New report: Commitment to end international finance for fossil fuels is shifting billions, but key countries breaking promises missing in action

March 15, 2023By OCI TeamBlog Post, Press Releases, Stop Funding Fossils No Comments

Promise Breakers, a report released today by Oil Change International, reveals that the stop funding fossils commitment forged at COP26, is already shifting an estimated USD 5.7 billion per year out of fossil fuels and into clean energy, with the potential of a further 13.7 billion per year if all signatories fulfill their commitments.

Promise Breakers: Assessing the impact of compliance with the Glasgow Statement commitment to end international public finance for fossil fuels

March 15, 2023By OCI TeamFeatured, Reports, Resources, Stop Funding Fossils 6 Comments

New research shows stop funding fossils commitment forged at the 2021 UN climate summit is already shifting an estimated USD 5.7 billion per year out of fossil fuels and into clean energy. If all signatories fulfill their commitments, then a further 13.7 billion per year will be shifted out of fossil fuels and into clean energy.

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

July 28, 2022By OCI TeamBlog 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.

Spain joins commitment to end international oil, gas, and coal finance, bringing total for potential finance shifted to USD 23.6 billion per year 

November 10, 2021By LaurieBlog Post, News, Press Releases, Stop Funding Fossils

This increases the number of signatories to 30 and the annual average of potential public finance shifted out of fossil fuels and into clean energy to at least USD 23.6 billion per year. This equals 37% of annual public finance for fossil fuels provided by G20 countries and the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) between 2018 and 2020.