PLQP – EE. UU. tiene el agrado de anunciar el próximo lanzamiento de su nuevo manual Publiquen sus Planes, que ayudará a esclarecer los riesgos climáticos que enfrentan las empresas de petróleo y gas y a facultar a las y los defensores, encargados de desarrollar las políticas y ciudadanos de países ricos en combustibles fósiles para responsabilizar a las empresas de…
Français ici / Español aqui PWYP-US is excited to announce the upcoming launch of its new Publish Your Plans handbook, which will help shed light on oil and gas companies’ climate risks and empower advocates, policymakers, and citizens in fossil fuel-rich countries to hold companies accountable for addressing these risks in a prudent and responsible way. The Publish Your Plans…
New global registry highlights urgent need for EITI action to inform a just energy transition This week, the Carbon Tracker Initiative launched its Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, a timely and much-needed resource that tracks global fossil fuel production. The Registry’s data covers 75 percent of the world’s fossil fuel production and allows users to assess the impacts of continued…
This statement originally appeared on the EITI’s website. The international EITI Board met on 30 June to consider a complaint raised by Publish What You Pay–United States (PWYP-US) – concerning the activities of an alternate Board member from the oil and gas sub-constituency of EITI supporting companies. Civil society representatives on the EITI Board issued the statement below on 9 July,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2021 (Washington, DC) Following yesterday’s extraordinary board meeting of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to discuss the complaint that Publish What You Pay-United States (PWYP-US) filed against Exxon lobbyist Matthew Gobush, EITI Chair Helen Clark released a statement formally closing the complaint. While Chair Clark’s statement acknowledges that Gobush’s actions highlight an “underlying concern” about EITI-implementing countries compliance with…
Board Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative calls for an “exceptional” board meeting in response to civil society demand for removal of Exxon representative The Chair of the EITI Board has called for an “exceptional” board meeting to be held in two weeks time to discuss a formal complaint that Publish What You Pay – United States (PWYP-US) submitted…
Policing Protests to Save a Pipeline: Eyes on Line 3 This post originally appeared on EarthRights International blog By Patrick Boyle and Deirdre Dlugoleski From Standing Rock to Line 3, water-protectors, climate activists, and local communities are resisting pipeline projects that threaten their wellbeing. A worrying trend suggests that extractive companies may be taking a page out of their own international…
This post originally appeared on Oxfam America’s Politics of Poverty blog. By Daniel Mulé For decades, the fossil fuel industry has enjoyed outlandish subsidies from taxpayers. Congress and the administration finally have the opportunity to stop the handouts, and address climate change, corporate power, and racial justice. Piling on to Big Oil’s very bad week, the Biden administration took steps today…
The following post originally appeared on pogo.org Testimony of Tim Stretton, Policy Analyst Project on Government Oversight before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Porter, Ranking Member Gosar, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the role extractive industries play in our nation’s economy, and the role the…
This post originally appeared on thelugarcenter.org By Jay Branegan The European Union recently released its latest review of the EU version of the Cardin-Lugar legislation that requires oil, gas and mining companies to report their payments to governments. The bottom line: the reporting requirements, which have been in place now for five years, have imposed no competitive harm on the…