A coalition of civil society organisations striving for a just transition to a fossil-free, fully renewables-based European power sector by 2035. www.beyondfossilfuels.org
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UK energy bills set to rise due to upcoming 2% energy price cap rise. Even if energy prices have fallen since 2023, bills remain 50% higher than before Russia's war on Ukraine and only highlight our reliance on gas. The solution? Homegrown, clean, secure energy. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Solar power is the cheapest electricity in history and in 2024 delivered 2/3rds of new capacity and 40% of new global generation. Yet myths, often politically motivated, are holding back its progress. @carbonbrief.org debunks 16 of of the biggest ☀️ myths👇 interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
With just 1 month until the UN deadline, only 28 countries have submitted their new climate plans. 97% of CEOs back a rapid shift to renewables. Govts must recognise that phasing out fossil fuels is not only climate action—it’s about competitiveness and energy security. powering-up-business-poll.com
3/3 If data centre growth can't be supported by the power grid, the answer isn’t to open the floodgates to fossil fuels like gas. The priority must be managed, sustainable growth that is aligned with climate goals. No new fossil-fuelled data centres should be built on or off the grid. bit.ly/3Jto7GZ
2/3 What is happening in Ireland should serve as a warning for the UK. Data centres consume over 21% of Ireland’s electricity, more than all urban households, and are still growing. Developers are connecting data centres directly to the gas network and are failing to invest in additional renewables.
1/3 🚩Worrying news: Data centre developers in the UK are asking about linking directly to fossil gas pipelines. 🚩 Turning to fossil gas to power new data centres would undermine the UK’s Clean Power Act and drive up both emissions and electricity bills. www.ft.com/content/7540...
Fossil fuel companies are working hard: not to protect the climate, but to protect their profits! 10 of them have been awarded €21.4bn in capacity market contracts since 2015 to keep their gas plants on standby. We’ve called it: Europe’s great gas giveaway beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/06/26/f...
As data centres and their insatiable appetite for energy continues to grow, governments need to prioritise realistic and clear strategies to keep emissions from fossil fuels and demand in check. Read more: beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/02/10/s...
@globalactionplan.bsky.social & @foxglovelegal.bsky.social are taking legal action against the 🇬🇧 govt's hasty approval of a new data centre, arguing that the process lacks an environmental assessment and risks straining energy supplies, which could raise bills. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Coal exits and renewables are picking up momentum in Europe! Following Ireland’s phaseout earlier this year, 15 countries are now coal free, with more exits expected later by the end of 2025. Here are some of the lesson’s learned from Europe’s coal collapse 👇 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/29/l...
2/2 But local communities will not to be slowing down. In towns across the country, people’s desire for renewables is driving the transition forward and their investments in wind power are already paying off big time. 👇
1/2 The Polish government has missed a major opportunity to strengthen energy independence and lower energy bills by not passing the Wind Act today. Now, hundreds of onshore wind projects remain stalled and their economic benefits wasted. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social research with @ember-energy.org & @e3g.bsky.social found the UK has the longest queue of renewables projects waiting to connect in Europe. Unlocking this gridlock will be key for achieving the 2030 clean power mission. beyondfossilfuels.org/wp-content/u...
Great news from the UK - with more than 16GW of new renewable capacity (323 projects) given permission to start building during the second quarter of this year. The figure for capacity represents a 195% rise on the same quarter last year ⬆️ www.ft.com/content/926a...
⚽ Football season is here, whether you’re following the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga or Ligue 1! But do you know which stadiums are changing the game by powering their electricity needs from solar energy? @bvbofficial.bsky.social @galatasarayfc.bsky.social @fcutrechtnl.bsky.social 👏👏👏
3/3 🪨 EPH is shifting most of its coal assets to its sister company instead of phasing them out. All this raises serious questions for investors about the credibility of EPH’s transition strategy.
