Crude Accountability
@crude-ngo.bsky.social
Environmental and human rights NGO that works with communities in the Caspian and Black Sea regions committed to a just and sustainable world.
https://crudeaccountability.org/
https://crudeaccountability.org/
As we approach 2026, we at Crude Accountability are committed to our fight against #climatechange.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As we approach 2026, we at Crude Accountability are committed to our fight against #climatechange.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
🕑 One year later, is #Azerbaijan committed to its #COP29 legacy?
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🕑 One year later, is #Azerbaijan committed to its #COP29 legacy?
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
👥 This #HumanRightsDay, we reaffirm the value that environmental rights are human rights.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
👥 This #HumanRightsDay, we reaffirm the value that environmental rights are human rights.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
🚫 Today is #AntiCorruptionDay and we observe today by recognizing the brave work of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu – a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist.
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚫 Today is #AntiCorruptionDay and we observe today by recognizing the brave work of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu – a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist.
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
👐 This #GivingTuesday, hear from our Executive Director on the value of a clean environment, and the respect for all persons, that underlie the foundation of society.
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
👐 This #GivingTuesday, hear from our Executive Director on the value of a clean environment, and the respect for all persons, that underlie the foundation of society.
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
🌍 Today is #GivingTuesday. For us at Crude Accountability, today reminds us of the strength of collective action, and the impact each one of us has in protecting our #environment and defending #humanrights.
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🌍 Today is #GivingTuesday. For us at Crude Accountability, today reminds us of the strength of collective action, and the impact each one of us has in protecting our #environment and defending #humanrights.
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
🔥 Do you know the difference between #flaring and #venting?
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🔥 Do you know the difference between #flaring and #venting?
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
🌍 Today is the Int'l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🌍 Today is the Int'l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
🗳️ Today is #ElectionDay in the US, and we are reminded that voting is not just a privilege. It is a civic responsibility.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🗳️ Today is #ElectionDay in the US, and we are reminded that voting is not just a privilege. It is a civic responsibility.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
#Baku hosted the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 🏁 with headlines ignoring the country’s environmental abuses and repression of civil society.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
September 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#Baku hosted the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 🏁 with headlines ignoring the country’s environmental abuses and repression of civil society.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
Was #COP29 just a green show for the Aliyev regime?
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
September 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Was #COP29 just a green show for the Aliyev regime?
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
Today is our dear friend and colleague Gubad Ibadoghlu’s birthday. This is the 3rd year that he is spending it without his family, detained by the authorities of Azerbaijan for speaking the truth about #corruption in his home country.
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is our dear friend and colleague Gubad Ibadoghlu’s birthday. This is the 3rd year that he is spending it without his family, detained by the authorities of Azerbaijan for speaking the truth about #corruption in his home country.
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
As we head into the fall, we remind our friends and colleagues of some tools for resilience, which we first published in February.
For over 20 years, Crude Accountability has addressed threats to 🏛️ democracy and 👥 civil society from #authoritarian regimes across Eurasia.
For over 20 years, Crude Accountability has addressed threats to 🏛️ democracy and 👥 civil society from #authoritarian regimes across Eurasia.
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As we head into the fall, we remind our friends and colleagues of some tools for resilience, which we first published in February.
For over 20 years, Crude Accountability has addressed threats to 🏛️ democracy and 👥 civil society from #authoritarian regimes across Eurasia.
For over 20 years, Crude Accountability has addressed threats to 🏛️ democracy and 👥 civil society from #authoritarian regimes across Eurasia.
Last Tuesday, #Congress returned from a month-long recess. 🔔 While Congress was on break, the chaos and cruelty that mark this administration have only grown more entrenched with attacks on our #democracy. This requires a robust response from each of us, including our representatives in gov't.
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Last Tuesday, #Congress returned from a month-long recess. 🔔 While Congress was on break, the chaos and cruelty that mark this administration have only grown more entrenched with attacks on our #democracy. This requires a robust response from each of us, including our representatives in gov't.
📢 Tomorrow, the @www.csce.gov will hold a briefing on the impact on Central Asia of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
September 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📢 Tomorrow, the @www.csce.gov will hold a briefing on the impact on Central Asia of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
🚨 It has been 7 months into Trump’s presidency, and his administration has carried out unprecedented attacks on our government, our Constitution, and our way of life.
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
August 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🚨 It has been 7 months into Trump’s presidency, and his administration has carried out unprecedented attacks on our government, our Constitution, and our way of life.
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
As we approach the 📃 OSCE’s 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act with the #Helsinki50 Conference this week, Crude Accountability is proud to publish two policy papers addressing key #climate issues in the region.
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/what-we-do/c...
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/what-we-do/c...
