Oil Change International

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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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  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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  Towards an Oil Exploration Ban in Ireland

  Greg Muttitt, July 18, 2018
  Oil Change International gives evidence to Ireland's parliamentary committee reviewing the Bill to ban new oil and gas exploration
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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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  Gas Is Not a Bridge Fuel: Why Ireland’s Climate Goals Cannot Be Met with More Gas

  Greg Muttitt, July 9, 2018
  Ireland is on course to miss both its short-term climate commitments within EU legislation, and its long-term target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector by between 80 and 95 percent by 2050. Expanded gas extraction will only make it more difficult to achieve these goals, and must be avoided in order to achieve a safe climate future.
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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.
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  Debunked: The G20 Clean Gas Myth

  Matt Maiorana, June 11, 2018
  This report focuses on fossil gas development in the G20 and debunking the myth of fossil gas as a clean transition fuel.

• Major Investors Call for Paris-Aligned Energy Scenarios

  Adam Scott, June 6, 2018
  288 major investors worth more than $26 trillion USD in assets are warning that we aren’t on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and lack the tools needed to get there.    In a public statement and policy brief released yesterday, the group which includes major pension funds, banks, asset managers, churches,...
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  Report: California’s climate leadership requires a managed ramp-down of oil production

  David Turnbull, May 22, 2018
  As California Governor Jerry Brown prepares to host a global summit aimed at rallying bolder climate action, a new report out today details how the state can and must initiate a managed phase-out of its own oil production to fulfill its commitment to the Paris climate goals.