This weekend, The People’s Action for an Oil-Free Lofoten, VesterĂĄlen, and Senja, Folkeaksjonen, is closing the chapter on a successful decades’ long campaign to protect the area’s waters from oil drilling. The victory is a first step for Norway and other wealthy fossil fuel producers around the world that must lead in ending all new fossil fuel development and manage a decline of existing production.
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Canada’s Big Oil Reality Check: Major oil and gas producers undercut Canada’s commitment to 1.5ÂşC
The assessment by Environmental Defence Canada and Oil Change International assesses eight of Canada’s top oil and gas producers, including Imperial (ExxonMobil) and Shell. It finds they are all on track to increase their oil and gas production in Canada, rather than planning a fair transition away from fossil fuels that are fuelling the climate crisis.
New Report: Climate Plans of Major Canadian Oil and Gas Producers Undercut Canada’s Commitment to 1.5ºC
The climate plans of major oil and gas companies operating in Canada rank among the worst worldwide and will accelerate the climate crisis rather than help Canada and the world limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (ÂşC), according to a new report launched at the UN Climate Change Conference.
After huge election victory, Jacinda Ardern needs to show practical climate leadership
Jacinda Ardern has drawn global praise for her response to COVID-19. Now it’s time for her Government to show radical far-reaching action on climate change. Show the world what a true Just Transition looks like.
Spoiler alert: Big oil companies are still failing on climate
Being a “leader” among laggards doesn’t cut it when we’re in a climate emergency – a crisis that the oil and gas industry has done the most to cause.
Equity, Climate Justice, and Fossil Fuel Extraction: Principles for a Managed Phase Out
As COVID-19 and other factors force an unmanaged decline of oil and gas, a new peer-reviewed study outlines how policymakers can plan for a better future, with an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels.
Deep Dive: 5 reasons governments must act now to phase out oil and gas production
The current crisis is a clear warning sign that, if governments leave the “when” and “how” of the end of oil and gas up to tumultuous markets, the outcome will not be good for either people or the planet.
Oil Change International’s Response to Total’s Climate Announcement
Today, French oil major Total published a statement touting its ambition to “get to net zero by 2050”. In response, Oil Change International released the following statement.
Statement in Advance of Petersberg Climate Dialogue High-Level Segment
“A managed decline of oil and gas production that supports affected communities and workers must be central in a just and green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis,” said ver der Burg.
Experts React to Impending G20, OPEC+ Statement
In anticipation of yet another announcement released by the G20 and OPEC+ today, experts at Oil Change International have issued the following statements.