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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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        • Urgent action is needed to transform Europe’s power system so that it is based fully on homegrown renewable energy.

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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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      • Fossil Gas

        • 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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      • 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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17 March 2021

Just Transition Fund Open Letter

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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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21 October 2022

Repowering or Refiring: How to avoid that the EU RePower plan locking-in coal

Europe is facing one of its greatest ever tests. The impact of the war in Ukraine on energy prices is throwing many of the most vulnerable into, and putting millions more households at risk of energy poverty.

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04 December 2018

ČEZ utility briefing

This briefing paper presents analysis and recommendations to assist investors, insurers and banks in achieving a coal phase-out from ČEZ.

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11 April 2019

Unicredit briefing

The bank UniCredit is one of the last ones in the EU that is still involved in providing loans to many European energy companies that mine or burn coal.

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