21 May 2019

Fool’s Gold

This 2019 report takes a close look at eight European financial institutions with the most significant ties to the eight most polluting utilities in Europe.

25 January 2022

Limited Utility: The European energy companies failing on net zero commitments

Limited Utility: The European energy companies failing on net zero commitments is an initiative of Europe Beyond Coal and Ember, and investigates whether or not the strategies of the major EU coal-burning utilities align with the urgent need to decarbonise their fossil fuel electricity portfolios and accelerate their deployment of renewables, as outlined in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Emissions by 2050 report. 

11 November 2018

Last Gasp: The coal companies making Europe sick

103 companies still operate coal power plants in the EU, this report models every company’s impact from their coal power plants on the air we breathe.

15 July 2020

Fool’s Gold

Updated for 2020, Fool’s Gold – The financial institutions risking our renewable energy future with coal examines eight European, and four significant international, financial institutions, and finds that all continued to pump money into coal companies in the year after the IPCC released its 1.5 degrees C special report.