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Oil Change International is a research, communication, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating a just transition to clean energy. For media inquiries, please contact: Valentina Stackl at [email protected]

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Oil Change International Reaction to Trump’s Second Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

Trump can withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, but can’t change that millions of people will fight for climate justice, including leaders from the Global South and U.S. states and localities.

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Oil Change International response to Trump’s meeting with oil execs on Venezuela 

Trump's meeting with oil executives is meant to ensure the future of Venezuela is being shaped in a way that maximizes Big Oil profits and his own power. 

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Oil Change International response to Trump’s withdrawal from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

It is clear that the core objective of U.S. foreign policy is now to further the interests of the fossil fuel industry, at the expense of billions around the world who will suffer the consequences.

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Response to U.S. military strikes in Venezuela: a fossil-fueled act of war

President Trump’s launch of large‑scale military strikes in Venezuela, including the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, is a flagrant act of war and violation of international law. This reckless aggression is part of a shameful pattern of U.S. imperialism in Latin America, where military power secures economic interests, in particular fossil fuels and critical resources.

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Environmental and Frontline Groups Blast House Passage of the SPEED Act

By gutting NEPA, the SPEED Act would allow fossil fuel companies and other polluting corporations to cut corners in environmental reviews; bury information about the risks posed by their dirty, dangerous projects; and silence community opposition.

Big Polluters have captured €17 billion in public subsidies for failed carbon capture technology – because fossil fuel lobbyists are setting the agenda

The European Commission and its oil company co-host HEREMA will hold the fifth Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) Forum in Athens. As the EU gears up for its annual meeting on carbon capture, new research1 shows that carbon capture and storage (CCS) has received €17.3 billion in public subsidies from the EU, its member states, and Norway.

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UK’s Starmer has righted wrong, says OCI on reports of withdrawal from controversial Mozambique LNG project

Keir Starmer and his government made the right decision to refuse to fund the Mozambique LNG project, which is a human rights and environmental disaster.

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Oil Change International responds to the UK Government’s official announcement of a North Sea licensing ban

The UK government has announced official plans to end licensing in the North Sea

COP30 makes progress on just transition but misses on everything else

“The barricade that rich countries built against progress and justice in the COP30 process stands in stark contrast to the momentum building outside the climate talks. Countries and people from around the world loudly are demanding a fair and funded phaseout, and that is not going to stop."

COP30 Presidency presents new draft text that fails on equity

"This is outrageous. We came here to secure a COP 30 package for justice and equity. The Presidency has presented a shamefully weak text that fails to mention fossil fuels, fails to deliver accountability towards rich countries’ finance obligations, and only makes vague promises on adaptation."