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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]

In response to the World Meteorological Society Report

Record heat. Deadly floods. Toxic air. It has never been clearer that the world must stop burning fossil fuels if we want a safe, livable planet. And yet, the fossil fuel industry is pumping more and more gas and oil, expanding its business, lying to us, and raking in deadly profits, as millions of people are displaced, harmed, and killed. Governments at the COP28 Climate Talks must take real action for a full, fair, funded, and fast phaseout of fossil fuels. 

Oil Change International Reaction to the Establishment of the UN Loss and Damage Fund

Unprecedented, countries finalized the creation of a fund to compensate countries for loss and damage caused by the climate crisis on the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference. 

COP28 Media Advisory

As we head towards UN Climate Talks in Dubai starting next week, this media advisory outlines our expectations, themes we'll be covering, upcoming data and briefings, and more.

Fossil Fuel Production Rises Under the Inflation Reduction Act, Exacerbating Environmental Injustice

The Inflation Reduction Act and U.S. President Joe Biden's policies fail to reduce fossil fuel production or alleviate impact on environmental justice communities, according to a new briefing by Oil Change International.

Experts react to Japan and South Korea’s joint hydrogen and ammonia initiative

DOE’s Methane Monitoring Framework Misses the Mark on Climate Goals

Over 100 Organizations Urge COP28 President in Open Letter: Rethink Fossil Fuel Strategy

Two weeks prior to COP28, a coalition led by 350.org and Oil Change International, comprising over 100 organizations, express grave concerns in an open letter regarding the energy strategy outlined by the COP28 president in two recent communications.

Press Release: The Dangers of ‘Abatement’: The Dirty Truth About Carbon Capture

In the final hours of COP28, groups push to exclude the fossil fuel industry’s dangerous distractions from global climate change agreement.

Report confirms governments’ fossil fuel expansion plans would blow 1.5°C limit

Today the UN published the 2023 Production Gap Report, confirming governments’ plans to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is compatible with limiting warming to 1.5°C, despite climate promises. By 2050, planned fossil fuel production is projected to be 350% above levels consistent with the 1.5°C limit. 

EU, UK, and Canada move to phase out fossil fuel finance at OECD

US, South Korea, and Japan fail to follow suit The European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada are ready to be climate leaders by proposing phasing out fossil fuel finance through Export Credit Agencies at the OECD. This move reflects a commitment to aligning public financing with climate goals and the urgent need to transition to clean energy.