We Won’t Be Tricked: How the fossil fuel industry is using the dangerous “abatement” distraction to stay in business

November 30, 2023By Oil Change InternationalBriefings, Fossil Gas, Global Industry, Resources

Oil and gas companies, and some governments, are more interested in looking like they’re acting on climate change than actually acting. They spend billions on smoke and mirrors such as “carbon capture and storage,” “certified gas,” ammonia co-firing, and hydrogen when in reality, they are trying to build escape hatches to continue their dirty business as usual.

Major methane monitoring company backtracks on “certified” gas schemes

August 30, 2023By Valentina StacklFossil Gas, Press Releases 1 Comment

Fallout from Certified Disaster campaign continues as Project Canary reportedly shifts away from “gas certification”

One of the largest methane monitoring companies in the United States is reportedly backing off “certification” programs that allow the oil and gas industry to market methane gas as clean, sustainable or “responsibly sourced.”

Banking on Destruction: The Role of Major Banks in the Mountain Valley Pipeline

August 30, 2023By Allie RosenbluthBlog Post, Fossil Gas 1 Comment

US main street banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America have provided loans to Mountain Valley Pipeline since the beginning. These banks have continued pouring money into the project over recent years, despite numerous warnings that the project has been financially unsustainable, a threat to the climate and environmental justice communities in Appalachia.

Environmental groups warn MEPs about US certified gas before locking in dangerous, long-term methane gas import contracts

April 26, 2023By Valentina StacklFossil Gas, Press Releases 2 Comments

Washington, DC – As the European Parliament discusses new rules to tackle methane emissions in the energy sector, a new report by Oil Change International and Earthworks warns that U.S. certified gas schemes will put the EU’s methane emissions reduction goals at risk and undermine EU climate goals that will only be attained by a … Read More