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Groups: New Mexico Delegation Must Support People, Oppose Big Oil Bailout

Indigenous, community, and conservation groups today called on New Mexico's congressional delegation to oppose bailing out fossil fuel companies with emergency aid during the coronavirus pandemic, and to focus all support on vulnerable communities.

Response to Canada’s oil and gas bailout announcement

That today’s announcement does not include most of the industry’s wish list is credit to massive public outcry.

Japan’s Third-Largest Bank in Discussions to Finance New California Export Terminal amid Pledge to Quit Coal Power

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced it will "in principle" not finance any new coal power projects, while advocates in California called on the bank to apply those restrictions to all new coal infrastructure and drop plans to finance a widely opposed coal export terminal.

Stop the Money Pipeline to Turn Up Heat on Financial Institutions during Earth Day Live

This Earth Day, activists will turn up the heat on Wall Street through mass online actions. Organizers say the need to pressure Wall Street to stop funding polluters and start supporting communities is more important now than ever.

Statement: IEA forgets about climate crisis, prioritises return to ‘normal’ in oil report

The only path to climate stability is for governments to manage a stable decline in oil while investing in a just transition for workers and currently fossil-fuel dependent communities.

Stop the Money Pipeline: Private Banks Owning Oil Companies Is a Recipe for Disaster

"Allowing private banks to start an unholy marriage with bankrupt fossil fuel companies would be a catastrophic mistake for communities and climate," said Collin Rees

Experts React to Impending G20, OPEC+ Statement

In anticipation of yet another announcement released by the G20 and OPEC+ today, experts at Oil Change International have issued the following statements.

Response to OPEC+ Deal on COVID-19 Production Cuts

In response to the apparent deal struck today by major oil producers for deep output cuts to end the price war, and in anticipation of the G20 meetings tomorrow, experts at Oil Change International have issued the following statements.

200 Groups Call for Moratorium on Pipeline Construction during COVID-19

A letter from over 200 organizations calls for a moratorium on construction of natural gas pipelines and LNG export facilities during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Climate Action Network Members React to COP26 Postponement

The COP26 bureau and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have announced the postponement of the Bonn intersessional and COP26 climate negotiations to 2021.