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Friends of the Earth launches legal complaint as U.S. EXIM approaches $1 billion mark for fossil fuel lending

Today, Friends of the Earth U.S. submitted an international complaint against the U.S. Export-Import Bank over its financing of overseas fossil fuel projects. Read More

Report: At World Bank Group, U.S. Supports Fossil Gas Financing

Two years after the U.S. Treasury issued guidance to shift financial support from multilateral banks away from fossil fuel buildout overseas, a new report the U.S. has voted to support nearly 400 million USD in direct fossil fuel financing at the World Bank Group alone through March 2023. Read More

Amid U.S. Cries for Climate Action, Export-Import Bank Set to Approve Iraq Gas Project

Yet again, the U.S. Export-Import Bank is directly contradicting Biden’s climate goals by supporting yet another fossil fuel project. Read More

NGOs Warn Financiers of Risks Ahead of Meatpacker JBS’ NYSE Listing: “Wall Street: Steer Clear of JBS”

Several NGOs held a press conference in front of the New York Stock Exchange today warning the financial sector about the environmental and human rights risks associated with supporting and investing in JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company. Read More

EXIM under Biden risks repeating mistakes of Obama in supporting Papua LNG

Today, 27 environmental and civil society organizations from Papua New Guinea, the Asia Pacific region and the United States submitted a letter to the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) urging it to oppose support for the Category A Papua liquefied natural gas project. Read More

EXIM approves support for oil refinery in Indonesia despite Biden climate pledges

Today the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved almost $100 million in support for the expansion of the PT Kilang Pertamina Balikpapan Petroleum Refinery in Indonesia Read More

Biden breaks major international climate promise as other countries make good on commitment to end fossil fuel finance

The Biden Administration has broken a major promise to end its international public finance for fossil fuels, a new report by Oil Change International highlights. Read More

Analysis Outlines How Export Credit Agencies Can Stop Bankrolling Fossil Fuels, Pursue U.S. Climate Pledges

The U.S. is failing to pursue an end for overseas oil and gas financing through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits, according to a new analysis led by Friends of the Earth and Oil Change International with over 175 civil society signers. Read More

Friends of the Earth Denounces Biden’s Pick to Lead World Bank

Today President Biden announced that he will nominate Ajay Banga to be President of the World Bank, on the heels of current World Bank President David Malpass’s announcement of resignation one week ago. Read More

Report: Despite 2021 funding cuts, international public finance for fossils could rebound if gas is excluded from US climate policy

New research released today by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. reveals that in 2021, G20 countries and major multilateral development banks continued their preferential financing of fossil fuels. Read More