2/3 IEEFA shows: 💶 Funds are not clearly linked to projects that support EPH’s transition away from fossil fuels. 👀 Like last year’s bond structure, the funds refinanced non-power generation assets, which limited transparency.
Czech utility EPH recently issued €500M in “green” bonds, yet coal and gas still dominate the company’s strategy, with no credible transition plan in sight, according to IEEFA’s latest analysis: ieefa.org/articles/eph... 🧵1/3
By leading the shift away from polluting fossil fuels towards cleaner, fairer energy systems, local governments in 🇮🇹 can: 👥 protect their communities 💼 bolster their local businesses 📉 reduce electricity costs 🔨 build lasting resilience
Italy has one of the largest backlogs of renewables and clean flexibility projects queuing for grid connection in Europe after the UK and Finland, with 350 GW of renewable energy projects (more than 4x its current wind and solar capacity) and 269 GW of storage systems waiting for grid connection.
Europe’s electricity grids will be the lifeline that drives economic growth, ensures energy security, and advances the clean energy transition. Incidents like April’s Iberian blackout only underscore the need to modernise them. 👇 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/05/13/h...
2024 marked a year of record solar growth in the EU📈 In fact, as many as 16 🇪🇺 countries generated more than 10% of their electricity from solar in 2024 — well above the global average of 7% ☀️ 4/7
Spain is pushing forward anti-blackout reforms by fast-tracking select grid resilience measures via urgent decrees. But more is needed to support communities to produce & benefit from their own renewables and support a fairer energy system. es.greenpeace.org/es/sala-de-p...
The world has warmed by about 1.4C because of #fossilfuel pollution, and Europe has warmed nearly x2 as fast as the global average. The extreme heatwave in Southern Europe is yet another deadly reminder of why phasing out fossil fuels is urgently necessary. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
🇮🇪 isn't on track to meet its climate targets. Why? ➡️ Emissions are falling too slowly across multiple sectors. Why? ➡️ "Data centres account for >1/5th of the country’s electricity demands, in a grid system where more than half of power production comes from fossil fuels." www.ft.com/content/0f61...
Across 15 European countries, thousands of underground coal mines have been closed or abandoned. These mines, shut down and often forgotten, can continue to release methane – a greenhouse gas over x80 more powerful than CO2 in the short term. Watch @ember-energy.org's story on what happens next 👇
By the end of 2025, countries will submit updated climate plans (NDCs 3.0). How can they embed climate action in economic policy & unlock funding for the transition? Join @e3g.bsky.social & @ieefainstitute.bsky.social's webinar tomorrow. Register here 👉 ieefa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📢 Join us next week for a webinar on aligning #NDCs with national transition plans in emerging markets 🌍 🗓 12 Aug | 🕐 5pm Delhi | 6.30pm Jakarta | 8.30am Brasília | 1.30pm Cape Town 🔗 Register: ieefa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Having adopted a Just Transition Plan until 2030, Serbia is opening up more space for future climate measures. But although the initiative is important, it fails to plan mine closures or socio-economic measures for the region. balkangreenenergynews.com/serbia-adopt...
According to @agoraew.bsky.social, a national roll-out of smart meters could save Germany over €5 bn/year by 2035 💸. But despite the enormous untapped energy bill savings potential from replacing gas with clean flexibility, 🇩🇪 is lagging behind on their deployment. www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
“Renewable energy, as the cheapest source available today, can become the foundation for the future competitiveness of Polish industry in the European and global arena. Offshore wind energy plays a special role as a sector that is just coming to life.” www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
More good news for the first half of 2025: across every country, hours with little to no coal in electricity generation are on the rise, up from the same period in 2024! Why? Wind and solar now produce nearly 50% more electricity than coal. beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/29/l...
Coal is rapidly disappearing from Europe’s power system. After a decade of phase-out pledges, 2025 marks a milestone: Italy and Spain are set to shut down their mainland coal plants this summer — following Ireland’s exit in June and the UK’s in 2024. Read more 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/29/l...
