Press Releases

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  Oil Change International responds to court’s quashing of Trans Mountain’s approval

  Collin Rees, August 30, 2018
  "De facto halting this dangerous project keeps open the only credible path for Canada to live up to its obligation to fight climate change. Building new, long-lived pipelines in support of ever-growing oil production and export is wholly incompatible with the rapid transition away from fossil fuels required."
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  Oil Change International response to Trump administration attack on auto efficiency standards

  David Turnbull, August 2, 2018
  If we want to stave off the very worst impacts of our climate crisis, we need to move as quickly as possible away from fossil fuels. That means cutting both our collective demand for oil, gas, and coal as well as reducing the supply of fossil fuels that helps to drive that demand.
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  Nobel Laureates Send Letter to Gov. Brown urging managed and just transition off of oil and gas production

  David Turnbull, July 31, 2018
  Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Ask Governor Brown to Take “Moral Responsibility,” Pursue Bold Action to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
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  Statement of Solidarity with Striking Workers on Total’s North Sea Platforms

  Greg Muttitt, July 31, 2018
  Oil Change International and Platform express their solidarity with striking workers on platforms in the North Sea operated by French oil giant Total.
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  Dozens of Advocacy Groups Refute Energy Department Report Touting LNG Export Demand and Feasibility

  Collin Rees, July 27, 2018
  Dozens of advocacy groups highlighted fundamental flaws in a draft federal study intended to assess the macroeconomic impacts of expanded LNG export.
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  Report: Public Finance for Energy in Africa Focuses on Fossil Fuels, as Key Energy Access Solutions Are Left Behind

  Alex Doukas, July 23, 2018
  Analysis of the data shows that public finance for energy in Africa focuses on fossil fuels, as key energy access solutions are left behind.
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  International Study: No Room for New Gas in Ireland’s Energy Transition

  Collin Rees, July 9, 2018
  A new study by Oil Change International has found that drilling for more new gas in Irish waters is not compatible with achieving the Paris Agreement to limit climate change. The report assesses the role of fossil gas in the energy system against the background of Ireland’s own decarbonization targets, and our obligations under the Paris Agreement.
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  Oil Change International statement on approval of Line 3 Certificate of Need

  Collin Rees, June 28, 2018
  “This decision represents a complete failure by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to hear the concerns of Indigenous communities and other Minnesotans demanding its rejection."
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  Statement on family separation actions by Trump administration

  David Turnbull, June 20, 2018
  Like many, we at Oil Change International struggle to find the words to convey how horrified we are at the inhumane, unjust actions being perpetrated by agents of the Trump administration, as they tear apart and terrorize families seeking a new future at the border of the United States.
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  Report: G20 countries set to invest over $1.6 trillion in ‘fossil gas,’ jeopardizing Paris climate goals

  Matt Maiorana, June 11, 2018
  As G20 energy ministers gather in Argentina, a new report out today entitled ‘Debunked: The G20 Clean Gas Myth’ finds that G20 countries, in the absence of new policies, are set to see investment of over $1.6 trillion USD in new gas projects.