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Standing in Solidarity with the Global #SchoolStrike4Climate

Tomorrow, in some hundred countries, in over one thousand cities, young people from around the world will walk out of their schools and colleges in the tens of thousands and join the first ever global School Strike for Climate.

Solomon Islands Oil Spill Threatens World Heritage Site

For the last month, an environmental crisis has slowly unfolded off the Solomon islands, after a bauxite bulk carrier ran aground and started leaking oil near a UNESCO World Heritage site.

“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

Yet Another Nail in UK Fracking Industry as Gov. Guidelines Ruled “Unlawful”

The UK’s fledgling fracking industry was dealt another significant nail in its coffin today when the High Court ruled that the current guidance from the Government on shale gas is “unlawful”.

“Major Blow” to Tar Sands Industry As Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Delayed

The Canadian tar sands industry has suffered another significant setback trying to get is carbon intensive product to market in the US.

Trump’s World Bank pick, David Malpass, Must Not Pass

President Trump has nominated David Malpass to be World Bank President If approved, Malpass would be a disaster for the World Bank – and the world. He’s not fit for this role and would drag the World Bank back to climate denial and inaction.

As evidence of man-made global warming hits ‘gold standard’, Robert Mercer continues funding denialists

One of the world’s most secretive billionaires is still pouring millions into climate denial, despite scientists concluding we have reached the “gold standard” linking human activity to climate change.

Do we Slowly Boil Like Frogs or Break the Climate Silence?

So do we continue our climate denial and slowly boil like frogs or do we act now in the radical way that is needed to avoid a climate emergency?

OCI evidence to UK parliament inquiry on public finance for fossil fuels

Today Oil Change International gave evidence to the UK parliament's Environmental Audit Committee, to contribute to its inquiry into the use of UK Export Finance (UKEF) to support fossil fuel exports and investments.

Instead of Funding Fossil Fuels Overseas, UK Gov. Urged to Declare “Climate Emergency”

Tomorrow Greg Muttitt, the Research Director at Oil Change International will give evidence to the UK’s parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee, which is investigating the scale and impact of UK Export Finance’s financing of fossil fuels in developing countries.