The Iberian blackout exposed more than a fragile grid—it revealed a large-scale problem. With 1,700 GW of clean energy stuck in queues, Europe must unshackle TSOs from fossil-era mandates and invest in modern, flexible grids, writes @julietphillips.bsky.social. beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/08/04/t...
In a city full of sunshine and rooftops, Istanbul’s (Turkish) residents know exactly where they can get their electricity from. 💪 Let solar energy serve the people. 👉 www.change.org/p/hizmet-bin...
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With a new board in place, we're entering a new phase of the campaign—but always rooted in the same mission: accelerating and driving Europe's transition to a power sector beyond fossil fuels. Visit our website for more info! beyondfossilfuels.org/about-us/who...
The new EU-US trade deal opens the door to more harmful fossil gas in Ireland, and Europe. This isn't energy cooperation—it’s climate backsliding. We need to get rid of fossil fuels, not commit to importing more gas than ever before. We need more renewables. www.thejournal.ie/eu-us-deal-e...
Heat pump sales in Germany surpassed gas boilers for the first time, as a ban on dirty heating systems forces a shift to cleaner energy! It’s crucial to switch heating systems to renewable energy to cut emissions, improve air quality and keep energy bills at bay. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The new EU-US trade deal "flies in the face of Europe's energy policy, which is to get off gas & dirty, polluting, volatile fossil fuels," says @taraconnolly.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social, discussing how both blocs will or won't be able to deliver on the "fantasy". www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Between 🇮🇪's recent coal exit, 🇪🇸 just megawatts from phasing it out, and 🇮🇹 expected to follow suit, Europe is experiencing a summer of shutdowns. This isn't a coincidence, it's part of a steady transition of 🇪🇺's energy landscape from #fossilfuels to #renewables. beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/29/l...
St. Jakob-Park Stadium didn’t just host the Lionesses’ 🇬🇧 nail-biting win over Spain 🇪🇸—it’s also being modernised with solar panels to power its own energy needs. And it’s not alone 👇 Discover how other top European football venues are kicking off their own clean energy transitions below! #WEuros2025
Solar power having its best quarter yet in Europe! In fact, solar power generation rose 23% in Q2 — with every country hitting a new record. In 🇳🇱 🇬🇷 🇭🇺, solar met over a third of electricity demand. The clean energy transition is speeding up!
Sometimes the words “just transition” can seem abstract. Here's what it can look like in the 🇵🇱 towns of Kleczew & Konin — colourful, creative, local, personal. These aren't decorative murals, they’re declarations of pride for how these communities have evolved. beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/09/p...
What a week! 🌞 Solar energy is booming! 💸 The UN has heralded a new age of clean energy. ⚖️ The International Court of Justice just ruled that countries who fail to prevent climate harm could be an 'international wrongful act'—and they might have to pay up. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The sun is rising on a new age of clean energy”, says UN chief António Guterres. ✅ Over 9/10 renewable projects are cheaper than fossil fuels. ✅ Solar power is ~41% cheaper than fossil fuel. ✅ Onshore wind generation is less than half the price of fossil fuels. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With half of 2025 already underway, it's time to share some of our latest stats. Our first headline? Solar is having its best quarter yet, with ☀️ generation meeting 18% of Europe’s electricity demand, a record share. This makes it the main source of electricity for the first time ever in June!
5/5 BTW, solar isn’t only for football. All teams and stadiums can get ahead of the game with renewable energy! Want to learn more about how sport can drive the energy transition across Europe? Visit our website and check out our Local Energy Solutions map: beyondfossilfuels.org/local-energy...
4/5 🇳🇱 @fcutrechtnl.bsky.social's Galgenwaard stadium is another game-changer—thousands of solar panels help generate power for the stadium and club, but the benefits don't stop there. Any surplus energy feeds back to the grid, boosting the community’s clean power supply.
3/5 No red or yellow cards for 🇹🇷 @galatasarayfc.bsky.social's Rams Park, just green. The stadium is scoring big for the planet with 10,000+ solar panels now powering 63-65% of the stadium’s energy.
