Beyond Fossil Fuels
@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
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
As govts gather for the #MunichSecurityConference, renewables, energy storage & grid interconnection should be considered as core security infrastructure.
Doubling down on them makes 🇪🇺 safer and more resilient, says Bruce Douglas of Global Renewables Alliance.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Doubling down on them makes 🇪🇺 safer and more resilient, says Bruce Douglas of Global Renewables Alliance.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The Russia‑Ukraine energy shock: Why geopolitics demands a clean energy shift
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, it exposed a critical weakness at the heart of Europe’s energy system. Within weeks gas flows were cut, prices surged and governments were forced into emergency me...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
As govts gather for the #MunichSecurityConference, renewables, energy storage & grid interconnection should be considered as core security infrastructure.
Doubling down on them makes 🇪🇺 safer and more resilient, says Bruce Douglas of Global Renewables Alliance.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Doubling down on them makes 🇪🇺 safer and more resilient, says Bruce Douglas of Global Renewables Alliance.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Do you remember 2016? We do. Pokémon Go, Beyonce’s Lemonade, Snapchat.
More importantly, since 2016:
💪 25 🇪🇺 countries have announced coal phaseouts❗
💪 61% of coal plants across the continent have shut down❗
Geopolitical tensions might be high, but it's important to remember how far we've come.
More importantly, since 2016:
💪 25 🇪🇺 countries have announced coal phaseouts❗
💪 61% of coal plants across the continent have shut down❗
Geopolitical tensions might be high, but it's important to remember how far we've come.
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Do you remember 2016? We do. Pokémon Go, Beyonce’s Lemonade, Snapchat.
More importantly, since 2016:
💪 25 🇪🇺 countries have announced coal phaseouts❗
💪 61% of coal plants across the continent have shut down❗
Geopolitical tensions might be high, but it's important to remember how far we've come.
More importantly, since 2016:
💪 25 🇪🇺 countries have announced coal phaseouts❗
💪 61% of coal plants across the continent have shut down❗
Geopolitical tensions might be high, but it's important to remember how far we've come.
Fossil gas imports don’t mean energy security. They lock countries into price shocks, supply risks & geopolitical dependence.
The UK’s latest renewables auctions show another way: wind & solar cutting gas demand by 80+ TWh/yr and slashing exposure to LNG markets. @eciu.net
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The UK’s latest renewables auctions show another way: wind & solar cutting gas demand by 80+ TWh/yr and slashing exposure to LNG markets. @eciu.net
eciu.net/media/press-...
Latest renewables auction to cut US gas imports by half in 2030
New wind and solar projects set to cut gas imports by more than three times as much as potential new North Sea licences would.
eciu.net
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Fossil gas imports don’t mean energy security. They lock countries into price shocks, supply risks & geopolitical dependence.
The UK’s latest renewables auctions show another way: wind & solar cutting gas demand by 80+ TWh/yr and slashing exposure to LNG markets. @eciu.net
eciu.net/media/press-...
The UK’s latest renewables auctions show another way: wind & solar cutting gas demand by 80+ TWh/yr and slashing exposure to LNG markets. @eciu.net
eciu.net/media/press-...
Grid bottlenecks cost the clean transition dearly: a report by @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social, @ember-energy.org, @e3g.bsky.social & @ieefainstitute.bsky.social shows €7.2bn in renewables was curtailed across 7 EU countries in 2024 due to constrained networks beyondfossilfuels.org/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Grid bottlenecks cost the clean transition dearly: a report by @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social, @ember-energy.org, @e3g.bsky.social & @ieefainstitute.bsky.social shows €7.2bn in renewables was curtailed across 7 EU countries in 2024 due to constrained networks beyondfossilfuels.org/wp-content/u...
"The EU has built renewable electricity capacity at impressive speed, but transmission links are limited, preventing clean power from being used efficiently," @bloomberg.com editorial: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Europe’s Electricity Grids Need a Major Boost
On a sunny afternoon, solar farms in Spain can generate far more electricity than local consumers need. But only some of that surplus can flow north to other parts of Europe because transmission links...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"The EU has built renewable electricity capacity at impressive speed, but transmission links are limited, preventing clean power from being used efficiently," @bloomberg.com editorial: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
New @fundacjainstrat.bsky.social research shows that investments in electricity grids are NOT an economic barrier installing more renewable energy sources in Poland.
