Response: House favors polluters over working people by forcing through dirty deal
"By sneaking deadly policies into must-pass legislation, Congress is sacrificing frontline communities and making a mockery of the democratic process."
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Biden at risk of breaking climate promise with $500 million of public finance for LNG imports in Poland
Next week, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is likely to consider a $500 million guarantee to help Polish oil and gas company PKN Orlen increase its imports of U.S. LNG, violating Biden’s commitment to end public finance for fossil fuels by the end of 2022.
Environmental NGOs Warn Oil Giants: Hands Off Okavango Delta and Kavango Basin Drilling
International environmental NGOs sent letters to the CEOs of BP, Chevron, Exxon, and Shell, warning the companies against investing in ReconAfrica's controversial drilling activities in the Kavango Basin in Namibia and Botswana.
Response: Debt ceiling bill is a disaster filled with poison pills Congress must reject
"This is a manufactured crisis designed specifically to hurt working people, and our leaders don’t have to participate in this deadly charade. Congress should reject these poison pills that have no relation to the debt ceiling and pass a clean increase," said Collin Rees.
Shipbuilders likely to face major losses if they expand LNG capacity, new study finds
Shipbuilders face significant risk by overshooting liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping capacity that is inconsistent with future energy scenarios, according to a new report released today by Climate Analytics and Solutions for Our Climate.
Response to Republicans attempting to attach dirty deal to must-pass debt ceiling legislation
"We must draw a red line and say no to Republicans taking our economy hostage to line the pockets of the fossil fuel industry," said Allie Rosenbluth.
Response to the U.S. Supreme Court curtailing the Clean Water Act
"Instead of laws that strip communities of their power to decide what happens in their backyards, we need laws that put people before polluters," said Allie Rosenbluth.
Ahead of OECD negotiations, report shows OECD export finance props up fossil fuels, blocking energy transition
New analysis by Oil Change International shows that OECD countries supported fossil fuel exports by an average of $41 billion from 2018 to 2020, almost five times more than clean energy exports. This directly contradicts internationally agreed climate goals, including the Paris Agreement objective to align financial flows with the low-carbon energy transition.
CSOs condemn G7 leaders for dangerous backsliding on gas, breaching commitments to end fossil fuel finance
"At a time when we rapidly need to phase out fossil fuels, this year’s G7 host has pushed for the expansion of gas and LNG and technologies that would prolong the use of coal," said Susanne Wong, Asia Program Manager.