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.

The Elephant in the Room: Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Undermine Carbon Pricing Efforts

Each year, federal and provincial governments pay billions in hand-outs to Canada’s coal, oil and gas companies, undermining both existing and proposed climate action in Canada.

Fact Sheet: Fossil Free Finance at The World Bank

If the world is going to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, international financial institutions—including the World Bank—must do their part. The World Bank has made commitments to fight against climate change but continues to finance fossil fuel exploration, production, and combustion—the primary drivers of climate change.

Briefing: Dakota Access Pipeline’s Massive Government Subsidies

Dakota Access should be stopped immediately for a long list of reasons. But we must also stop billions of taxpayer dollars from flowing to fossil fuels.

Factsheet: The Dirty Energy Money Cycle

This factsheet shines a light on the millions in campaign contributions made to our elected officials over the past 10 years and the billions in fossil fuel subsidies the industry gets in return.

OIL TAX FACTS: Dispelling North Sea Oil Myths

Dispelling myths about North Sea oil taxes, jobs, profits and climate.

New #COP21 Analysis: Start funding climate action, stop funding climate chaos

New analysis released today at the COP21 climate negotiations reveals that G7 countries along with Australia spend 40 times more on support for fossil fuel production than they do in contributions to the Green Climate Fund.

U.S. East Coast is key crude-by-rail destination

An examination of crude-by-rail data shows that the U.S. east coast has become one of the busiest regional destinations for hazardous crude-by-rail traffic. Oil Change International used publicly available Department of Energy (EIA) data as well as subscription data from Genscape to examine the growth of crude-by-rail to one of the most densely populated areas of the United States.

Lift the Export Ban, Cook the Climate

Today we’re releasing a new briefing, entitled “Lift the Ban, Cook the Climate: Why Eliminating the Crude Export Ban Fails the Climate Test,” detailing why Congress and the President should stand up to current efforts by the oil industry to eliminate the ban on crude oil exports.

The Dirtiest Congress in History

This Congress is on track to be the dirtiest ever. In the current cycle (since January 2011) dirty energy companies have spent at least $43.5 million on influencing federal elections in America.

Keystone XL Does Not Enhance U.S. Energy Security

Keystone XL is a proposed 1,700 mile crude oil pipeline that is designed to bring tar sands derived crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas. Its proponents claim that Keystone XL and the Canadian crude oil it will deliver will enhance U.S. energy security. This fact sheet explains why this claim is false.