Statement: France fails to show climate leadership with proposed export finance policy

October 12, 2020By LaurieBlog Post, Featured, News, Press Releases, Stop Funding Fossils, Stopping Carbon Lock-In, Subsidy Spotlight

Today, the French government outlined new measures aimed at greening the country’s export credit support policy. Under the proposed new policy, France will continue supporting fossil fuel projects worldwide until at least 2035. OCI urges the French government to reconsider this end date as it is grossly misaligned with the Paris Agreement.

Vive la France!

September 6, 2017By Hannah McKinnonBlog Post, Featured, News

Unprecedented and “never-before-seen” impacts of climate change are all around us. From Hurricanes’ Harvey and Irma to massive flooding in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal to forest fires burning through the west coast of North America – climate change is here and now, and it is catastrophic. Fortunately, unprecedented and never-before-seen climate policy is also starting … Read More