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Private Gain, Public Risk: Guarantees & Credit Enhancement for Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia
Alex Doukas, May 17, 2017
Risk guarantees and credit enhancement programs that subsidize coal-fired power plants could cost the Government of Indonesia and Indonesian ratepayers as much as tens of trillions of rupiah – many billions of U.S. dollars – over the coming decade.
Infographic: Who really pays for BP’s arts sponsorship?
Greg Muttitt, May 12, 2017
Government handouts to boost BP's private profits massively exceed the firm's sponsorship of the arts – it's time to cut these dirty ties once and for all.
The PennEast Pipeline: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefing
Lorne Stockman, April 26, 2017
As part of a series of briefings on proposed Appalachian gas pipelines, Oil Change International's new analysis finds that the PennEast Pipeline would result in the emissions equivalent the 14 coal plants, or 10 million passenger vehicles.
Forecasting Failure: Why Investors Should Treat Oil Company Energy Forecasts With Caution
Greg Muttitt, March 13, 2017
Forecasting Failure: Why Investors Should Treat Oil Company Energy Forecasts With Caution Oil Change International, Greenpeace March 2017 Download Report Companies like ExxonMobil, Shell and BP routinely use their in-house energy forecasts to justify investments in multi-decade, high-cost projects, from the Arctic to the tar sands. While the companies present their published forecasts as objective analyses,...
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The Atlantic Coast 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 Atlantic Coast Pipeline would cause the emissions equivalent of 20 coal plants or 14 million passenger vehicles.
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.