July 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
As we approach the 📃 OSCE’s 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act with the #Helsinki50 Conference this week, Crude Accountability is proud to publish two policy papers addressing key #climate issues in the region.
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/what-we-do/c...
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/what-we-do/c...
Is #Azerbaijan the solution for the EU to replace Russian gas?
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines in his latest blog Azerbaijan’s push for EU investment in #pipeline expansion despite the country’s shortfalls in gas exports and growing energy ties with Moscow.
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/s4Nx1
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines in his latest blog Azerbaijan’s push for EU investment in #pipeline expansion despite the country’s shortfalls in gas exports and growing energy ties with Moscow.
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/s4Nx1
July 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Is #Azerbaijan the solution for the EU to replace Russian gas?
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines in his latest blog Azerbaijan’s push for EU investment in #pipeline expansion despite the country’s shortfalls in gas exports and growing energy ties with Moscow.
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/s4Nx1
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines in his latest blog Azerbaijan’s push for EU investment in #pipeline expansion despite the country’s shortfalls in gas exports and growing energy ties with Moscow.
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/s4Nx1
Today marks 2 years since our friend and colleague Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu was arrested and detained by Azerbaijani authorities.
Dr. Ibadoghlu, a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist, is known for exposing corruption in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas industry.
Dr. Ibadoghlu, a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist, is known for exposing corruption in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas industry.
July 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today marks 2 years since our friend and colleague Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu was arrested and detained by Azerbaijani authorities.
Dr. Ibadoghlu, a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist, is known for exposing corruption in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas industry.
Dr. Ibadoghlu, a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist, is known for exposing corruption in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas industry.
After returning from #Kazakhstan 📍 our Research Associate reflects on her experience in a new blog entry, “Breathing Toxic Air: What I Learned at Kokzhide,” highlighting Big Oil’s exploitation of local land, health, and water resources.
🔗 Read: crudeaccountability.org/breathing-to...
🔗 Read: crudeaccountability.org/breathing-to...
July 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
After returning from #Kazakhstan 📍 our Research Associate reflects on her experience in a new blog entry, “Breathing Toxic Air: What I Learned at Kokzhide,” highlighting Big Oil’s exploitation of local land, health, and water resources.
🔗 Read: crudeaccountability.org/breathing-to...
🔗 Read: crudeaccountability.org/breathing-to...
Crude Accountability recently traveled to Kazakhstan📍observing the country’s air quality and its impact on the health of local villages. Stay tuned for more updates.
July 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Crude Accountability recently traveled to Kazakhstan📍observing the country’s air quality and its impact on the health of local villages. Stay tuned for more updates.
🛢️ Is Azerbaijan an accomplice to Russia’s “shadow fleet”?
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu explores in his latest blog the country’s covert delivery of sanctioned Russian oil and the limitations of the international sanctions regime.
🔗 Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/balancing-ac...
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu explores in his latest blog the country’s covert delivery of sanctioned Russian oil and the limitations of the international sanctions regime.
🔗 Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/balancing-ac...
July 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🛢️ Is Azerbaijan an accomplice to Russia’s “shadow fleet”?
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu explores in his latest blog the country’s covert delivery of sanctioned Russian oil and the limitations of the international sanctions regime.
🔗 Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/balancing-ac...
🔍 Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu explores in his latest blog the country’s covert delivery of sanctioned Russian oil and the limitations of the international sanctions regime.
🔗 Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/balancing-ac...
Crude Accountability earned the Gold Seal of Transparency with @candiddotorg.bsky.social! Find us and learn about our mission at app.candid.org/profile/7856...
June 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Crude Accountability earned the Gold Seal of Transparency with @candiddotorg.bsky.social! Find us and learn about our mission at app.candid.org/profile/7856...
As the #EBRD2025 Annual Meeting concludes in London today, our new report exposes serious flaws in the EBRD Azerbaijan Country Strategy.
While the EBRD touts its efforts to consult civil society, the consultation process lacks transparency.
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/new-report-h...
While the EBRD touts its efforts to consult civil society, the consultation process lacks transparency.
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/new-report-h...
May 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As the #EBRD2025 Annual Meeting concludes in London today, our new report exposes serious flaws in the EBRD Azerbaijan Country Strategy.
While the EBRD touts its efforts to consult civil society, the consultation process lacks transparency.
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/new-report-h...
While the EBRD touts its efforts to consult civil society, the consultation process lacks transparency.
Learn more: crudeaccountability.org/new-report-h...
Our colleague Timur Idrisov of Little Earth sounds the alarm: extreme weather threatens the health and future of Tajikistan’s children. Here are the highlights of Timur’s article ⬇️
May 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Our colleague Timur Idrisov of Little Earth sounds the alarm: extreme weather threatens the health and future of Tajikistan’s children. Here are the highlights of Timur’s article ⬇️