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/3mz3fgyqq2s2hDid you know, Europe’s electricity grids are haunted and holding back the energy transition? Our new guide lays out five ways to end zombie projects and #FreeTheGrid. Our grids shouldn’t be cursed with unused capacity, endless queues and outdated rules. beyondfossilfuels.org/freethegrid/30 Oct 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3fgyqq2s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3myyrp7skfc2zThe #AIPledge launched ahead of #COP31 ignores what’s needed to fix the footprint of data centres. AI can’t be a climate solution if its infrastructure deepens fossil fuel dependence & competes with clean electricity needed for the wider energy transition https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/10/28/data-centres-and-ai-at-cop31/29 Oct 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myyrp7skfc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3myrw3lvlas2r🇷🇴's Mintia gas plant began operating despite warnings it'll be economically unviable by 2035. It's estimated to emit 5 million tonnes of CO₂/year. Meanwhile, battery storage capacity has surged to over 1 GW. Why lock in more gas if cleaner flex is already here? https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/08/05/gas-plant-profile-mintia-romania/26 Oct 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrw3lvlas2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3myccn7lpxc2m🇵🇱's coal-to-gas switch faces a growing challenge: water. For the 2nd time, authorities have annulled the environmental decision for a planned gas unit. The latest ruling was on procedural grounds, but concerns remain over the plant’s water use, climate impacts and risks to fish in the Vistula.20 Oct 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myccn7lpxc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mxw6zv4khk2o8,000 people took to the streets in Germany to defend renewables last week. Proposed changes to its renewables package risk slowing wind & solar expansion while opening the door to more state support for gas power plants. 🇩🇪 needs more renewables, grids and storage, not more barriers to clean energy! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw6zv4khk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mxt3b5qmss2oThe UK is considering cuts to heat pump grants to free up money for defence spending. Having spent £80bn responding to the last gas crisis, why cut support to get off gas instead of making polluters pay? Energy security starts with breaking our dependence on fossil fuels. https://www.ft.com/content/e67a9120-4dec-4796-8414-3f4990b01f11?utm_source=cbnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2026-10-13&utm_campaign=Daily+Briefing+India+wastes+solar+Heat-pump+cuts+backlash+China+to+cut+EV+export+rebate14 Oct 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxt3b5qmss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mxomopo3mc2zThe EU is pushing back against efforts to delay key IPCC climate reports until 2029. With #COP31 around the corner, it's up-to-date climate science that should inform climate action instead of negotiations being held hostage to fossil fuel interests. https://www.ft.com/content/39f9b46f-b7ee-43b6-b377-6e47aa1af9a1 https://www.ft.com/content/39f9b46f-b7ee-43b6-b377-6e47aa1af9a1?utm_source=cbnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2026-10-12&utm_campaign=Daily+Briefing+EU+s+IPCC+push+Trump+s+Russian+diesel+deal+UK+to+slash+heat-pump+support12 Oct 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxomopo3mc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mxh5iv5lec2cPeople protesting changes to 🇩🇪's Grids package and Renewable Energy Sources Act today are clear: expand, don’t slow down! In Neumünster, BürgerEnergie Nord shows how grid digitalisation delays can stop communities benefiting from rooftop solar & lowering their bills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwdc4QE7Nv409 Oct 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxh5iv5lec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mxgfjy7dms2wWinter is coming, but the million euro question is are we ready for it? Our webinar with @eurcorrespond.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @ember-energy.org @vznrwenergie.bsky.social takes a look at how prepared we are for the upcoming months. 