Research

Oil Change International publishes upwards of 20 reports and briefings every year focused on supporting the movement for a just phase-out of fossil fuels.

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Failing the “Climate Test”: LNG Projects Awaiting Final Investment Decision Do Not Stand Up to U.S. Government Analysis

“What we found was crystal clear – any further investment in LNG is not compatible with a livable climate,” says Andres Chang, Senior Research Specialist at Greenpeace USA and lead author of the report."

Private Fantasies, Public Realities: Why private finance isn’t delivering an energy transition and the case for public sector leadership

This report details how governments’ dominant “private-sector led” approach to financing a just energy transition is prolonging the fossil fuel era.

Banking on Climate Chaos 2025: Fossil Fuel Finance Report

The 16th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report covers the world’s top 65 banks’ lending and underwriting to over 2,700 fossil fuel companies. While the world’s top scientists from the International Energy Agency (IEA) repeatedly state that there is no need for a single new oil field, tanker, pipeline, or any fossil fuel expansion whatsoever, banks ignore climate risk and increase finance for dirty energy companies expanding their sector. This is amidst a rapid retreat from climate commitments many of these banks made at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021.

New Report Reveals Norwegian Labour Voters Want a Stricter Oil and Gas Policy

New report shows that a significant share of the Norwegian population wants emission cuts to happen within Norway and that Labour Party voters are ready for a political shift in oil policy.

New Report Reveals Norwegian Voters’ Attitudes On Oil and Gas Issues

New report explores the attitudes of Norwegian voters on oil and gas issues before the upcoming September election. The survey reveals that Labour Party voters place a higher priority on reducing Norway’s climate emissions and transitioning away from oil and gas towards renewable energy, compared to the national average.

Big Oil in Court: The latest trends in climate litigation against fossil fuel companies

The first in-depth analysis on the escalating wave of climate litigation aimed at fossil fuel companies reveals 86 climate lawsuits have been filed against the world’s largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations – including BP, Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies. The number of cases filed against fossil fuel companies each year has nearly tripled since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, highlighting a growing global movement to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in the climate crisis.

Behind the Barrel: New Insights into the Countries and Companies Behind Israel’s Fuel Supply

This updated analysis highlights the ongoing complicity of multiple countries and companies in fueling Israel's war machine. As more and more Palestinians are killed in bombings and pressure intensifies on global leaders, including US presidential candidates, to end the genocide, these suppliers continue to enable the violence.

Big Oil Reality Check: Aligned In Failure

The Big Oil Reality Check report finds that the climate pledges and plans of 8 international oil and gas companies fail to align with international agreements to phase out fossil fuels and to limit global temperature rise to 1.5ºC.

Banking on Climate Chaos 2024: Fossil Fuel Finance Report

The 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report employs a new, expanded data set that credits each bank making financial contributions to a deal instead of only crediting banks in leading roles. It cuts through greenwash, covering the world’s top 60 banks’ lending and underwriting to over 4,200 fossil fuel companies and the financing of companies causing the degradation of the Amazon and Arctic.

Public Enemies: Assessing MDB and G20 international finance institutions’ energy finance

This report, “Public Enemies: Assessing MDB and G20 international finance institutions’ energy finance” looks at G20 country and MDB traceable international public finance for fossil fuels from 2020-2022 and finds they are still backing at least USD 47 billion per year in oil, gas, and coal projects.