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European Commission urged to uphold EU law at Poland’s Turów coal mine

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 25 October 2022

BRUSSELS, 25 OCTOBER 2022 – Czech and German NGOs filed a complaint to the European Commision today, calling on it […]

Repowering or Refiring: How to avoid that the EU RePower plan locking-in coal

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 21 October 2022

Europe is facing one of its greatest ever tests. The impact of the war in Ukraine on energy prices is throwing many of the most vulnerable into, and putting millions more households at risk of energy poverty.

Flawed Turów coal mine assessment gets green light

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 10 October 2022

Poland’s General Director for Environmental Protection waved through an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the country’s Turów coal mine this past Friday, despite expert analysis showing the EIA severely underestimates the amount of groundwater the mine is draining.

EU told to get serious on renewable energy and energy efficiency as member state spending on Russian fossil fuels tops €100 billion

by Alastair Clewer - 06 October 2022

PRAGUE, 6 OCTOBER 2022 – With EU member state payments for Russian fossil fuels topping €100 billion since the invasion […]

RWE concedes 2030 coal exit, but still plans to destroy villages and to invest in fossil fuel projects

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 04 October 2022

German utility RWE has conceded that it will exit coal by 2030, eight years earlier than previously planned, further confirming Germany’s 2030 coal exit. However, the agreement struck with the federal, and state government for North Rhine-Westphalia will still see RWE destroy the village of Lützerath and commit it to fossil gas investments.

Hellenic hope: rapid solar build-out transforms Greece’s coal-laden Valley of Tears

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 27 July 2022

Inaugurated in April 2022, the 204MW Kozani solar park, built adjacent to several lignite mines, is the largest utility-scale solar farm in southeastern Europe. The first of a planned 3GW of solar power to be built in the country’s lignite regions, it represents just the beginning of Greece’s ongoing massive expansion of solar generation capacity.

No, Europe is not going back to coal

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 14 July 2022

Despite the smattering of temporary reserve coal measures announced by European governments in recent weeks, the number of European coal plants that are already retired or are covered by 2030 at-the-latest closure plans has risen this year to 171.

How can we assist you?

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 05 July 2022

The transition of entire regions, and striving towards a sustainable, green and climate-neutral economy requires both a systemic approach aimed at providing comprehensive and overarching strategies, but also providing detailed, tailor-made and co-designed support for smaller stakeholders so that it really is a just transition, leaving no one behind.

Upgraded web tool shows what the billions wasted on Russian fossil fuels could buy instead if spent on peace-promoting renewables

by Beyond Fossil Fuels - 08 June 2022

EU nations have now spent an estimated 60 billion euros on Russian coal, oil, and fossil gas since the country launched its war of aggression against Ukraine over 100 days ago.

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