Case Studies — (E)Mission Failure

December 5, 2023By Oil Change InternationalBlog Post

Illustration by Pawel Kuczynski Many of the largest CCS projects in the world overpromise and under-deliver, operating far below capacity. An analysis by OCI of six of the leading CCS plants in the US, Australia, and the Middle East reveals that they are all either operating significantly below capacity, ranging from an estimated 10 to … Read More

Open Letter: The World Needs A Transformational Outcome, Not More Voluntary Pledges

December 1, 2023By Al Johnson-KurtsBlog Post, Press Releases

COP28 has the potential to be an historic moment in confronting the climate crisis. The COP28 Presidency has an opportunity to secure a transformational negotiated outcome, if it secures a robust negotiated energy package, including an unambiguous agreement to end all new oil and gas expansion, a clear call to equitably and rapidly phase out all fossil fuels, and a commitment to triple deployment of nature-positive and community-beneficial renewable energy and double energy efficiency.

Carbon Capture’s Publicly Funded Failure

November 30, 2023By Oil Change InternationalBlog Post, Briefings, Resources

Governments have spent over $20 billion – and have approved up to $200 billion more – of public money on carbon capture and storage (CCS), providing a lifeline for the fossil fuel industry. Almost 80% of operating carbon capture capacity globally sends captured CO2 to produce more oil via Enhanced Oil Recovery, while many of the world’s largest CCS projects overpromise and underdeliver.

New Data Reiterates Carbon Capture Is A Lifeline for Fossil Fuels, Not Climate Action

November 30, 2023By Al Johnson-KurtsBlog Post, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2023 As the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins today, Oil Change International revealed the failure of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Carbon Capture’s Publicly Funded Failure. CCS has a 50 year track record of over-promising and under-delivering, and every investment in CCS provides a lifeline to the fossil … Read More

“The smell of death”: Gulf Coast communities speak out against Japanese-backed LNG development

November 28, 2023By Susanne WongAsia, Blog Post, Fossil Gas 1 Comment

As we drove by the long chain of refineries and other petrochemical facilities that surround the small town of Port Arthur, Texas, noxious fumes wafted into our truck. The residents of Port Arthur, Groves and towns along the Gulf Coast are forced to inhale polluted air day in and day out.  “Smell that? To some … Read More