01 January 2024

Austria retains coal-free status

Austria reinstates its coal-free status after an emergency measure to reopen the mothballed Mellach coal plant (246 MW) in June 2022 failed to move ahead due to the cost burden it would’ve placed on taxpayers.

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02 July 2024

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.

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25 June 2024

The Power Moves and Power Failures: a first assessment of European utilities’ transition plans report assesses five major power utility companies from across Europe: Enel, ENGIE, Iberdrola, Statkraft, and EPH.

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21 June 2024

New report reveals European power utilities failing to commit to phasing out fossil gas power by 2035. Find out more.

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10 June 2024

The expansion of renewable energy is driving coal out of Greece, with coal output plummeting to a record low of 50 GWh in May 2024 – more than three times lower than the previous record.