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Report: G20 Nations Throwing Billions at Fossil Fuel Industry through Export Credit Agencies 

A network of secretive, government-backed financial institutions called export credit agencies are handing more than $31 billion USD per year to the oil, gas, and coal industry, new analysis by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. shows. 

Report: Environmental groups contrast carbon impact of Line 3 with MN climate goals

13 state and national environmental groups released a new report finding that greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian oil company Enbridge's proposed Line 3 expansion would vastly outweigh Minnesota's planned reductions in the state's emissions.

Report: Reinstating the Crude Oil Export Ban Could Cut Global Emissions as Much as 181 Million Tons

A new report finds restoring the crude oil export ban could lead to reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions of as much as 80 to 181 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent each year

Response to Trump’s gutting of the National Environmental Policy Act

Today, the Trump administration unveils new actions intending to undermine climate change requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act.

Statement: COP 25 Fails to Respond to Urgency of Climate Crisis, Capitulating to Big Polluters

"We are living a climate emergency, and anything short of phasing out fossil fuel production with a just and equitable transition is scandalous," said Collin Rees regarding the COP 25 outcome.

Press Release: 12,000 Demand International Energy Agency Step up or Step Aside on Climate

The IEA has become a liability on climate with its annual World Energy Outlook failing to provide the critical tools to plan for Paris success.

Media Advisory: Investments in Oil and Gas Production Over the Next 5 Years Will Lock-In More than 1.5°C of Global Warming

17 nonprofit organizations launch a new report — Oil, Gas and The Climate: An Analysis of Oil and Gas Industry Plans for Expansion and Compatibility with Global Emission Limits — and call for a phase out of production.

Response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Actions Toward a Managed Phase-Out of Oil and Gas Extraction

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced new steps to restrict dangerous drilling practices and improve protections for communities close to oil and gas extraction.

OCI response to EIB’s newly approved energy lending policy

This new policy is a signal to the wider financial community that the era of fossil fuels is past.

Response to International Energy Agency’s 2019 World Energy Outlook

After a year of clear demands and obvious signals from energy experts, investors, and governments, the IEA has again failed where it matters on climate.