Rather than match the international policy, today’s announcement leaves the door open indefinitely to domestic public finance for oil and gas, only committing to “announce by fall 2024 the implementation plan” to phase out these flows.
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Italy’s SACE breaks climate promise with $500 million guarantee for Peru oil refinery
Italy’s export credit agency SACE has approved a $500 million guarantee in loans for the Talara oil refinery in Peru, once again breaking their commitment to end their international public finance for fossil fuels by the end of 2022.
OECD allows support for fossil-based technologies under agreed ‘climate incentives’
Instead of ending oil and gas finance, the OECD has enacted new public financial incentives for the fossil fuel industry, including for hydrogen and ammonia created from fossil gas, as part of its new “climate-friendly” incentives for Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).
Paris Summit at risk of letting fossil fuel companies & Global North leaders off the hook for climate and inequality
Earlier this week a coalition of 150+ economists and policy experts including Yanis Varoufakis, Jason Hickel, Olúfémi O. Táíwò, Nader Habibi, and Isabelle Ferreras sent a letter to Global North leaders, calling on them to pay their fair share for a just energy transition with trillions in public reparations, and to allow democratic and people-centred reforms to the global financial system they have a disproportionate control over.
150+ economists and experts call on Paris Summit leaders to redirect trillions from fossils, debt, and the 1%
150+ economists and experts call on Paris Summit leaders to redirect trillions in public money from fossil fuels, unfair debts, and the super rich to fix global crises
Letter: Global North leaders must redirect trillions from fossils, debt, and the 1% to address global crises
150+ economists and policy experts including Yanis Varoufakis, Jason Hickel, and Olúfémi O. Táíwò are calling on Paris Summit leaders to ensure real global financial system transformation is on the agenda.
Biden at risk of breaking climate promise with $500 million of public finance for LNG imports in Poland
Next week, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is likely to consider a $500 million guarantee to help Polish oil and gas company PKN Orlen increase its imports of U.S. LNG, violating Biden’s commitment to end public finance for fossil fuels by the end of 2022.
Shipbuilders likely to face major losses if they expand LNG capacity, new study finds
Shipbuilders face significant risk by overshooting liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping capacity that is inconsistent with future energy scenarios, according to a new report released today by Climate Analytics and Solutions for Our Climate.
Ahead of OECD negotiations, report shows OECD export finance props up fossil fuels, blocking energy transition
New analysis by Oil Change International shows that OECD countries supported fossil fuel exports by an average of $41 billion from 2018 to 2020, almost five times more than clean energy exports. This directly contradicts internationally agreed climate goals, including the Paris Agreement objective to align financial flows with the low-carbon energy transition.
Changing the Trade Winds: Aligning OECD Export Finance for energy with climate goals
New research shows that Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries supported fossil fuel exports by an average of USD 41 billion from 2018-2020, almost five times more than clean energy exports ($8.5 billion).