True climate leaders must take decisive action to stop fossil fuel expansion at Biden’s Climate Summit

April 21, 2021By LaurieBlog Post

Rich countries at this week’s Climate Summit need to take decisive action to stop the expansion of oil and gas production, both at home and abroad, both to protect the global climate and local communities. True climate leadership means breaking away from destructive oil and gas and investing in real solutions and green jobs that will help people and the planet thrive.

Finance in Common Summits misses opportunity to end fossil fuel finance, but there is a way forward, say CSOs

November 12, 2020By LaurieBlog Post, Featured, News, Press Releases, Stop Funding Fossils

Today development banks signed a joint declaration at the first global summit of development banks, Finance in Common. Before the summit, the UN Secretary General, youth climate activists, and over 300 civil society organisations all urged development banks to act to end fossil fuel investments. However, the joint declaration only includes a vague commitment to “consider” ways to reduce fossil fuel investments.

European Development Finance Institutions fall short on climate ambition by allowing continued financing for fossil gas

November 5, 2020By LaurieBlog Post, Featured, News, Press Releases, Statement, Stop Funding Fossils

European Development Finance Institutions fall short on climate ambition by allowing continued financing for fossil gasToday, one week ahead of the Finance in Common Summit, the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) announced joint ambitions for climate action. The institutions commit to full Paris alignment by 2022 and to end coal and fuel oil financing. For gas finance, they commit to “generally exclude [such finance] by 2030 at the latest”, but leave the room open to gas financing beyond 2030 in certain cases. 

Statement: France fails to show climate leadership with proposed export finance policy

October 12, 2020By LaurieBlog Post, Featured, News, Press Releases, Stop Funding Fossils, Stopping Carbon Lock-In, Subsidy Spotlight

Today, the French government outlined new measures aimed at greening the country’s export credit support policy. Under the proposed new policy, France will continue supporting fossil fuel projects worldwide until at least 2035. OCI urges the French government to reconsider this end date as it is grossly misaligned with the Paris Agreement.