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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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In response to Australian PM at the UN High-Level Event on Climate Action

Prime Minister Albanese spoke about the climate threats facing Pacific nations while leaving out a dirty truth that Australia continues to produce and export the coal and gas that fuel those threats

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In response to reports that Trump is preparing a ban on diesel exports

The proposed diesel export ban is a short-sighted “America First” response to a global crisis his reckless war helped create. The US exports about 5% of global diesel and a ban risks turning a severe shortage into a global economic disaster.

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Germany publishes roadmap to phase out fossil fuels by 2045

“Germany’s 2045 phaseout date is far too late, and is an insult to equity when it comes to a fair global energy transition."

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Oil Change International Reaction to Trump’s UN General Assembly Address

On the road to COP31, governments must reject Trump’s attempt to build a fossil fuel empire and show that his agenda will not dictate our shared future.

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Reaction: French Government Press Conference on Energy Prices

As the French government prepares to announce a new package of targeted financial aid for households suffering from rising fossil fuel prices, it must realise the urgent need for lasting action. Only greater energy efficiency and transition to renewable energy can protect people from volatile fossil fuels for good.

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UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for future beyond fossil fuels

It’s time for countries to act, and it starts by developing their national roadmaps to achieve prosperity beyond fossil fuels. Their credibility is on the line.

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Media Briefing: UNGA and Climate Week 2026

The 2026 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and New York Climate Week come at a moment of devastating climate impacts and profound geopolitical instability.

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Netherlands fossil fuel roadmap marks crucial international signal ahead of COP31

This roadmap marks a crucial international signal to all country leaders that at a time of skyrocketing fossil fuel prices and geopolitical conflict, getting out of fossil fuels is the fastest and most secure way to achieve economic, energy and climate security, and resilience.

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Reactive: Miliband’s Gaza “reset” must include investigation on Vitol’s oil supplies to Israel

Ed Miliband has promised accountability for what happened in Gaza. That accountability must extend to the corporations that fuel Israel’s genocide.

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Japan Bank for International Cooperation Launches Investigation of Freeport LNG Following Community Complaints

The investigation follows allegations of pollution, safety failures, and health harms at the U.S. LNG export terminal.