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Reactive: New Zealand will no longer qualify as a BOGA member after the country restarts offshore oil and gas drilling

“The notion that New Zealand can both reopen oil and gas exploration and remain a member of the global initiative whose mission is to end it is preposterous. There is no doubt New Zealand will no longer qualify as a BOGA member when the bill passes."

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Oil Change International Media Advisory – COP29 Day 1

Follow along for the most important events, press conferences, and developments on Day 1 of COP29, where negotiations begin amid geopolitical shifts and critical decisions on climate finance, fossil fuel phaseout, and U.S. climate policy.

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Oil Change International Responds to Election of Donald Trump

We’ve been here before and we know that our movement’s collective power stands ready to protect our communities, our climate, and stand for justice. We will adjust our strategies and our tactics, but we stand strong in our fight for a just and fossil-free future.

New Research: UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil Undermine Climate Leadership with Massive Fossil Fuel Plans

New research shows COP Troika nations - Brazil, UAE, and Azerbaijan - plan to expand oil and gas production 32% by 2035, endangering the 1.5°C climate limit their role as COP presidencies is meant to champion. Limiting warming to 1.5°C, a key objective the COP Troika has committed to defend, requires countries to immediately end fossil fuel expansion.

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Oil Change International response to the UN synthesis report

“Today’s national climate plans (NDCs) synthesis report makes it crystal clear: without trillions in climate finance, most countries cannot deliver on their climate plans."

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G20 Ministers Signal Need for Scaled Public Climate Finance, Must Deliver at Baku Climate Talks

Today G20 Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Environment Ministers released a communique following their final meeting as the Task Force on a Global Mobilization against Climate Change (TF-CLIMA)

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New Briefing: Why Norway’s Blue Hydrogen Fantasy is Over Before It Started

For the first time, this comprehensive briefing brings together evidence to demonstrate that Norway's plans for blue hydrogen are unrealistic and economically unsound.

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New Website: Oil and gas companies threaten three iconic African deltas

Today, Oil Change International is launching an innovative data visualization website that highlights the threat of oil drilling to three iconic African Deltas: the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Saloum in Senegal, and Okavango in Botswana.

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World Energy Outlook Exposes Governments’ Climate Action Shortfall

The International Energy Agency’s flagship annual report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO), is a widely recognized energy analysis that explores key trends in energy supply and demand. One year since governments around the world pledged to transition away from fossil fuels at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the WEO lays bare how much work is left to do for governments to follow through with the policies and funding needed for a livable planet.

Ahead of critical OECD talks, international civil society organizations demand an end to $41 billion a year in fossil fuel financing

As crucial negotiations loom on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rules for export financing for energy,  over 40 environmental, climate, human rights, and development organizations from around the world demand that OECD governments conclude negotiations to end export finance support for fossil fuels..