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Response to the outcome of the June UN climate talks (SB 60)

The rich countries most responsible for this crisis must pay up for a fair fossil fuel phase-out and climate damages, without worsening unjust debts. We know they have more than enough money. It’s just going to the wrong things. 

Media Advisory: New Report Shows Industry-Operated Methane Monitors Regularly Miss Pollution Events

Almost 40% of US gas is “certified” by third-party companies, allowing producers to claim reduced methane pollution. The problem? The claims are false. New research from Earthworks and Oil Change International compares first hand field evidence to operators’ emissions monitoring data.

Response to the International Energy Agency’s  2024 World Energy Investment report

While twice as much clean energy investment as fossil fuels investment expected for 2024 is encouraging, it's still like filling a leaky bucket.

Response to UN Secretary-General’s Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout: ‘The Time for Action Is Now’

Today, UN Secretary General António Guterres acknowledged one simple truth: The fossil fuel industry is the prime culprit behind the escalating climate crisis. Despite the urgent need to cut emissions, the industry continues to rake in huge profits while our planet burns.

Joe Biden making a speech.

Response to Biden’s executive order restricting the number of immigrants at the US-Mexico border

With deadly heat waves, and other disasters escalated by the climate crisis, President Biden’s decision to shut down the southern border to people seeking refuge is cruel, unnecessary, and not a solution to displacement.

Last opportunity for G7 to deliver on fossil fuel promises before updating climate plans

Data published today by Oil Change International shows G7 countries are continuing to overwhelmingly prop up fossil fuels at home and abroad, despite agreeing to phase them out at COP28. G7 countries are massively expanding fossil fuel production at home and investing billions in more fossil fuel infrastructure abroad. 

Japan Energy Summit Deemed “Japan Greenwash Summit” In New Mock Website 

The Japan Energy Summit is coming up on June 3 - 5 in Tokyo. Organized by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), leaders from Exxon, Tokyo Gas, JERA, BP and more will be talking about a transition to clean energy while undermining these efforts by increasing investments in the LNG and gas sectors. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ilhan Omar Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare Act with Broad Support

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ilhan Omar reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, the most comprehensive legislation to address the billions in special interest subsidies that disproportionately flow to the oil, gas, and coal industries.

Press Release: Big Oil Reality Check: Oil and Gas Companies Failing on Climate

Oil Change International released our Big Oil Reality Check report in collaboration with over 200 organizations worldwide. The report assesses the climate pledges and plans of eight international oil and gas companies – Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, TotalEnergies, BP, Eni, Equinor, and ConocoPhillips – against 10 criteria representing the bare minimum for aligning with the Paris Agreement to limit global heating below 1.5°C. 

U.S. Gas Industry Claims Are False: Analysis of IEA Methane Tracker Finds U.S. Oil and Gas Sector Lags Behind Eighteen Other Countries on Emissions Intensity

The United States is the world’s top methane emitter from oil and gas. Despite the U.S. fossil fuel industry’s repeated claims to have the “cleanest gas in the world”, a new Oil Change International (OCI) analysis of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2024 global methane emissions data reveals the truth for the first time: U.S. methane intensity lags behind 18 other countries.