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  Senate Committee Pushes McNamee FERC Nomination Forward, Driven by Millions in Fossil Fuel Money

  Alex Ortiz, November 27, 2018
  The 13 Senators who voted in the Committee to move McNamee’s nomination forward have taken a combined total of nearly $10 million from the fossil fuel industry – bought and paid for by an industry that accelerates the climate crisis and only cares about protecting their profits.
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  Oil Change International Responds to EBRD Release of Draft Energy Sector Strategy

  Collin Rees, September 26, 2018
  Yesterday, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) released a revised draft of its energy sector strategy. The draft of the new strategy is due to be finalized by the end of 2018, and will have bearing on billions of dollars in public finance for energy.
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  Letter: 65 Groups from 28 Countries Tell EBRD and EIB to Stop Financing Fossil Fuels

  Collin Rees, September 26, 2018
  As EBRD and EIB prepare for their respective energy sector strategy reviews, 65 civil society groups from 28 countries released an open letter being sent to top EBRD and EIB officials demanding that they stop financing oil, gas, and coal projects.
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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.