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-238uWiJNE09 Oct 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgfjy7dms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mx7ivcpsl22vThink you know your queues? You might know a few of these, but wait until you get to grips with the €100B worth of renewables projects stuck in grid connection queues across Europe. Read more on why clean energy projects are stuck waiting to connect to the grid👇 https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/06/02/waiting-for-connection-local-stories-on-europes-grid-challenges/06 Oct 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7ivcpsl22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mx4vu43kfs2d#COP31 needs to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. Instead, its co-presidencies are partners in coal. New @350.org report finds Australia & Türkiye’s coal trade has generated ~75 Mt of CO₂ since 2016. Neither even has a coal phaseout date. Leadership starts at home. https://350.org/press-release/new-report-australia-turkiye-coal-trade-worth-75-million-tonnes-of-co₂-puts-spotlight-on-cop31-co-presidencies-fossil-fuel-ties/?r=BE&c=EU05 Oct 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4vu43kfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mwvaea773s2sPlans for new gas plants in Romania stalled while costs rose. Meanwhile, batteries sped ahead, with storage going from virtually zero in 2024 to 1.09 GW by Sept 2026, nearly hitting its 2030 target four years early. The alternative to new gas capacity is already here. https://bankwatch.org/blog/romania-s-energy-crisis-exposes-faltering-gas-strategy-as-battery-storage-surges02 Oct 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvaea773s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mwszbsxiuc2xGas shortages, high gas prices, the energy crisis & what it means for households this winter - we discussed it all in our latest webinar with @eurcorrespond.bsky.social, @ember-energy.org, @wemeanbusiness.bsky.social & @vznrwenergie.bsky.social. Watch the it in full 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-238uWiJNE [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwszbsxiuc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mwqklrugl22kIt was Bulgaria’s battery boom that helped keep electricity flowing this summer when drought hit nuclear & hydropower. So why is the EU still backing expensive gas capacity, like Germany's gas-favouring capacity mechanism proposal? Clean flex over fossil fuels! https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/bulgarias-battery-storage-boom-pays-off-as-summer-drought-hits-power-plants https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/bulgarias-battery-storage-boom-pays-off-as-summer-drought-hits-power-plants?utm_source=chatgpt.com30 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqklrugl22khttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mwnoqqhnmc23One sector's rubbish is another one's riches. "More than €100 billion of renewables are effectively waiting to connect to the grid, delaying access to solar panels & heat pumps for Europeans grappling with skyrocketing energy bills." But old EV batteries could help. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/a-gold-mine-how-old-ev-batteries-could-help-prevent-europe-from-wasting-solar-and-wind-ene29 Sep 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnoqqhnmc23https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mwldj7p7gc27Europe’s energy security shouldn’t depend on fossil fuels, especially not ones from countries whose leaders threaten Europe. But in 2025, 71% of TotalEnergies’ LNG imports to the EU & UK came from the US and Russia. New @oilchange.org exposes the risk. 👇 https://oilchange.org/publications/total-insecurity-how-totalenergies-lng-trade-puts-france-and-europe-at-risk/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwldj7p7gc27https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mwbdyg6pbc2pIncreased ambition for electrification is good, but not at the cost of more fossil fuels. We joined 90+ orgs in calling on #COP31 hosts to make sure more renewables can meet the extra demand and data centre boom doesn’t hijack efforts to phase out coal and gas. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/09/24/electrification-done-right-civil-society-conditions-for-the-35-by-35-target/24 Sep 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbdyg6pbc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mw6slprf3s2sThere is little evidence to suggest AI can lead to emissions reductions. A new report by @ketanjoshi.co and a consortium of climate groups has found Nvidia’s indirect emissions have risen by a dramatic 725% since 2020. https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/21/nvidia-chip-use-emissions-match-that-of-a-russian-state-coal-producer-report-says [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6slprf3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mw47py2tv223With its 35-by-35 pledge, the Turkish Presidency wants electrification at the heart of #COP31. A step change in the pace of transition is just what this moment demands. But a pledge with no out guardrails could be a backdoor for more fossil fuel-powered demand. https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/09/22/cop31-electrification-pledge-welcome-step-change-but-guardrails-are-essential/22 Sep 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw47py2tv223https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mvzou7j3wc27War drives up gas & oil prices, fossil fuel companies profit, household bills rise. Does that seem fair? With elections in 8 EU countries next year, ministers should take the opportunity to put people over profits this Friday and hold fossil fuel companies to account. