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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]

Campaigners Call on UK Government to Withdraw Financing for Fossil Fuel Project in Mozambique or Potentially Face Legal Action

The campaign group Oil Change International (OCI) has written to the UK government calling for an immediate reversal of its decision to finance a controversial fossil fuel project in Mozambique mired in allegations of human rights violations.

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Reactive to the Korean Presidential Election and Pledging Climate Action

Reactive to the news that Lee Jae-myung is projected to win the Korean Presidential election on a manifesto pledging climate action

During Trump’s Summit on Alaska Liquified Natural Gas, Alaskan Communities and International Allies Protest Massive Proposed Gas Project

Impractical, hugely expensive, and fiercely opposed by Alaskan civil society groups, Alaska LNG and similar projects have failed to get off the ground for 60 years.

Report Reveals Norwegian Labour Voters Want Domestic Emissions Cuts and a Stricter Oil and Gas Policy

A new report, from Analyse and Tall SA in collaboration with Oil Change Internationalshows that a significant share of the Norwegian population wants emission cuts to happen within Norway and that Labour Party voters are ready for a political shift in oil policy.

New Research Reveals How UK Government Can Raise £6.7 Billion Annually to Support North Sea Workers

A new factsheet, UP FOR GRABS: How to raise over £6 billion to support a just transition for North Sea workers, sets out a clear and credible path for the UK government to mobilise £6.7 billion per year in public funds to support oil and gas workers through the transition to clean energy.

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Oil Change International Reaction to the House Committee on Natural Resources Budget Reconciliation Bill

After midnight last night, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to advance its portion of the Republican budget reconciliation package, which many are calling one of the worst environmental bills in history.

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Oil Change Response to the EU Roadmap to Phase out Russian Gas

Today, the EU presented its long-awaited roadmap towards ending Russian energy imports by 2027.

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UK Government Gives Green Light to Expensive, Unproven and Harmful Hynet CCS Project While Hosting IEA summit on Energy Security

CCS and blue hydrogen have been criticised by environmental groups, academics and communities globally due to their technological and economic ineffectiveness, lack of energy security and environmental benefits, safety concerns, and financial burden on taxpayers along with overstated job benefits. 

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Oil Change Response to Interior’s Drastic Reduction of Opportunities for Public Input on Energy Projects

The Department of Interior’s announcement is an attempt to silence the public’s voice in decision-making, taking away tools that ensure our communities have a say in the fossil fuel project proposals that threaten our water, land, and public health.

Asian Civil Society Organizations Warn European Leaders about the ‘Japanese Model’ of LNG Investment

At the International Energy Agency Summit, 27 civil society organizations from 9 countries in Asia sent a letter to European Union decision-makers warning them not to follow the ‘Japanese Model’ of using public money to invest in LNG.