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.
06 September 2024
Local governments in Europe building resilience through renewable solutions
Transitioning to resilient and self-sufficient energy systems is not just a climate issue but a fundamental requirement for economic stability and national security.
30 July 2024
Carbon offsets often ineffective for cutting corporate emissions, new evidence reveals
BERLIN, 30 July 2024 – The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a leading authority in corporate sustainability standards, has released […]
30 July 2024
30 July 2024 – It is with great sadness that we received the news that Professor Arthouros Zervos has passed […]
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.
