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theguardian.comUK spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture tech is a national embarrassment, chancellor toldChris Packham says £24bn earmarked for projects with ‘ludicrously uncertain results’ should be redirected to help lower bills and cut emissions

📣Tomorrow's UK budget is PM Andy Burnham's chance to show he's serious about climate action & a just transition. Instead of cutting heat pump funding to increase defence spending, his government should end their carbon capture fairytale and back proven solutions! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

5/ Aled Dilwyn Fisher, senior researcher at OCI, commented: “This budget should be an opportunity to put public money where it can make a real difference to the climate and help cut people’s energy bills, rather than continuing to gamble billions on the fossil fuel industry’s latest expansion plan.”

oilchange.orgClimate funds must empower families, not the the companies who created the climate crisis - Oil Change InternationalAs temperatures drop, millions of households across the UK will be reaching for the thermostats in dread, with energy bills yet again set to skyrocket. But as

6/ Packham says failure to rein in the planned CCS spending “would be yet another strong signal that this government is putting big oil above people and the planet.” Read more in his article on our website: oilchange.org/blogs/climat...

3/ Most CCS projects get cancelled. The few that exist have a long history of underperformance and exorbitant costs. Most CCS projects, including those set to receive billions from the UK government,prolong the burning of fossil fuels, handing a new lifeline to oil and gas companies.

4/Net Zero Teesside, a BP & Equinor gas power station, will receive £10bn from the UK government. Estimates show it could produce 28-41 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over its 25-year lifetime, even w/ CCS. As Packham says: A full bath with 2 cups of water taken out is still a full bath!

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2/ As environmentalist @chrisgpackham.bsky.social says in this new article, it is a “national embarrassment” that the UK's carbon capture subsidies are more than those planned by the USA, the EU, Norway, and Japan combined, with most going to big oil companies. oilchange.org/blogs/climat...

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Thank god for @wyden.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @merkley.senate.gov, who rightly point out that BAAJA enables Trump to favor fossil fuel projects, even under the naive assumption that our President would follow the law as written. Thank you for your sanity, Senators!

oilchange.orgThe proposed U.S. infrastructure permitting reform bill would be a disaster for communities and for climate action - Oil Change InternationalU.S. Senators Capito (R-WV), Lee (R-UT), Whitehouse (D-RI), and Heinrich (D-NM) recently introduced an energy infrastructure permitting reform bill, the

The Senate's proposed permitting bill would strip communities of protections, accelerate gas expansion to power AI data centers, and undermine climate action. It's a gift to the fossil fuel industry. Read more from OCI Executive Director @esbast.bsky.social: oilchange.org/blogs/the-pr... #BAAJA

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A new legislative bill threatens to dismantle our bedrock environmental laws. The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction. Learn more @therevelator.org ⬇️

therevelator.orgA ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law • The RevelatorThe sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction.

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The People's Environmental Justice Caucus, which includes Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Summer L. Lee, and Adelita Grijalva just announced they're opposing the Senate permitting bill, BAAJA. Thank you for standing with communities and our climate against this dirty deal! https://bit.ly/4dPxjli

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Thank you to Rep. Rashida Tlaib and the People's Environmental Justice Caucus for opposing the Senate permitting reform bill, which is just a giveaway to fossil fuel and Big Tech industries. We're grateful to leaders who prioritize people over profit!

tlaib.house.govPeople’s Environmental Justice Caucus opposes Senate permitting reform billWASHINGTON – The People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, founded by U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Summer L. Lee (PA-1

bit.lyThe Permitting Bill Is The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Climate Action Kill Switch - Oil Change InternationalBAAJA is presented as a climate fix. It is not.

🚨 New blog: BAAJA is the fossil fuel industry’s climate action kill switch. It would effectively make Trump’s disastrous EPA rollbacks law, neutering future administrations' power to advance clean energy and rein in fossil fuels. bit.ly/48bhkuj

Slightly lower emissions when we need to rapidly push emissions down to zero does nothing to end the climate crisis. Shaving a few percentage points from relentlessly rising energy prices only fails to address the affordability crisis caused by overreliance on fossil fuels.

bit.lyThe Permitting Bill Is The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Climate Action Kill Switch - Oil Change InternationalBAAJA is presented as a climate fix. It is not.

Read our analysis of the models being used to promote the bill. They only serve to expose its epic failings. We need to stop this bill now. bit.ly/48bhkuj

bit.lyThe Permitting Bill Is The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Climate Action Kill Switch - Oil Change InternationalBAAJA is presented as a climate fix. It is not.

Touted cost savings are also a sham. An API study of the bill shows that overreliance on gas will raise energy costs. The savings the API touts are not a reduction in energy costs, but simply the possibility that prices may not rise as high as they otherwise would.

The analysis provided by the bill’s proponents makes clear it neither fixes the climate nor the cost-of-living crises, both caused by fossil fuels. The changes proponents tout make no real difference to the issues they claim to address.

bit.lyThe Permitting Bill Is The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Climate Action Kill Switch - Oil Change InternationalBAAJA is presented as a climate fix. It is not.

The bill is presented as a climate fix. It is not. The Senators’ own analysis shows best-case emissions reductions that fall 2.3B tons short of climate goals in 2040. It suggests that bill proponents are giving away the entire climate battle for so little it will barely register.

The data center boom’s hunger for gas likely isn't adequately factored into models, suggesting gas could be the bill's main beneficiary and modeled emissions reductions are optimistic.

oilchange.orgResponse to UN Climate Fund Decision on Nepal Flood Recovery - Oil Change International“The decision to allocate funding for Nepal’s recovery is welcome, but it is long overdue. Two months after catastrophic glacial floods killed more than 1,400

The UN climate fund for loss and damage has allocated its first-ever funding: $21.6M for Nepal’s flood recovery. But Nepal needs $4.7B to recover, while G7 countries spend $25.7B/yr propping up fossil fuels. Communities need funding NOW, not more delays. oilchange.org/news/respons...

