Today, French oil major Total published a statement touting its ambition to âget to net zero by 2050â. In response, Oil Change International released the following statement.
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Statement: IEA forgets about climate crisis, prioritises return to ânormalâ in oil report
The only path to climate stability is for governments to manage a stable decline in oil while investing in a just transition for workers and currently fossil-fuel dependent communities.
The Loopholes Lurking in BPâs New Climate Aims
Itâs time for BP and all oil companies to stop hiding behind net-zero rhetoric and commit to immediate action on the scale of the crisis weâre in.
Will Governor Brown Plug the Dangerous Hole in Californiaâs Climate Action?
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.
The Sky’s Limit California
This new report details why California must chart a path off fossil fuel extraction to meet its commitment to the Paris Agreement climate goals.
Proposed oil and coal company handouts incentivize drilling, undermine climate action
Yesterday, Sens. Whitehouse (D-RI), Heinrich (D-ND), Capito (R-WV) and Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Act, legislation to extend and more than double tax credits to fossil fuel companies for using climate pollution to extract more oil.
All Bust, No Boom
In a dramatic turn of events, it looks like all bust and no more boom for the Alberta tar sands, according to our recent analysis based on industry data. In reality, future rates of production will likely be insufficient to fill even one new pipeline.
Our energy system has changed since 1913 â why hasnât this subsidy?
Standard Oil has long since been broken up yet the subsidy designed to do so has only grown over its 100-year lifespan in terms of total value to the industry.
Global Climate Movements Seek Fossil Fuel Company Transparency on Future Viability of Oil, Coal, Gas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2015 Contact: Hannah McKinnon, hannah [at] priceofoil [dot] org Global Climate Movements Seek Fossil Fuel Company Transparency on Future Viability of Oil, Coal, Gas Heinrich Böll Foundation, Oil Change International, Climate Justice Programme Global reporting standards for extractive industries must include transparency from fossil fuel companies about the future viability of their … Read More
Forecasts of convenience: why is the fossil fuel industry mapping our energy future?
Would you take it seriously if tobacco companies announced that smoking trends werenât expected to change much over the next 30 years? And imagine then, that this is what governments used to make tobacco policy: âForecasts show that people arenât going to quit smoking, steady rates of smoking around the world are inevitable, so all anti-smoking policies will assume not much is going to change.â