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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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        • Once governments announce a coal phase out they then need to set about implementing it which means confirming closure dates at plant level, and producing plans for a managed just transition away from coal.

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      • Renewables

        • 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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      • Russian fossil fuels tracker

        • 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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        • Majority of Europeans polled want rules to limit new data centres’ impacts on energy, water and economy
        • Dead end ahead for Western Balkan gas plans, shows new analysis
        • Local governments do not utilise their potential in energy transition
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        • Affordable, clean and secure energy is possible by 2035
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        • Polish towns celebrate wind power through art
        • A more affordable, secure Italy starts at the local level
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          • Spain’s fair-well to coal: How just transition helped Spain end coal power 
          • Turning Old Coal Mines into Solar Fields: A Chance for People and the Planet
          • Better oversight, better foresight. Mandating Europe’s energy regulators to think long-term to unlock clean investment.
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          • Europeans agree: Time to Put Limits on Big Tech Data Centres
          • Fossil Gas Freeloaders: Beyond Fossil Fuels exposes the utilities benefiting from European “capacity market” subsidies
      • Reports
          • From Gatekeepers to Enablers: Reimagining Distribution System Operators for a renewable future
          • Dead End Ahead: How gas plans are distracting the Western Balkans from the energy transition
          • How Europe’s grid operators are preparing for the energy transition: A snapshot of electricity transmission system operator practices and plans
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17 March 2021

Just Transition Fund Open Letter

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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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07 February 2025

WITHIN BOUNDS: Limiting AI’s environmental impact — Joint statement from civil society for the AI Action Summit

We are at a critical threshold in our computational futures. Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is booming, and its application across society is accelerating at an unprecedented scale. Meanwhile in 2024, the 1.5C global warming limit was surpassed across the entire year, and the boundaries of several life-supporting planetary systems have been exceeded. Devastating heat waves, storms, fires and floods remind us of how human activity impacts all life on this planet.

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09 March 2020

A close-not-sell briefing for financial institutions

This briefing shows how the sale of coal power plants to different owners brings no real benefit in terms of emission reductions.

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15 July 2019

Seven Golden Rules for open and inclusive just transition planning at the regional level

Every region and every community is different. EU countries wake up to the climate emergency and the need for a swift transition to a sustainable society.

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