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It is clear that the core objective of U.S. foreign policy is now to further the interests of the fossil fuel industry, at the expense of billions around the world who will suffer the consequences.
President Trump’s launch of large‑scale military strikes in Venezuela, including the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, is a flagrant act of war and violation of international law. This reckless aggression is part of a shameful pattern of U.S. imperialism in Latin America, where military power secures economic interests, in particular fossil fuels and critical resources.
By gutting NEPA, the SPEED Act would allow fossil fuel companies and other polluting corporations to cut corners in environmental reviews; bury information about the risks posed by their dirty, dangerous projects; and silence community opposition.
The European Commission and its oil company co-host HEREMA will hold the fifth Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) Forum in Athens. As the EU gears up for its annual meeting on carbon capture, new research1 shows that carbon capture and storage (CCS) has received €17.3 billion in public subsidies from the EU, its member states, and Norway.
Keir Starmer and his government made the right decision to refuse to fund the Mozambique LNG project, which is a human rights and environmental disaster.
The UK government has announced official plans to end licensing in the North Sea
“The barricade that rich countries built against progress and justice in the COP30 process stands in stark contrast to the momentum building outside the climate talks. Countries and people from around the world loudly are demanding a fair and funded phaseout, and that is not going to stop."
"This is outrageous. We came here to secure a COP 30 package for justice and equity. The Presidency has presented a shamefully weak text that fails to mention fossil fuels, fails to deliver accountability towards rich countries’ finance obligations, and only makes vague promises on adaptation."
Today, Oil Change International will be convening a press conference at COP30 with energy and policy experts and climate activists to present the current state of play on the COP30 political package, and how decisions on the just transition, adaptation, fair public finance, and a fossil fuel phaseout roadmap need to be delivered together in order to achieve an equitable outcome to this year’s UN climate talks.
With just hours remaining until the scheduled close of COP30, the pressure is mounting. Yesterday the summit entered a decisive phase, with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva joining the talks to advance the draft “Mutirão Decision” text in a bid to swing the package through.
