
Laurie van der Burg
Laurie van der Burg co-leads the Global Public Finance team at Oil Change International which focuses on shifting public money from fossil fuels to a just energy transition. Before joining OCI, she worked on the Shell climate case at Friends of the Earth Netherlands and on fossil fuel subsidies at ODI in London. She has a background in international climate law and energy policy and is based in Brussels, Belgium.
May 7, 2025
Without debt relief, climate action will fail
Many Global South countries spend five times more on repaying debt than tackling climate change – governments meeting in Seville next month can stop this downward spiral