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How Fossil Fuel Companies Profit from Genocide 

Speaking at COP29 today, experts on the intersection of fossil fuels and justice in Palestine highlighted how multiple systems of oppression converge to perpetuate violence against communities in Palestine.

Response to Environmental Audit Committee Report on UK Export Finance

It’s absurd for the UK government to declare a climate emergency while pouring vast sums of taxpayer-backed money into fossil fuel expansion. The Environmental Audit Committee is right to call for serious reform of UK Export Finance.

Groups Deliver Thousands of Minnesotan Petition Signatures Against Enbridge Line 3 to Minnesota State Capitol

Minnesotans and allies gathered at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office to urge him to stop Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline with 17,000+ petitions from nearly 500 Minnesota towns, cities, and municipalities.

New Report Debunks Gas ‘Bridge Fuel’ Myth

A new report debunks the myth that natural gas can be a bridge to a clean, affordable energy future and warns policymakers to “avoid picking gas as the winner” in the transition to clean energy.

Report: UK oil and gas drilling plans incompatible with responding to climate emergency

The UK’s oil and gas drilling plans are incompatible with responding to the climate emergency, according to ‘Sea Change,’ a new report by Platform, Oil Change International, and Friends of the Earth Scotland, published today.

Gov. Newsom recognizes need for a managed decline of fossil fuel supply in California

"California can lead the way by showing what a true managed decline can look like, and we applaud Governor Newsom for his recognition of that imperative."

Response to Malpass Appointment as World Bank President

While Malpass has promised to maintain the World Bank's existing commitments on climate change, governments should be extremely wary, said Alex Doukas, of Oil Change International.

Investors Beware: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Faces Multiple Legal, Regulatory Threats

A new briefing for Dominion Energy investors by Oil Change International & Friends of the Earth U.S. breaks down some of the major challenges to the completion of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which faces significant financial, legal, and regulatory hurdles.

Report Finds Global Banks Poured $1.9 Trillion into Fossil Fuels since Paris Agreement

A report released today endorsed by over 160 organizations around the world reveals that 33 global banks have provided $1.9 trillion to fossil fuel companies since the adoption of the Paris climate accord.

Budget 2019 Reaffirms Canada’s Commitment to Remove Subsidies to Oil and Gas, Yet Offers New Handouts to the Sector

Despite moderate progress in the 2017 budget, Canada remains the largest provider of fiscal support to oil and gas production in the G7 relative to the size of its economy.

Norway set to divest $1 trillion wealth fund from oil and gas exploration companies

Today, Norway announced plans to divest from roughly 150 companies engaged in oil and gas exploration and production. Our response.