A coalition of civil society organisations striving for a just transition to a fossil-free, fully renewables-based European power sector by 2035. www.beyondfossilfuels.org https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mqu24hdrxk2dGiving fossil fuel companies MORE free pollution permits while 🇪🇺 struggles with scorching heat due to global warming stings. The #EUETS has a simple core principle: if a company pollutes or fails to reduce its emissions, it pays. Weakening that principle only slows down the energy transition.17 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu24hdrxk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mqtniyb6p22dSpain is in the #FIFAWorldCup final. But there’s another competition where it’s taking the lead: renewables. 🚩 Coal has been sent off. 🌬️ Wind & solar are leading the attack. ⚡ 42% of its electricity comes from renewables. The energy transition can't be won in 90 minutes, but Spain's well on its way.17 Jul 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtniyb6p22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mqquh4k4q22cYou shouldn’t have to own a roof or afford your own solar installation to benefit from cheaper and local renewables. 👏 to @clientearth.bsky.social for filing a complaint with the European Commission asking why 🇭🇺 & 🇵🇱 have unclear & complex for energy communities. https://www.clientearth.org/our-work/clean-energy/energy-communities/16 Jul 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqquh4k4q22chttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mqltrmpdts27Big win for people & climate in 🇹🇷, where a court has stopped the expansion of the Afşin-Elbistan coal plant. 💪 97% of proposed coal projects have been cancelled since 2015. But Türkiye is still a #COP31 host planning one more unit, so the work is far from over. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/14/victory-as-turkiye-ends-major-coal-plant-expansion-but-still-lacks-phaseout-plan14 Jul 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqltrmpdts27https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mqc2rwt25s2cA Turkish court has now struck down the last longstanding coal project, Afşin-Elbistan A, after years of public resistance. Yet 🇹🇷 is pushing ahead with a new 1,050 MW coal expansion despite being a #COP31 host. You can't lead on climate while expanding coal. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/07/09/public-pressure-cancels-turkiyes-last-coal-project-only-for-the-cop31-host-to-announce-a-bigger-one/10 Jul 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc2rwt25s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mqa2cgkdbs23🚨BREAKING: Germany has found a new way to make power even more expensive. The revised #StromVKG law would set Europe's highest bid cap for new gas plants, potentially adding €4bn to household electricity bills by 2031. German households deserve cheaper, cleaner electricity...not another gas subsidy.09 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa2cgkdbs23https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mq7hpjjgc22fThe EU’s leaked Electrification Action Plan is a step forward, but not if it's powered on fossil gas. We need more renewables, clean flexibility, grid reform and binding safeguards for soaring data centre demand. Otherwise, the transition risks hitting a wall. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/06/02/grid-expectations-the-distribution-backlog-stalling-europes-energy-transition/09 Jul 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7hpjjgc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mq4vrbxxgs2s@neweconomics.bsky.social & Finance Innovation Lab finds up to 8 million UK households would save about £250/year on average if the government were to approve low-cost loans for solar panel installation. A successful energy transition is an affordable transition. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/07/low-cost-loans-for-solar-panels-could-save-households-hundreds-on-bills-thinktanks08 Jul 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4vrbxxgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mq2tkuavmc2wIt's still really hot, and we still haven't addressed the root cause. Subsidies in the form of capacity markets have awarded €14bn to fossil fuel companies since last year just in 5 European countries. We have some ideas on how to use public money instead. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/06/23/energy-market-wild-west-european-capacity-mechanism-2026-state-of-play/07 Jul 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2tkuavmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mpxsmwqx722pSteel giants ArcelorMittal, ThyssenKrupp & Voestalpine and chemicals giant BASF’s recent attacks on the #EUETS are direct calls for the EU to retreat on climate action... but new polling shows citizens across the political spectrum want to stay the course. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/07/01/europeans-challenge-calls-to-weaken-the-eu-ets/06 Jul 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxsmwqx722phttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mpqowamazk2iDistribution grid bottlenecks delay renewable energy projects—they hold back businesses too. 🇹🇷 In Türkiye, a food cooperative can't expand the renewable energy powering its freeze-drying business because of grid constraints. 🎥 Watch our last video in our series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIVP6UAQno03 Jul 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqowamazk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mpq5rrz7hc2vPeople & businesses are ready to ditch fossil fuel—but there’s a catch. Long grid connection queues are keeping over €100B in clean energy projects across Europe. Listen to @taraconnolly.bsky.social dive deep on what Distribution System Operators can do better. https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-279-debottlenecking-europes-grid/03 Jul 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpq5rrz7hc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mpnjbxbhek2xClimate leadership and new coal don’t mix. If 🇹🇷's #COP31 leadership and its proposal for a new imported coal-fired power plant sounds off, it’s because it is. We’re asking it to stop the project, cancel its coal plant and commit to a fair energy transition instead! https://www.greenpeace.org/turkey/basin-bultenleri/15-sivil-toplum-kurulusundan-ortak-aciklama/02 Jul 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnjbxbhek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mpkym4xpss2hWe all feel the consequences of a warming planet. The #EUETS exists to reduce emissions from some of 🇪🇺’s biggest industrial polluters. 