Explainer: What the COP26 and G7 promises to stop funding fossils in 2022 mean for climate and communities

July 28, 2022By Oil Change InternationalBlog Post, Stop Funding Fossils 1 Comment

39 countries and institutions signed a joint commitment to end any support for fossil fuels flowing abroad by the end of 2022, and in its place prioritize finance for clean energy. Recently the G7 reaffirmed their commitment and were now also joined by Japan, the only G7 member who hadn’t signed on. Here’s what that means.

Report: Countries could shift almost USD 28 billion/year from fossil fuels to jump-start the energy transition—if they follow through on their pledges

June 30, 2022By nicolePress Releases, Reports, Stop Funding Fossils

The Glasgow Statement on public finance requires signatories to end new direct overseas support for fossil fuels by the end of 2022 and fully prioritize finance for a clean and just energy transition. But only a handful of signatories have begun to turn these pledges into action.

We just launched a database to expose the institutions using our money to fund fossils

April 28, 2022By Oil Change InternationalBlog Post, Research & Opinions, Stop Funding Fossils 2 Comments

Public Finance for Energy Database tracks all energy-related transactions from G20 bilateral development finance institutions (DFIs), G20 export credit agencies (ECAs), and the major multilateral development banks (MDBs). This includes 14,000 transactions going back as far as 2008 and totaling nearly $2 trillion.