Weblinks

Platform London - see Unravelling the Carbon Web and Remember Saro-Wiwa
People and Planet - Ditch Dirty Development campaign
Friends of the Earth - climate and fossil fuels campaigns

International Financial Institutions

Department for International Development - providing support and aid funds for oil companies.
Bretton Woods Project - critical voices on the World Bank and IMF
New Economics Foundation - 'economics as if the people and planet mattered'
Carbon Trade Watch - research and campaign materials on environmental and climate justice
IFI Watchnet - monitoring international financial institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the IMF, and regional development banks
Cornerhouse - excellent research, many briefings on oil and climate change
ECA Watch - Export Credit Agencies - similar in scale to World Bank oil investments but without any obligations to protect the poor or the environment.
The Equator Principles - social and environmental standards for financial industry groups
Halifax Initiative - Canadian campaign coalition targeting World Bank and the IMF
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - aims to ensure that extractive industry revenue contribute to sustainable development & poverty reduction.
Sustainable Energy and Economy Network - US group focusing on energy, climate change, environmental justice, gender equity, and economic issues.

Fossil Fuel Campaigns & information

WWF - new report for November 2006 - the UK government department Export and Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) provides over £2 billion in financial support last year, primarily to support the supply of aircraft and hydrocarbon extraction
Christian Aid - NGO working for reductions in fossil fuel subsidies, see report highlighting war and oil connections in Sudan.
New Internationalist see the article Keeping the Oil in the Ground
Oil change International - active US group focus on oil, climate change and clean energy
Sakhalin Oil and Gas Project - from Sakhalin Environment Watch on the controversial Shell oil and gas project in Russia
Baku-Ceyhan campaign - highlighting human and environmental problems caused by the BP-led Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which runs through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
Riding the Dragon monitoring and action against Shell
Corporate Watch - Oxford group researching the social and environmental impact of large corporations
Exxon Secrets How Exxon Mobil (Esso) funds climate change sceptics
Art Not Oil - for creativity, climate justice and an end to oil industry sponsorship of the arts.
Oilwatch a resistance network that opposes the activities of oil companies in tropical countries.
Amazon Watch - Amazon Watch works to defend the environment and rights of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin.
Choike - comprehensive information on oil companies in developing countries
Global Witness - working to expose the link between natural resource exploitation and human rights abuses
Cheque de Realidad - Ecuador project highlighting awareness of the oil problem and renewable energy solutions.
Kick the Oil Habit - US group promoting alternative fuels
Burma Campaign - campaigning for Total Oil to pull out of Burma
Project Underground - supporting the human rights of communities resisting mining and oil exploitation
Post Carbon Institute - 'Reduce Consumption, produce locally'
Institute for Environment and Development - policy research for sustainable and equitable global development.
Energy Beyond Oil - aims to provide a clear picture of the energy future of the UK
Tiger in the Tanks - Greenpeace's report on Esso, oil dependency and war in Iraq
Human Rights Watch report showing how oil companies benefit financially from human rights abuses
Shell to Sea - Campaign against a Shell Pipeline in Co Mayo, NW Ireland
The Oil Drum - UK site on peak energy
Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas

Climate Change

Rising Tide - a network of groups and individuals dedicated to taking local action and building a movement against climate change.
Climate Outreach and Information Network - the only active UK charity dedicated solely to educating the public about climate change
Climate Action Network Europe
Climate Ark - US e-mail campaign group with extensive listings
Harvard Medical School - reports on climate change and health

Oil News
Upstream Online - oil industry news
Petroleum Argus - price information, analysis and news about energy, emissions and transport markets