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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]

Norwegian company contributes to disastrous oil drilling near a vulnerable Unesco area

The Oslo-based oil and gas company BW Energy seems ready to contribute to an environmental disaster and human rights violations in the form of oil drilling near the Unesco-certified Okavango Delta in Namibia and Botswana. Today, Oil Change International sent a letter to the CEO of BW Energy, Carl Krogh Arnet. We ask him to provide information about human rights violations and environmental damage associated with the project. The project may conflict with Norwegian law.

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Response to Troika’s Mission 1.5 Roadmap Event: A Worrying Case of Cognitive Dissonance

While it is positive to see calls for parties to match the urgency of the climate crisis and act together to deliver NDCs that keep 1.5°C in reach, the Troika feigns to ignore a simple reality: it will not be possible without an immediate end to fossil fuel expansion.

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Countries tasked with leading efforts to increase climate action increasing oil and gas extraction by 33%

The COP Troika could prove valuable if it catalyzes more ambitious policies to limit warming to 1.5°C. However, expanding fossil fuel production is fundamentally incompatible with an ambition to submit '1.5-aligned Nationally Determined Contributions' (NDCs). Such actions are not only hypocritical but also set a dangerous precedent for other nations, undermining global efforts to address climate change.

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Biden’s UN Speech: Climate Claims Fall Short of Reality

During his address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Biden touted his climate accomplishments, ready to take his victory lap. But his term isn’t over yet — and there’s still much to be done to ensure the United States achieves its domestic and international climate goals.

Climate Experts Show Rich Countries Can and Must Raise Trillions for Climate Action

Today, Oil Change International released a briefing showing rich countries can mobilize well over $5 trillion a year for climate action at home and abroad by ending fossil fuel handouts, making big polluters pay, and changing unfair global financial rules.

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Response to the adoption of the PACT of the Future

Today, countries once again put the fight against fossil fuels at the heart of the multilateral response to the climate crisis. But words are not enough, we need urgent action. Countries must adopt national climate plans (NDCs) that immediately halt fossil fuel expansion and include plans to phase out fossil fuels.

Ahead of COP29, Climate Coalition Releases a New Report on A Science and Justice Aligned U.S. NDC

Today, a coalition of almost 50 climate action groups and frontline community leaders will release their vision for a U.S. NDC aligned with science and justice. The updated U.S. Fair Share NDC reflects the U.S.’s outsized responsibility to address the climate crisis as the largest historical emitter, the biggest producer of oil and gas today, and the wealthiest country in history.

New Report: Climate lawsuits being filed against fossil fuel companies have nearly tripled

86 climate lawsuits have been filed against the world’s largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations, with two in five cases involving claims for compensation for climate change damages linked to fossil fuels. The number of cases filed against fossil fuel companies each year has nearly tripled since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015.

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Response to Biden Administration’s Approval of New Fortress LNG Export Authorization

"No matter how much the United States invests in renewable energy, any additional export infrastructure will undermine domestic and international efforts to prevent climate catastrophe. President Biden must follow through on his commitment to lead on climate and stop further approvals of fossil fuels."

New Report: USD 30 Billion of Public Money Wasted on Failing Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Projects. Hundreds of Billions More to Come.

Our new briefing reveals how governments in North America and Europe are preparing to waste hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on these ineffective technologies, further benefiting the fossil fuel industry, despite their record profits.