15 June 2022
EDF has agreed to the UK government’s April 2022 request to keep its West Burton A coal power plant operating through the upcoming winter. Of the plant’s four 547MW units, EDF will make two available, postponing their closure to April 2023. All four units had been scheduled to close by September 2022, but remain under the UK’s 2024 coal exit plan.
04 December 2024
Berlin, 27 November 2024 — As the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global Conference on Energy and AI approaches (December 4-5, […]
15 November 2024
Europe’s Gas Power Plant Overbuild Undermines Climate Credibility
As European countries position themselves as global climate leaders at COP29, a new briefing from Beyond Fossil Fuels reveals a […]
15 November 2024
Europe’s Gas Plant Overbuild Threatens to Undercut Climate Credibility
BAKU, 15 November, 2024 – As European countries position themselves as global climate leaders at COP29, a new briefing from […]
12 November 2024
Fossil gas to make up less than 5% of the UK’s power consumption in 2030
The UK has set one of the most ambitious gas targets in Europe, aiming to reduce gas generation from 35% today to below 5% by 2030.