2/5 In Dortmund, @bvbofficial.bsky.social's Signal Iduna Park already has 9000 solar panels on its roof, but is also expanding and modernising its photovoltaic system to: ☝️become the largest of its kind in Germany ☝️generate 4x more renewable energy than the previous system.
Football is powering its future with renewables. 🌞⚽ Across Europe, stadiums are going solar — slashing emissions and costs while lighting up the beautiful game. Let’s take a tour: Dortmund 🇩🇪, Utrecht 🇳🇱, and Istanbul 🇹🇷. 1/5🧵
5/5 BTW solar isn’t only for football. All teams and stadiums can get ahead of the game with renewable energy! Want to learn more about how sport can drive the energy transition across Europe? Visit our website and check out our Local Energy Solutions map: beyondfossilfuels.org/local-energy...
4/5 🇳🇱 @fcutrechtnl.bsky.social's Galgenwaard stadium is another game-changer—thousands of solar panels help generate power for the stadium and club, but the benefits don't stop there. Any surplus energy feeds back to the grid, boosting the community’s clean power supply.
3/5 No red or yellow cards for 🇹🇷 @galatasarayfc.bsky.social's Rams Park, just green. The stadium is scoring big for the planet with 10,000+ solar panels now powering 63-65% of the stadium’s energy.
2/5 In Dortmund, @bvbofficial.bsky.social's Signal Iduna Park already has 9000 solar panels on its roof, but is also expanding and modernising its photovoltaic system to: ☝️become the largest of its kind in Germany ☝️generate 4x more renewable energy than the previous system.
3/5 No red or yellow cards for 🇹🇷 @galatasarayfc.bsky.social's Rams Park, just green. The stadium is scoring big for the planet with 10,000+ solar panels now powering 63-65% of the stadium’s energy.
2/5 In Dortmund, @bvbofficial.bsky.social's Signal Iduna Park already has 9000 solar panels on its roof, but is also expanding and modernising its photovoltaic system to: ☝️become the largest of its kind in Germany ☝️generate 4x more renewable energy than the previous system.
Strengthening grids is essential, not only for energy security today, but for the promise of a renewable-based energy system tomorrow. Energy security, affordability, and climate protection all depend on completing the transition to a renewable-based power system. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Almost 12000 businesses are waiting to connect to the Dutch grid. Why? 🇳🇱 TSO TenneT is rationing electricity because: 1️⃣ it's become overly reliant on gas 2️⃣ it hasn't upgraded its power grid quickly enough Bottlenecks are putting energy transition at risk, we must act now. www.ft.com/content/9c75...
Big Tech CEOs are hungry for power, but that can’t come at the expense of the planet. All new data centres must run on renewable energy, and their growth needs to align with planetary boundaries. 👀 @jillmcardle.bsky.social @re-publica.com 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fmz...
In the Polish towns of Kleczew and Konin, once powered by coal, the winds of change are blowing— on the walls of public spaces. Silesian artist Karol Kobryń painted two murals that tell the story of a region in #JustTransition — moving away from fossil fuels towards clean, secure, homegrown energy.
13🇪🇺 countries recorded their highest ever month of ☀️generation amid June's record-breaking heatwave, with solar becoming the EU’s largest source of electricity the first month on record! Wind power also smashed records in May & June, pushing #coal to an all-time low. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
The murals signal that Polish communities want renewable energy and are pursuing it locally despite national inaction. The energy transition is an opportunity to provide a better quality of life for municipalities, one wind turbine at a time. Read the story 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/07/09/p...
Onshore wind is key to securing Poland’s energy future. 🌾 It helps farmers. 🏭 It creates jobs. 🌀 If its potential is fully unlocked, it could power 40% of Poland’s electricity needs. And the best thing about wind? Zero fuel costs.
