.

G20 Recovery Packages Benefit Fossil Fuels More Than Clean Energy

Decisions taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis today will lock in the world’s development patterns for decades. With policy decisions made on a daily basis, information about how public money is being spent can be hard to follow. That is why a consortium of 14 expert organizations came together to track energy-specific responses by G20 governments.

As Amazon fire season begins, Brazil promises to act — but promises are not enough.

While COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, our climate emergency continues to worsen. Breaking news this week from climate scientists is that we have just completed the hottest 12-month period in recorded history.

Fossil fuel lobbyists are “dominating climate policy battles during COVID-19”

The political system is broken. There may be tens of millions people demanding a just transition, but we live in a system of embedded cronyism, that rewards people closest to those in power.

As the Arctic burns, Trump bailouts fossil fuel industry with billions

The burning, melting, warming Arctic is clearly a sign that something is wrong and we need to stop investing in fossil fuels now.