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Oil Change International Day: April 23, 2021 “California is the highest-producing jurisdiction in the world so far to commit to a phase-out of oil extraction, and other major producers need to join the state in committing to move beyond oil and gas,” said Collin Rees of Oil Change International. Oil Change International is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Last Chance Alliance: California becomes largest oil producer in world to commit to total O&G phaseout, ban fracking — but not soon enough SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Gov. Newsom announced a ban on new fracking projects by 2024 and directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045. The Governor’s announcement comes after years of pressure from environmental justice, public health, labor and climate organizations across California, who call on Newsom to stop...
Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Collin Rees, collin@priceofoil.org (U.S. east coast) Laurie Van der Burg, laurie@priceofoil.org (Belgium) Oil Change International response to Leaders Climate Summit Today, world leaders have gathered virtually at a so-called “Leaders Summit on Climate” hosted by the Biden administration. These leaders provided statements and commitments to increase ambition on global climate action. With a few notable exceptions, however, largely absent from the discussions were commitments to a managed ramp-down of fossil fuel production, though some prog...
Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As part of its announced during today’s Leaders Summit on Climate, the Biden Administration committed to “end international investments in and support for carbon-intensive fossil fuel-based energy projects” at multilateral and bilateral finance agencies such as the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and U.S. Export-Import Bank. While welcome, the announcement fell short of other recent commitments by other institutions and countries. In response to the announcement, Collin Rees, Senior Campaigner at Oil Change Internati...