Another former #coal hub, Konin is now known for its successful energy transition and will be the first region to phase out coal in 2026. The unveiling of the new mural complimented art workshops and political dialogue on building a post-coal future.
In Kleczew, the mural was unveiled during its midsummer festival — a community celebration just a few minutes’ walk from the old mining grounds, now new wind farms. #GdzieWiejeWiatr #WhereTheWindBlows
Eastern Wielkopolska is one of 🇵🇱’s first coal regions planning to phase out fossil fuels. Painted by Silesian artist, Karol Kobryń, the murals blend modern wind turbines with regional folk art styles to emphasise the growing shift towards a renewable future solidly rooted in Polish tradition.
European banks have channelled $20 billion into the #coal industry since 2022, finds Urgewald. The worst offenders? ⚠️ Barclays 🇬🇧 ($4 billion) ⚠️ Deutsche Bank 🇩🇪 ($2 billion) ⚠️ BNP Paribas 🇫🇷 ($1.5 billion) ⚠️ UBS 🇨🇭($1.3 billion) ⚠️ Santander 🇪🇸 ($0.9 billion) Read the report 📖: www.stillbankingoncoal.org
Europe’s heatwaves increased power demand by up to 14%, says @ember-energy.org. Solar kept the grid supplied as nuclear & fossil plants had to cut output or wind down, but urgent clean flexibility upgrades are needed to prepare for more frequent heatwaves. Read more: ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Big Tech are misleading us on climate again. ⚠️ Microsoft misreported its CO2 emissions (2019–2024). ⚠️ Meta is using flawed data to train a climate AI tool that scientists say raises false hopes about large-scale carbon removal. It's time to quit the spin & act responsibly. www.ft.com/content/6922...
SLAPPs are a way for #fossilfuel giants to legally bully and intimidate anyone who criticises them. Eni, one of the world’s biggest polluters, is doing just that—and in record numbers. We stand with ReCommon, who will not be sued into submission. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good news! In what's been described by @greenpeace.pl as a "real breakthrough", 🇵🇱 has generated more electricity from #renewables than #coal for the first time in June, marking a key moment in the country’s efforts to cut its reliance on the most polluting fossil fuel. www.ft.com/content/ae92...
New research from @kairosfellows.bsky.social finds that from 2019-2024, Google’s: 👎 carbon emissions rose by 65%—not 51% as it had reported. 👎 emissions from electricity used to power data centres increased by 121% despite its claims of using 100% green energy. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amidst scorching temperatures across Europe, the EU's unveiling of a new climate 2040 target fails to fully embrace the scale and urgency of the climate crisis. It should be driving a shift away from #fossilfuels and listening to its own climate scientists instead of watering down commitments.
Europe is scorching in a vicious cycle. Heatwaves spike electricity use → grids strain → #fossilfuel plants overheat → water resources dwindle → outages loom. A stark reminder that we must accelerate the transition to renewable energy and improve clean flexibility. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
How do our energy bills fund #fossilfuel companies? Our new analysis shows just ten utilities have been awarded €21.4 billion in contracts funded by levies on energy bills, through capacity markets. www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
Today is PGE's AGM. While Europe works towards a future beyond #fossilfuels, PGE is still rooted in coal & expanding into gas while getting paid to pollute & actively delaying 🇪🇺's energy transition. Time to do better. Our new analysis on fossil fuel freeloaders👇 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/06/26/f...
Today's report by @newclimate.bsky.social finds 2030 climate targets are losing their meaning as Big Tech companies’ emissions increase & outdated emission accounting rules undermine transparency. Big Tech must take responsibility & govts must set clear rules to regulate Tech's soaring energy use.
7/7 “Instead of bankrolling polluters, governments should be backing wind and solar, storage, smarter grids, and demand-side solutions that give us back control of our power systems by ending fossil fuel dependence for good” says @julietphillips.bsky.social beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/06/26/f...
