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Explosive new documents reveal Shell’s “collusion, nepotism and corruption” in the Niger Delta & bolster claims the company divested to avoid paying US$10.9bn in clean up costs.

They say the truth will come out. It might take years or decades, but finally the truth will eventually come out. For decades, in what has become a multi-generational fight, the communities of the Niger Delta have fought Shell for its rampant pollution and environmental devastation.

The overlooked banks that could power the renewables revolution

Private investment alone won’t deliver the energy transition. National development banks can, says Adam McGibbon of Oil Change International.

“We Get All the Risks and None of the Benefits”: Texas Community Leaders Confront Japanese Financiers of a Dangerous LNG Project In Their Town

This May, community leaders from Freeport, Texas, flew to Tokyo to hold Japanese financiers accountable for funding a dangerous liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in their town.

Uncovered: German finance backs Amazon gas expansion, defying its own policy

Oil Change International warns against weakening of Germany’s export finance rules which would deepen Germany's breach of commitments to end fossil fuel finance.

“Pay, Baby, Pay”: New Report Finds that Trump’s Energy & AI Dominance Agendas Drive Energy Affordability Crisis

Our new research shows that the Trump administration, the fossil fuel industry, and Big Tech are creating a perfect storm for rising energy prices.

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Response to new UK Prime Minister Announcements

In response to the appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister and his cabinet announcements.

Germany's Dirty Deals Factsheet

Broken Promises, Dirty Deals: Germany’s Fossil Fuel Finance Abroad and Its Destructive Consequences

This factsheet highlights three key reasons why further weakening export finance climate policy would be a costly move for Germany and the planet. We also reveal the very real consequences of Germany’s fossil fuel support in Brazil,  providing a snapshot of the kind of climate-harming projects Germany may continue to support if the government does not strengthen its current policy.

Pay Baby Pay: Why Trump’s Energy and AI Dominance Agenda Means Higher Bills For Everyone

Working people are already getting hammered by high energy costs. Our new report finds that the Trump admin’s energy + AI “dominance” policies + hostility to renewables will make it even harder for them to pay their bills.

Untapped Potential: National Development Banks Can Anchor Just Energy Transitions

Untapped Potential: National Development Banks Can Anchor Just Energy Transitions, draws on a first-ever comprehensive dataset of G20 national development bank energy finance and shows how governments could redirect billions more toward a just energy transition. This briefing highlights how NDBs have unique tools to steer economies through just, affordable, and country-led energy transitions.

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Pay Baby Pay: Why Trump’s Energy and AI Dominance Agenda Means Higher Bills For Everyone

Working people are already getting hammered by high energy costs. Our new report finds that the Trump admin’s energy + AI “dominance” policies + hostility to renewables will make it even harder for them to pay their bills.
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We work to advance and expand government policies to end fossil fuel production while also shifting public finance and subsidies away from fossil fuels and into a just energy transition.

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Shell Shocked Land

To mark the 30th Anniversary of the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9, Oil Change International produced a new documentary, “Shell Shocked Land: Honoring the Legacy of the Ogoni 9 & the Fight for Justice for the Niger Delta.”
  • The history

  • 30  years

    since the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9 who were murdered by the Nigerian military for their campaign against Shell in Nigeria

  • 69  years

    that communities have been fighting for justice against Shell, which is trying to avoid both cleaning and paying up by selling their operations in the Niger Delta

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