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Baku-to-Belém Roadmap Fails to Deliver Promised Plan to Scale-Up Climate Finance

The Baku-to-Belém roadmap is not the promised plan to scale up climate finance and rich countries must come to COP30 ready to deliver one.

COP30 Must Deliver on the Promise of a Fair Fossil Fuel Phase‑Out

As leaders gather for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, they are under pressure to prove they’re serious about a fast, fair, and funded transition away from fossil fuels. 

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Shell Shocked Land: New Documentary and Webinar to Mark 30 Years Since the Execution of the Ogoni 9

Thirty years ago, on November 10, 1995, writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders known as the Ogoni 9, were executed by Nigeria’s military regime for resisting Shell’s oil exploitation and environmental destruction in the Niger Delta.

New Data Shows Just Four Global North Countries Responsible for Derailing Oil and Gas Phase-out Progress since Paris Agreement

Just four Global North countries, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Norway, are overwhelmingly responsible for blocking global progress on phasing out oil and gas production, according to new analysis from Oil Change International.

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Oil Change International response to the 2025 NDC Synthesis Report

“Despite COP28 promises to phase out fossil fuels, this report highlights the discrepancy between commitments and action."

New Report Reveals Majority of Voters Want Norway to Cut Back on Oil Exploration

A new national poll by Analyse and Tall commissioned by Oil Change International shows a clear shift in Norwegian public opinion: most voters want the government to rein in the country’s oil and gas industry and step up its climate efforts.

Japan’s PM Takaichi Urged by Civil Society to Prioritize Health and Security, Stop Undermining Asia’s Climate Goals

As Japan PM Takaichi and world leaders gather for the Asia Zero-Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders' Meeting, OCI and civil society warn of the fossil fuel technologies peddled through AZEC.

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During Trump’s Japan visit, Prime Minister Takaichi must avoid doubling down on risky LNG deals

U.S. LNG means dependence, volatility, and instability for Japan.

German Government ‘Wasting Public Money’ With Promise-Breaking Fossil Fuel Finance

Research released today by Oil Change International and ClientEarth, Wasting Public Money, reveals how Germany is at risk of watering down a 2021 pledge to end taxpayer-backed financing of fossil fuel projects overseas.

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Ministers Recycle Failed Initiatives On Climate Finance

The only green thing about the COP30 Circle of Finance Ministers report is how much it recycled failed initiatives.