Statement: France fails to show climate leadership with proposed export finance policy

October 12, 2020By LaurieBlog Post, Featured, News, Press Releases, Stop Funding Fossils, Stopping Carbon Lock-In, Subsidy Spotlight

Today, the French government outlined new measures aimed at greening the country’s export credit support policy. Under the proposed new policy, France will continue supporting fossil fuel projects worldwide until at least 2035. OCI urges the French government to reconsider this end date as it is grossly misaligned with the Paris Agreement.

Subsidy Spotlight: Utah Land Defenders Stand Up To Dirty Politics

December 18, 2014By David TurnbullBlog Post, Featured, News, Subsidy Spotlight 1 Comment

New technologies like fracking––along with government subsidies––have ushered in an energy boom reliant on extreme extraction methods to produce oil and natural gas. Now the Uinta Basin is ground zero for what threatens to become the next phase in extreme energy extraction: strip mining for tar sands and oil shale.

Toxic and Tax Exempt

April 2, 2013By Erin O'SullivanBlog Post, Featured, Subsidy Spotlight 2 Comments

Toxic and tax exempt: How tar sands spills from Michigan to Arkansas cost us all. As the Obama Administration continues to ponder a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, TransCanada has been assuring everyone of it’s safety. “Safety of the public and the environment is a top priority for TransCanada” their slick website reads. Any … Read More