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        • Access to low cost, dependable, clean energy is the foundation of fair and safe societies.

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      • Re Energising society

        • Every politician, business, financial institution and energy company has a responsibility to make a fully fossil-free European economy a reality.

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      • Finance and Corporates

        • Now is the time for those who have financed climate breakdown and engage in unsustainable business practices to take responsibility for the multiple crises they have helped get us into.

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        • Europe’s continued reliance on fossil gas comes at a staggering cost. The extraction, transportation and burning of this fuel not only contribute to climate change and thousands of premature deaths each year, but also drive energy poverty, and make us vulnerable because of our heavy dependence on imports.

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        • 87 percent of Europeans want massive investments in renewable energy.

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      • Government 2035 Commitment Tracker

        • Assessing European government commitments to transform their power sectors.

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      • Local Energy Solutions Map

        • The beauty of the energy transition lies in the variety of solutions it offers.

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        • See how many billions of euros EU countries have spent on Russian coal, oil, and gas since the war on Ukraine began.

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        • Paid To Pollute: Fossil Fuel Companies Bag €21.4 Billion In Power Bill-Funded Gas Plant Subsidies
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        • Outdated grid planning and weak governance stalling Europe’s transition away from fossil fuels
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          • The benefits of wind energy in the hands of local communities in Poland
          • Environmental organisations, think tanks and recycling industry call for measures to boost the use of recycled steel in the automotive sector
          • European groups ask BNP Paribas to include ambitious targets for storage & grids in energy transition plan
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        • The benefits of wind energy in the hands of local communities in Poland
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          • Powering up: Business perspectives on shifting to renewable electricity
          • The State of European Steel Transition
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17 March 2021

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02 July 2024

Why carbon offsetting undermines climate targets

More than 80 leading civil society organisations, including Beyond Fossil Fuels, have issued a joint statement rejecting the use of carbon offsets to meet corporate climate targets. We call on accounting bodies like the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to continue excluding offsets and stick to scientifically-sound methodologies for tracking corporate climate efforts.

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24 June 2020

ČEZ Briefing for Investors, Insurers and Banks

ČEZ Czech energy company has broadly outlined its own coal phase-out dates as the trajectory of coal exclusion policies is trending in a positive direction.

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17 August 2020

Just transition in the context of the European power utilities and financial institutions

We are calling on financial institutions to demand that utilities develop socially responsible plans for phasing out coal by 2030, the latest.

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22 March 2021

Sustainable alternatives for coal in the heating sector

The hastening phase-out of coal in the European power sector requires new solutions for local district heating grids. This paper locates and quantifies the issue in Europe, what can be done to transition to sustainable substitutes and what the challenges are on the way towards decarbonisation.

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