Coal is Coal is Coal – Governments must phase out all coal, both thermal and metallurgical
April 27, 2026 8:20 amWhile governments are meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, ahead of […]
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Burning money: Germany’s billion euro gas plan is doomed to fail
April 20, 2026 1:18 pmBy Alexandru Mustata, Senior Campaigner at Beyond Fossil Fuels During the second fossil fuel crisis in five years, Germany’s energy […]
Italy delays coal-phase out to 2038
March 30, 2026 3:08 pm30 March 2026 Over the weekend, the Italian government decided to delay its coal phase-out by more than a decade, […]
Fuelling the fire: more gas means less energy security
March 24, 2026 9:00 amBy Alexandru Mustață, Coal and Gas Campaigner and Ana Afonso Silva, Data Analyst Headlines in recent weeks have been singing […]
Upholding the integrity of the EU ETS: A civil society letter to EU leaders
March 12, 2026 3:24 pmAhead of the 19-20 March European Council, a group of 35 civil society organisations is calling on EU leaders to […]
Five reasons why clean flex is better than gas
February 23, 2026 10:00 amAs Europe accelerates its shift from fossil fuels to low-cost renewable energy, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: to fully […]
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) Scope 2 Letter
January 23, 2026 11:42 amBeyond Fossil Fuels is proud to sign onto this letter alongside 40 NGOs advocating for impactful changes to the world’s […]
What the Berlin blackout tells us about energy resilience
January 19, 2026 2:53 pmOn 3 January, an arson attack damaged high-voltage cables near a combined heat and power plant, triggering a blackout in […]
Spain’s fair-well to coal: How just transition helped Spain end coal power
November 25, 2025 11:00 amSpain quietly reached a historic milestone this summer: for a record 74 days between 3 July and 16 September, the country’s power system operated entirely without coal. With coal accounting for less than 1% of Spain’s electricity generation this year, it’s a clear sign that the country is on the brink of completing a full coal phase-out.