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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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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.

Activists hold signs protesting Japan's funding of fossil fuels.

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.

New Data: Two Oil Traders Increased Crude Shipments to Israel During Gaza Genocide

New research gives updates on crude oil shipments that fuel Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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Trump Uses Iran Energy Crisis to Justify Venezuela Oil Grab

Trump drove up gas prices by launching a devastating war with Iran. Now he is using the energy crisis he created as cover for a resource grab of Venezuela’s oil.

Oil Change International statement on the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet

Catastrophic flooding has killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet, with many more still missing. Entire villages have been destroyed, homes and infrastructure have been swept away, and communities are cut off as rescue and relief operations continue. The fossil-fueled climate crisis is heating our planet, melting glaciers, and destabilizing entire regions and the communities that depend on them. People who have contributed least to global emissions are being forced to bear its deadliest consequences.

Germany Continues to Breach International Climate Pledge, Increasing Outlier Status 

The German Government is set to further distance itself from international norms and jeopardize energy security and affordability, releasing a draft policy today for Euler Hermes, the German export credit agency, which would allow the agency to eliminate 40% of the climate assessments it carries out when approving finance for international projects.

Uncovered: German finance backs Amazon gas expansion, defying its own policy

Oil Change International warns against weakening of Germany’s export finance rules which would deepen Germany's breach of commitments to end fossil fuel finance.

“Pay, Baby, Pay”: New Report Finds that Trump’s Energy and AI Dominance Agendas Drive Energy Affordability Crisis

Our new research shows that the Trump administration, the fossil fuel industry, and Big Tech are creating a perfect storm for rising energy prices.

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Response to new UK Prime Minister Announcements

In response to the appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister and his cabinet announcements.

‘Untapped Potential’ of national development banks can unlock tens of billions for energy transition

First-ever report on G20 national development banks’ (NDB) energy finance shows they already provided $36 billion a year for renewables over the last decade (2016-2024) and could add at least $28 billion more by shifting away from fossil fuels.