Canada is propping up the oil and gas industry with more public financing than any other G20 nation. Ottawa’s phaseout of this fossil finance should be swift and complete, argues Above Ground’s director in this Toronto Star opinion piece.
Articles and Op-edsIn an ecologically fragile region of southern Africa, Calgary-based company Reconnaissance Africa Energy is exploring for oil. The project has sparked alarm around the globe, as environmental groups and community leaders warn of possible threats to critical food and water supplies, local livelihoods and endangered wildlife.
Reports and Case StudiesAbove Ground joins nearly 250 civil society groups from around the world in calling on governments to immediately end all public finance for fossil fuels, including that provided by export credit agencies like Export Development Canada.
Letters and SubmissionsAbove Ground and two other civil society organizations are asking the TSX Venture Exchange to set the record straight on oil and gas drilling by Canadian company ReconAfrica in the Okavango region of East Africa.
Press ReleasesAbove Ground, Environmental Defence and Oil Change International release a statement reacting to EDC’s 2023 targets and 2050 net-zero emissions plan.
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