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Climate Activists Join May Day Marches in “End Fossil Fuels” Contingents

Today, climate-concerned families, neighbors, and working people will march in “End Fossil Fuels” contingents in about 20 May Day demonstrations across the U.S., from Washington D.C. to Wichita, Kansas.

Civil Society to Takaichi: Stop Using the Hormuz Energy Crisis to Increase Asia’s Fossil Fuel Dependency

30 civil society organizations released a statement today urging Japan to stop exploiting the global energy crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran to push its fossil fuel agenda across Asia Pacific.

In response to the close of the Santa Marta Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

In Santa Marta a line is being drawn. The Conference shows that momentum to move beyond fossil fuels is building and cannot be ignored. 

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Reaction to TotalEnergies Profits Announcement

TotalEnergies, the French oil giant, will announce its Q1 2026 profits Wednesday as a global oil crisis triggered by the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has changed the fossil fuel industry forever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies. The company is under fire for profiting from the crisis.

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Response to the Accelerate EU announcement

In response to the Accelerate EU Communication.

Global South Nations are Trapped In a Sinkhole of Debt Due to Fossil Fuels

A new report shows that rising debt distress and fossil fuel reliance are interdependent crises. Countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and parts of Asia are caught in a structural trap where governments are forced to prioritise short term liquidity and revenue over long-term transformation.

Security experts urge IEA to step up energy crisis response

Sixteen independent energy security experts have written to Dr Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, urging a stronger response to the ongoing global oil and gas crisis.

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Reactive: Trump’s War Fuels Rising Prices While Big Oil Profits

Donald Trump’s rambling lies can’t conceal how his reckless, illegal war of aggression is sending energy prices for working families through the roof. Trump claims this conflict is different from past wars for oil, but it’s playing out with exactly the same deadly patterns. 

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Oil Change response to María Corina Machado’s speech at CERAWeek

From the CERAWeek stage, Machado offered to meet with oil and gas executives in Houston about exploiting Venezuelan oil assets.

Protests Target JBIC Board Chair at CERAWeek Amid Hormuz Crisis

As one of the world’s top LNG importers, Japan faces serious economic risks due to Strait of Hormuz disruption. Its state bank is still signing fossil fuel deals.