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-ministers-discuss-taxing-windfall-profits-energy-companies-oil-prices-surge-2026-09-18/21 Sep 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzou7j3wc27https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mvptqikc4c22💥 Big news! 💥 The Scottish Parliament has voted to pause all new plans for AI hyperscale data centres for up to a year, until the Scottish Government develops a national strategy. This is de facto the first real European moratorium on hyperscale data centres. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/datacentres-scotland-environmental-assessments-ai-boom17 Sep 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvptqikc4c22https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mvnanlit722v🚨BREAKING: New report by @ketanjoshi.co finds NVIDIA’s indirect emissions have risen 725% since 2020. Reminder, there is no evidence to say AI is a net benefit for climate, and Europe can't lock itself into more fossil gas to power data centres for Big Tech profits. https://ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/nvidias-ai-climate-hoax-report/16 Sep 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnanlit722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mv633egz2226Less hot air, more winds of change. Some of Europe’s policymakers are starting to push back on the idea that Big Tech’s data centre boom should dictate our energy priorities. It's a simple reality: people’s access to clean, affordable power has to come first. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-big-tech-data-center-clean-power-supply-teresa-ribera/10 Sep 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv633egz2226https://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mv35b47o5k2bFossil fuel profit taxation needs to be on #Ecofin's agenda this month. Our tax system should signal that fossil fuels aren’t a part of Europe’s future. 🇩🇪, 🇦🇹, 🇮🇹, 🇵🇱, & 🇵🇹 have already asked, and 🇪🇸 is now doubling down & asking for a dedicated EU climate adaptation fund. https://caneurope.org/publications/letter-tanaiste-irish-finance-minister-fossil-fuel-profit-taxation/09 Sep 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv35b47o5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3muw7axrpek2b“GAS IS A SCAM” say Greenpeace activists in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. Plans for new gas extraction in the Khan Tervel block risk locking in fossil fuels, harming marine life and benefiting fossil fuel corporations like Shell & OMV-Petrom. More via @greenpeace.at 👇 https://greenpeace.at/cee-press-hub/“gas-is-a-scam”-greenpeace-warns-against-new-fossil-gas-extraction-project-in-the-black-sea/07 Sep 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7axrpek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mup32gg4jk2kElectrification is essential, but it can’t replace binding EU targets for renewables and energy efficiency. As @caneurope.org argues, Europe needs all three: 1️⃣ more renewable-based electricity 2️⃣ greater efficiency 3️⃣ a clear fossil fuel phase-out plan 🔗 https://caneurope.org/app/uploads/2026/09/priorities-on-the-revision-of-the-governance-regulation-sept2026.pdf04 Sep 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup32gg4jk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3muotobdfh22vCoal phase-out is inevitable, but Poland lagging behind. Closing the coal units at Dolna Odra is a step in the right direction. Replacing them with gas isn’t. Gas is another expensive, polluting fossil fuel. The path to lower bills & energy security is renewables & a robust grid to deliver them.04 Sep 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muotobdfh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3muk6ppgq622h🇩🇪 is locking itself into fossil gas, and the Commission just gave it a green light. Its new capacity mechanism claims to be technology-neutral. It's not: 🚨Gas gets preferential treatment. 🚨Demand response is excluded. 🚨Batteries face stringent rules. https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eu-approves-state-aid-new-gas-fired-power-plants-germany02 Sep 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6ppgq622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social/post/3mujgh5jzak2tNew Q2 stats show both sides of Europe’s power system. ☀️ generated more than 20% of our electricity, the largest electricity source for the quarter. But heatwaves pushed up evening demand, leaving expensive fossil plants to meet the peak & push up prices. More renewables and flexibility are needed!02 Sep 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:3zhdeyok4trlrd3cijz7p4e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujgh5jzak2t