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The Mountain Valley Pipeline: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefing
Lorne Stockman, February 15, 2017
Part of a series of briefings on proposed Appalachian gas pipelines, Oil Change International finds that the Mountain Valley Pipeline would cause the emissions equivalent of 26 coal plants or 19 million passenger vehicles.
Climate on the Line: Why New Tar Sands Pipelines Are Incompatible With the Paris Goals
Adam Scott, January 19, 2017
Climate on the Line: Why new tar sands pipelines are incompatible with the Paris goals January 2017 Oil Change International Download the report here. New analysis finds that Canada will be the world’s second highest contributor of new oil production globally over the next twenty years if action isn’t taken to halt new tar sands...
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Infographic: Subsidies Propping Up Oil Profits & Polluting the Climate
Matt Maiorana, January 10, 2017
Subsidies: Propping Up Oil Profits & Polluting the Climate Oil Change International & Sierra Club January 2017 DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC Almost half of all oil production expected to come online in the United States is only economic if the public props up private investments with taxpayer handouts. The other half of oil production would happen even...
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The Elephant in the Room: Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Undermine Carbon Pricing Efforts
Alex Doukas, November 16, 2016
Each year, federal and provincial governments pay billions in hand-outs to Canada’s coal, oil and gas companies, undermining both existing and proposed climate action in Canada.
Carbon Trap: How International Coal Finance Undermines the Paris Agreement
Alex Doukas, November 15, 2016
An update to our previous reports on international coal finance, this report confirms that financing for coal threatens to undermine the Paris Agreement's aims.
Infographic: Gov’ts Funding Fossils over Climate Finance
Alex Doukas, November 15, 2016
A handful of wealthy countries are still funding fossil fuels instead of climate action, giving 3.6 times more public money to prop up fossil fuels than they’re giving to developing countries to address climate change.
Briefing: Canada Not Running Out of Pipeline Capacity
Adam Scott, October 18, 2016
Canada does not need new pipelines, in spite of repeated misleading claims by the oil industry. That’s the conclusion of a new Oil Change International (OCI) analysis showing that Canada has ample pipeline Capacity to export all existing and under construction oil production to market from western Canada.
Fact Sheet: Fossil Free Finance at The World Bank
Alex Doukas, October 4, 2016
If the world is going to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, international financial institutions—including the World Bank—must do their part. The World Bank has made commitments to fight against climate change but continues to finance fossil fuel exploration, production, and combustion—the primary drivers of climate change.
The Sky’s Limit: Why the Paris Climate Goals Require a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production
Greg Muttitt, September 22, 2016
A new study released by Oil Change International, in partnership with 14 organizations from around the world, scientifically grounds the growing movement to keep carbon in the ground by revealing the need to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure and industry expansion.
Briefing: Dakota Access Pipeline’s Massive Government Subsidies
Collin Rees, September 20, 2016
Dakota Access should be stopped immediately for a long list of reasons. But we must also stop billions of taxpayer dollars from flowing to fossil fuels.