Secretary Haalandâs confirmation sets a historic precedent for Indigenous communities and leaders across Turtle Island, and we look forward to working with the Secretary to introduce additional policies that protect our nationâs waters, lands, and communities from the dirty influence of the fossil fuel industry during her time in this critical role.
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Over 350 Groups Urge President Biden to Stop the Line 3 Pipeline and Protect Indigenous Rights, Climate
âWe urge you and all federal leadership to stand firm against the Line 3 pipeline and act now to halt its construction. The pipelineâs construction is an urgent threat to the waters of Minnesota and Lake Superior, as well as to our global climate,â said the groups to Biden.
UK announces end to overseas fossil fuel finance, now other governments must follow suit
The United Kingdomâs prime minister, Boris Johnson, will commit to end the UKâs overseas fossil fuel financing âas soon as possibleâ at the Climate Ambition Summit. The phase-out of oil, gas, and coal financing applies to aid funding, trade promotion and export finance provided by UK Export Finance (UKEF), the institution that has come under scrutiny for its USD 1 billion investment in a controversial LNG project in Mozambique and for considering to finance the equally controversial East African Oil Pipeline.
Danish Announcement Sends Clear Signal: Climate Leadership Means End to Fossil Fuel Expansion
The Danish Government just announced the cancellation of the 8th North Sea licensing round, a ban on future offshore licencing (following an onshore ban in 2018), and a ban on all offshore production by 2050. Hannah McKinnon of Oil Change International responded as follows.
G20 Recovery Packages Benefit Fossil Fuels More Than Clean Energy
Decisions taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis today will lock in the worldâs development patterns for decades. With policy decisions made on a daily basis, information about how public money is being spent can be hard to follow. That is why a consortium of 14 expert organizations came together to track energy-specific responses by G20 governments.
IEA report misses the mark on âSustainable Recoveryâ by sidelining 1.5°C
If the IEA is serious about helping governments sustainably tackle interlocking economic and climate crises, they have one more chance to prove it with their data: by making a 1.5-aligned energy pathway central to the 2020 World Energy Outlook.
Oil Change International Response to IEA Sustainable Recovery Report
In response to the new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA), experts at Oil Change International have issued the following statement: “The IEA again misses the mark where it matters the most, completely ignoring the link between sustainable recovery and staying within 1.5°C of warming. Nowhere in the report is there mention of the critical 1.5-degree warming limit, let alone analysis of whatâs needed for a recovery plan to be fully aligned with it.”
Sortie de crise: LâAgence internationale de l’Ănergie Ă©choue de nouveau Ă planifier la nĂ©cessaire sortie des Ă©nergies fossiles
LâAIE publie aujourdâhui une Ă©dition spĂ©ciale de son rapport World Energy Outlook dĂ©diĂ© aux mesures de soutien aux Ă©nergies propres dans le contexte des plans de relance post-COVID. Et pourtant, loin de marquer une rupture avec les modĂšles prĂ©existants, le rapport sâobstine Ă mĂ©nage toutes les formes dâĂ©nergie et fait lâimpasse sur la nĂ©cessaire sortie des hydrocarbures.
Oil Change International et Reclaim Finance dénoncent cet éniÚme rapport inepte pour guider les choix des décideurs politiques et financiers en matiÚre de transition énergétique et appellent ces derniers à la plus grande prudence quant à ses conclusions.
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 âwhenâ and âhowâ 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 Internationalâs Response to Totalâs Climate Announcement
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.