24 January 2023

Tara Connolly

Tara has over 10 years of experience in EU energy policy and energy transition campaigning. She studied European Studies at Trinity College Dublin and Sustainable Development at the Technological University of Dublin. She worked for Greenpeace’s European Unit for over seven years as EU energy policy assistant, advisor and finally EU energy policy director before joining Friends of the Earth Europe as a gas campaigner and later Global Witness as a senior EU Gas Campaigner. She has sat on the board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Sustainable Water Network, Ireland’s network of NGOs working for water protection. She speaks English, French, Spanish, Italian and Irish.

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29 March 2023

Just as we expect every last one of the 157 coal plants remaining in Europe will end up with pre-2030 closure dates in the coming years, we also expect that by 2035 our power sector will be based completely on renewable energy instead of fossils. That is what we will campaign for: going Beyond Fossil Fuels. 

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28 March 2023

To permanently cut our bills, quickly take back control of our energy supplies, and address the climate emergency, our power system needs to be fossil-free and completely based on renewables by 2035.

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27 March 2023

This meta-analysis builds upon a wide range of studies and research published since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We present an ambitious but very achievable package of measures across three action areas for implementation by the end of 2025.

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27 March 2023

When we first launched Europe Beyond Coal in 2017, Europe had 328 coal plants and only 3 countries with plans to quit coal. Fast forward to today and coal is in decline. Only 157 coal plants are left without a 2030 closure date and 23 countries are already coal-free or have a plan to quit coal. To solve the cost of living, security and climate crises, we must transform Europe’s power sector so that it is free of fossil fuels and based fully on renewable energy by 2035.