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oilchange.orgUK Government Approves Jackdaw Gas Project - Oil Change InternationalIn response to the UK government approving the Jackdaw offshore gas project, Rosemary Harris, Oil Change International North Sea Senior Campaigner, said:

📣 It's a shame that one of the first big decisions for the new energy secretary has been to approve more fossil fuel drilling. At a time where the impacts of climate breakdown are so clearly felt, our government should look to the future, not cling to the past. #Jackdaw oilchange.org/news/uk-gove...

2/ All eyes are now on Rosebank, and the hope that Andy Burnham and his energy secretary, have the courage and vision to push back against the industry and plot a path to an energy transition that provides more security, lower bills and a safe climate. #Rosebank

zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Oppose permitting reform Organizing call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Oppose permitting reform Organizing call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

📣 TOMORROW: Join @oilgasaction.bsky.social to learn how you can fight back against the Senate's latest dirty deal. This deal would gut our foundational environmental protections and silence community voices - for the overwhelming benefit of Big Oil and Big Tech. 👉 Sign up: bit.ly/4Bh0Tdr

Don't forget to sign up for our “Making the Case for Climate Justice: Research, Communities, and the Law” webinar! 📆 Thursday, Oct 22, 2 PM ET Explore the legal tools to challenge fossil fuel projects and hold polluters accountable w/ @elaw-envirolaw.bsky.social Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Thank you for making No Kings Day the single largest early vote activation in American history! This is how we will stop Trump’s election sabotage.

nyti.msOklahoma Families Faced the Hottest Summer Ever and an Electricity Crisis (Gift Article)Record heat and a rising demand for electricity are closing in on Oklahoma families trying to keep the lights on and the AC running.

No one should struggle this hard to keep their lights on + stay cool in our ever-hotter summers. To protect families from monster utility bills, we need to top the Trump admin's reckless buildout of data centers + gas export projects, which ratchet up households' energy costs. nyti.ms/4yOBEwN

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The Senate's bipartisan permit reform bill would upend the National Environmental Policy Act and also weaken the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act. My legal analysis: scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scho...

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WEBINAR 📆 Oct 22, 2 PM ET “Making the Case for Climate Justice: Research, Communities, and the Law” Explore legal tools to protect community rights, challenge fossil fuel projects & hold polluters accountable. @elaw-envirolaw.bsky.social @oilchange.org Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Our new report with @oilchange.org shows that the Trump admin stands in stark contrast to the other G20 countries, which have collectively reduced their international fossil fuel finance The US is wasting taxpayer dollars on risky fossil fuel projects all over the world foe.org/news/us-wors...

foe.orgNew Data Shows US is Worst International Public Financier of Fossil Fuels in the G20 in 2025The new factsheet shows the U.S. in 2025 ramped up their international fossil fuel finance, particularly through its export credit agency.

💰 New Research: For European customers, gas from the US is already the most expensive, and is projected to become even more expensive. 1 in 4 EU households and many businesses already struggle with energy poverty. But even as US gas prices rise, the EU is becoming increasingly reliant on it.

♻️ The good news? Deploying renewable energy and energy efficiency measures under the EU Electrification Action Plan could reduce fossil fuel import bills by EUR 260 billion per year by 2040.

oilchange.orgPay, Baby, Pay: Trump’s AI and energy dominance agenda means costlier LNG for Europe - Oil Change International

Read the full research: oilchange.org/publications...

🚨 Oil Change International analysts warn that between 2026 and 2040, the average wholesale price of U.S. gas could be 80% higher than during the past decade. That means the cost of U.S. LNG for European customers is expected to dramatically rise.

oilchange.orgFunding Africa's Just Energy Transition: Changing Unjust Economic Rules to Build a Publicly-led Renewable Energy Future - Oil Change InternationalAfrica has enormous potential to build renewable energy systems that advance energy access, economic development and climate resilience. Yet, the finance needed to realise this potential is not reachi...

1/5 📑New Briefing! At least US$367bn a year could be unlocked for Africa’s just energy transition by changing rules on debt, tax, credit ratings & public finance. 🧵 oilchange.org/publications...

4/5 Nonetheless, African governments are actively building alternatives. They are championing a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and a parallel framework on sovereign debt.

5/5 Economic sovereignty & a renewable energy future is possible without compromising on Africa’s development. #Unlock367Billion #JustEnergyTransition #ClimateFinance

2/5 Africa needs at least US$217 billion a year for renewable energy generation, transport, and universal energy access. Only 21% is currently reaching the continent.

3/5 Even when finance does flow, it is concentrated in 4 countries: South Africa, 🇿🇦 Egypt, 🇪🇬 Morocco 🇲🇦and Kenya. 🇰🇪 Of the energy finance reaching Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, just 5% came as grants, 85% came as loans or equity, deepening the debt crisis.

We’re at the U.S Supreme Court today, standing with Boulder communities in their fight for climate accountability. Communities deserve their day in court and fossil fuel companies must be held accountable for the harms they have caused. Follow along: thehill.com/homenews/adm...

oilchange.orgSenate permitting bill would be a gift to data centers and their massive gas buildout - Oil Change InternationalIn short:

The Senate permitting bill would be a gift to data centers and their massive gas buildout. It would weaken accountability + give developers more power at communities’ expense. Congress should reject the bill. Read more: oilchange.org/blogs/senate...