📊 New poll shows 72% of Europeans agree: the more a company emits, or fails to reduce its emissions, the more it should pay. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/07/01/seven-in-ten-voters-across-political-parties-in-eu-say-biggest-polluters-should-pay-more/01 Jul 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkym4xpss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mpiyqidqb22hOffshore wind's success shouldn't be measured by megawatts alone. That was the focus of our discussion at #LCAW, exploring how governments, industry, and communities can build projects that benefit people, nature, and local economies.30 Jun 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiyqidqb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mp6thbc66k2zItaly's capacity market is under scrutiny. Approximately 81% of the €1.8bn collected from household energy bills since 2018 will go to fossil gas plants, meaning competition is skewed against clean tech like batteries. The EU needs to ensure fair competition! https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/06/23/energy-market-wild-west-european-capacity-mechanism-2026-state-of-play/26 Jun 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6thbc66k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mp4fr7vzzk2eThe 🇪🇺's battery fleet is projected to x4 by 2030, reducing the need for regular gas backup in the process, finds new @ember-energy.org analysis. And that's not all, increased battery capacity means storage is finally catching up with renewables deployment! https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/batteries-and-demand-flexibility-are-ready-to-scale-across-the-eu/25 Jun 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4fr7vzzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mp4aoetijc2pShould Irish households be paying the price data centres' insatiable appetite for electricity? Our study with @foeireland.bsky.social shows an average of €360 has been added to household electricity bills in recent years due to high data centre energy demand. https://www.independent.ie/county/cork/cork-councillors-query-high-cost-of-electricity/a/157646094.html25 Jun 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4aoetijc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mozqvorysc2qWhat happens when municipalities want to install rooftop solar & share clean energy with residents, but the grid can't accommodate? That's the challenge facing Terrassa 🇪🇸, where grid constraints are holding back local renewable energy projects. Watch our new video 👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhf6bvardso24 Jun 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozqvorysc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3moxgk3apqk2n🤠 Europe's capacity markets need law & order. Since 2025, govts have awarded ≈€14bn in capacity market contracts to fossil fuel companies via energy bill levies. Weak oversight & rules favouring gas risk locking Europe into higher costs & fossil fuel dependence. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/06/23/energy-market-wild-west-european-capacity-mechanism-2026-state-of-play/23 Jun 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxgk3apqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mounisxfbs2nOffshore wind isn't just about clean electricity. It's about jobs, stronger coastal communities, and making sure the benefits of the energy transition are shared fairly. Join us at #LCAW with @e3g.bsky.social to discuss lessons from Europe & emerging markets around the world. RSVP: luma.com/s5tbxvjh22 Jun 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mounisxfbs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mond63ugwk2dEurope is self-sabotaging by expanding its fossil gas capacity. “The prioritisation of gas as a controllable power source is especially problematic because it draws investment and political focus away from making renewables more flexible,” writes Euronews. 👀 https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/19/gas-expansion-in-the-guise-of-security-is-europe-making-the-energy-crisis-permanent19 Jun 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mond63ugwk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mon2amiexc2dEuropean businesses are ready to electrify. 90% of 🇫🇷 business leaders say clean electrification can reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports. 83% of 🇩🇪 business leaders expect lower energy bills. 84% of 🇵🇱 business leaders expect improved energy security. More via 👉 powering-up-business-poll.com19 Jun 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon2amiexc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mokvgh5qbk25Big Tech is openly calling for more fossil gas to power Europe’s growing fleet of data centres. We can’t allow our energy security, climate goals, and economic future to be held hostage by the profit motives of tech billionaires and fossil fuel giants.18 Jun 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokvgh5qbk25https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3moksz3zl322e6 🇪🇺 oil & gas companies have raked in record profits this year, totalling more than US$ 22 billion in the first three months of 2026. While the crisis is felt across the continent, they're cashing in despite knowing pollution shoudn't be profitable. Sign the petition ✒️ https://act.350.org/sign/tell-europe-slash-profits-polluters-pay?r=BE&c=EU [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moksz3zl322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3moi7odybm225In 🇬🇧, @togetherhousing.bsky.social planned to install 1,500 heat pumps a year, helping residents save ~£250 on heating bills. But, local grid constraints have slowed the rollout. 👀 Watch how the backlogs affect the benefits in Blackburn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwYK6WhW6VQ17 Jun 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moi7odybm225https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3moftj5ryo225📊New global polling of 1,994 business leaders across 18 markets finds: ⚡ 91% expect electrification to improve their energy security. ⚡ 88% say electrification will make their business more competitive. But 72% say govt policy is moving too slowly on electrification. 📖 powering-up-business-poll.com16 Jun 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moftj5ryo225https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mofhbzqky22yEurope says it’s planning for energy security, but the fossil gas industry wants to build nearly 60GW of new gas plants potentially leaving 46M households exposed to future gas shocks. Where has this come from? And under whose influence? Governments? Gas companies? Our thread breaks it down 🧵16 Jun 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofhbzqky22y