Oil Change International

Posts in managed decline

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  Nobel Peace Laureates Call on Governor Brown to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Production

  Hannah McKinnon, July 31, 2018
  The letter calls on Brown and the state "to become the first major fossil fuel producer to begin a managed and just transition off oil and gas production."
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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

• What Canada’s Pipeline Purchase Means for Line 3 and KXL

  Adam Scott, June 11, 2018
  What does it say about the prospects for multi-billion dollar tar sands oil pipelines, that a national government felt the need to buy a project outright in order to try to save it? When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to buy-out a failing tar sands pipeline from texas-based Kinder Morgan last month, it exposed...
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  Letter: 230+ Groups to Justin Trudeau – Climate Leadership Means Saying No to Pipelines

  Collin Rees, May 24, 2018
  Over 230 civil society groups from 44 countries released an open letter being sent to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to reject the pipeline and instead begin planning for a managed decline of fossil fuel production and a just transition for workers and impacted communities.
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  Will Governor Brown Plug the Dangerous Hole in California’s Climate Action?

  Kelly Trout, May 22, 2018
  If Governor Brown is serious about marshaling a response to climate change that is adequate to the challenge, he must lead the managed transition off oil and gas production in California. That's the call to action of a new report released by Oil Change International in partnership with 14 other environmental justice and climate groups.
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  The Sky’s Limit California

  Kelly Trout, May 22, 2018
  This new report details why California must chart a path off fossil fuel extraction to meet its commitment to the Paris Agreement climate goals.
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  Ready, set, go!

  Hannah McKinnon, April 12, 2018
  New Zealand joins the growing club of first movers tackling fossil fuel production! Who will be next? New Zealand joined a growing list of countries yesterday in announcing an end to fossil fuel exploration for the sake of the climate: Costa Rica, Ireland, France, and Belize are all working on plans to manage the decline of...
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  The French Revolution: France bans new oil and gas licenses

  Greg Muttitt, December 20, 2017
  The managed decline of oil and gas production has begun. On Tuesday, France set passed a law to end the exploration for and extraction of oil and gas. In our 2016 report, The Sky’s Limit: Why the Paris Climate Goals Require a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production, we showed that emissions from the oil, gas and...
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  Statement: The Managed Decline of Fossil Fuels Begins

  David Turnbull, December 19, 2017
  The managed decline of fossil fuels has begun. Leaders around the world have a choice: Will they join France in moving forward in ending fossil fuel extraction and managing the decline of the fossil fuel industry? Or will they continue to deny full steam ahead off the cliff to climate disaster and economic disarray?
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  Climate Leader or Coal Champion? Time for Germany to Decide

  Kelly Trout, November 8, 2017
  A new Oil Change International report shows that, if Germany is truly committed to being a leader in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement, it must lead the way with a rapid phaseout of fossil fuel production and finance.