02 December 2023

Czech Republic joins the Powering Past Coal Alliance, accelerating the end of coal in Europe

Today, 10 members including the United States, Czech Republic, Kosovo, Cyprus, Norway and Dominican Republic have joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), underscoring that even the most coal-heavy countries worldwide are looking to a future beyond fossil fuels. 

27 October 2023

Rugby World Cup’s top sponsor caught funding Europe’s dirty fossil fuel empire

On the eve of the Rugby World Cup final in Paris, the tournament’s  biggest sponsor, Société Générale, is under scrutiny for its long-time support of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH).

31 August 2023

Polish court ducks opportunity to reign in PGE at Turów

Warsaw’s Administrative Court has suspended proceedings on Turów coal mine’s sham environmental impact assessment (EIA) that its owner PGE requires for its licence renewal. The verdict leaves local communities, already battered by water shortages, subsidence and dust, to stare down the barrel of a further twenty years of mining, while they await the claimants’ appeal. 

28 August 2023

RWE tears down operational wind turbines in grab for more coal

As devastating wildfires continue to ravage Europe as a consequence of the climate emergency, German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling operational wind turbines near its sprawling Garzweiler open pit coal mine in North Rhine Westphalia with the intention of excavating a further 15 to 20 million tonnes of coal.