6/7 Campaigners are calling on national governments to urgently reconsider all market mechanisms that favour fossil fuel power plants and, instead, prioritise support for clean flexibility solutions like storage, interconnection and grid enhancing technologies. www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
5/7 Czech energy giant EP Group, the parent company of EPH, has raked in over €4 billion in capacity contracts awarded by national governments to gas plants since 2015. It’s aggressively developing fossil gas assets all over Europe and greenwashing its image.
4/7 In Poland, companies like PGE don't even hide how capacity markets benefit them. It’s a blow to households and businesses across 🇵🇱 that are investing in renewable energy, only for their efforts to be undermined by a subsidy system that helps fossil fuel companies to gatekeep the power market.
3/7 In Europe, just 10 companies have received contracts worth €21.4B from 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 🇮🇪. These fossil gas freeloaders aren’t just making consumers’ foot the bill, but in cases, these companies have been found to be actively delaying the energy transition.
2/7 Capacity markets are an energy security tool in 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 🇮🇪. Auctions are held, with contracts then provided to energy companies to ensure electricity demand can be met - but plants may never be called on to provide power. These contracts are then paid for via energy bills.
🧵 1/7 🧐 In a world where #fossilfuel companies are already making billions of euros worth of profits every year, should they also be allowed to make money from gas power capacity market contracts paid for through European energy bills? Our new analysis 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/06/26/f...
5/7 Czech energy giant EP Group, the parent company of EPH, has raked in over €4 billion in capacity contracts awarded by national governments to gas plants since 2015. It’s aggressively developing fossil gas assets all over Europe and greenwashing its image.
4/7 In Poland, companies like PGE don't even hide how capacity markets benefit them. It’s a blow to households and businesses across 🇵🇱 that are investing in renewable energy, only for their efforts to be undermined by a subsidy system that helps fossil fuel companies to gatekeep the power market.
In Europe, just 10 companies have received contracts worth €21.4B across 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 🇮🇪. These fossil gas freeloaders aren’t just making consumers’ foot the bill, but in cases, these companies have been found to be actively delaying the energy transition.
2/7 Capacity markets are an energy security tool in 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 🇵🇱 🇮🇹 🇮🇪. Auctions are held, with contracts then provided to energy companies to ensure electricity demand can be met - but plants may never be called on to provide power. These contracts are then paid for via energy bills.
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6/6 In short: Spain is looking to seize this moment to accelerate the clean energy transition. We urge other countries who are misleadingly trying to exploit the blackout to justify more #fossilfuels to take note. @julietphillips.bsky.social
5/6 Spain’s proposed new law fixes that. 💡 It allows renewables to help manage voltage and get compensated for doing so — ending fossil gatekeeping of essential grid services. bsky.app/profile/fren...
4/6 And here's the kicker: A government report confirmed that the blackout was caused by a voltage surge not properly controlled by fossil gas and nuclear plant operators. These operators are paid to manage voltage. On the day of the blackout — they failed.
3/6 As 🇪🇸 Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen said: “Renewables are giving Spain the opportunity to achieve very important energy independence in a geopolitically vulnerable world.”
2/6 The measures include: ✅ Incentivising energy storage ✅ Easing deadlines for new wind & solar PV ✅ Electrifying industry, transport & buildings This is system transformation in action.
1/6 After April’s huge power outage, Spain is responding with climate leadership—not in spite of the crisis, but because of it. A new proposed law would ramp up renewables, storage & electrification to make 🇪🇸's grid cleaner, more reliable, & independent. www.lamoncloa.gob.es/consejodemin...
New report from @wbcsd.bsky.social confirms findings from global polling conducted earlier this year: businesses aren't stepping back from climate action. 92% of surveyed business leaders say the cost of inaction on climate will outweigh the cost of the transition. www.wbcsd.org/actions/busi...
Turning recently closed #coal mines into solar energy plants could generate enough energy to power Germany by 2030 — a rare chance to bring together land restoration, local job creation and clean energy deployment, finds new @globalenergymon.bsky.social report. www.theguardian.com/environment/...