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.

Letter: 65 Groups from 28 Countries Tell EBRD and EIB to Stop Financing Fossil Fuels

As EBRD and EIB prepare for their respective energy sector strategy reviews, 65 civil society groups from 28 countries released an open letter being sent to top EBRD and EIB officials demanding that they stop financing oil, gas, and coal projects.

Nobel Peace Laureates Call on Governor Brown to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Production

The letter calls on Brown and the state "to become the first major fossil fuel producer to begin a managed and just transition off oil and gas production."

Assessing International Public Finance for Energy in Africa

This report aims to provide a picture of the public finance flowing to energy infrastructure in Africa from fiscal years 2014 through 2016. It covers development finance institutions including multilateral development banks, as well as the national development banks and export credit agencies of the countries providing the most public finance to energy in Africa.

Gas Is Not a Bridge Fuel: Why Ireland’s Climate Goals Cannot Be Met with More Gas

Ireland is on course to miss both its short-term climate commitments within EU legislation, and its long-term target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector by between 80 and 95 percent by 2050. Expanded gas extraction will only make it more difficult to achieve these goals, and must be avoided in order to achieve a safe climate future.

Debunked: The G20 Clean Gas Myth

This report focuses on fossil gas development in the G20 and debunking the myth of fossil gas as a clean transition fuel.

Letter: 230+ Groups to Justin Trudeau – Climate Leadership Means Saying No to Pipelines

Over 230 civil society groups from 44 countries released an open letter being sent to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to reject the pipeline and instead begin planning for a managed decline of fossil fuel production and a just transition for workers and impacted communities.

The Sky’s Limit California

This new report details why California must chart a path off fossil fuel extraction to meet its commitment to the Paris Agreement climate goals.

Empty Promise: US Bank Continues Pipeline Finance

Given US Bank’s continued financing of oil and gas pipeline construction, and the harm those pipelines cause for communities and the climate, US Bank should extend its policy to prohibit all financing to companies building oil and gas pipelines, and all other fossil fuel infrastructure that neglects Indigenous rights and is incompatible with achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

OFF TRACK: The IEA and Climate Change

How the International Energy Agency Guides Energy Decisions towards Fossil Fuel Dependence and Climate Change

Off Track: IEA Briefing for Investors

How the IEA Guides Energy Decisions Towards Fossil Fuel Dependence and Climate Change