👉 Expansion and modernisation of the grid is needed, regardless of the pace of the energy transition.
instrat.pl/en/grids-and...
👉 Expansion and modernisation of the grid is needed, regardless of the pace of the energy transition.
instrat.pl/en/grids-and...
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
New @fundacjainstrat.bsky.social research shows that investments in electricity grids are NOT an economic barrier installing more renewable energy sources in Poland.
👉 Expansion and modernisation of the grid is needed, regardless of the pace of the energy transition.
instrat.pl/en/grids-and...
👉 Expansion and modernisation of the grid is needed, regardless of the pace of the energy transition.
instrat.pl/en/grids-and...
Gas is not the effective 'bridge fuel” the fossil fuel industry claims it is. During peak energy demand, clean flexibility solutions can support renewable energy variability in a more efficient, affordable, and sustainable way than gas.
Clean flex 🤝 Renewables
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Clean flex 🤝 Renewables
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The myth of gas as a bridge fuel - Reclaim Finance
This paper examines the potential of gas plants to support a renewables-based power system and the consequences of such a strategy in terms of durability and cost.
reclaimfinance.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Gas is not the effective 'bridge fuel” the fossil fuel industry claims it is. During peak energy demand, clean flexibility solutions can support renewable energy variability in a more efficient, affordable, and sustainable way than gas.
Clean flex 🤝 Renewables
reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2026...
Clean flex 🤝 Renewables
reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2026...
Germany’s🇩🇪 Feldheim went from an agricultural village to a clean energy role model — with its own renewable electricity grid and heating network!
New @deutschewelle.dw.com video shows how it brought locals on board.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_T...
New @deutschewelle.dw.com video shows how it brought locals on board.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_T...
How this small German village got dirt-cheap energy prices
YouTube video by DW Planet A
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February 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Germany’s🇩🇪 Feldheim went from an agricultural village to a clean energy role model — with its own renewable electricity grid and heating network!
New @deutschewelle.dw.com video shows how it brought locals on board.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_T...
New @deutschewelle.dw.com video shows how it brought locals on board.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW_T...
Rising temps provoke extreme weather events around the world.
🗣️And, finally, fossil fuel companies could be forced to pay some of the price of their damage to the climate, and the ultra-rich subjected to a global wealth tax, if new rules are agreed under the UN.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🗣️And, finally, fossil fuel companies could be forced to pay some of the price of their damage to the climate, and the ultra-rich subjected to a global wealth tax, if new rules are agreed under the UN.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Rising temps provoke extreme weather events around the world.
🗣️And, finally, fossil fuel companies could be forced to pay some of the price of their damage to the climate, and the ultra-rich subjected to a global wealth tax, if new rules are agreed under the UN.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🗣️And, finally, fossil fuel companies could be forced to pay some of the price of their damage to the climate, and the ultra-rich subjected to a global wealth tax, if new rules are agreed under the UN.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🇪🇺 has swapped one risky energy dependency for another by trading Russian fossil gas for US LNG, locking itself into a geopolitical trap.
The solution? Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix in 2025, says @taraconnolly.bsky.social
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/194...
The solution? Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix in 2025, says @taraconnolly.bsky.social
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/194...
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🇪🇺 has swapped one risky energy dependency for another by trading Russian fossil gas for US LNG, locking itself into a geopolitical trap.
The solution? Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix in 2025, says @taraconnolly.bsky.social
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/194...
The solution? Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix in 2025, says @taraconnolly.bsky.social
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/194...
It’s the last week of January... but that doesn’t mean it’s too late for communities and governments to make climate-focused new year’s resolutions!
Looking for inspo? Check out examples of wind farms, smart meters and solar panels from Scotland, Poland and France.
Looking for inspo? Check out examples of wind farms, smart meters and solar panels from Scotland, Poland and France.
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 AM
It’s the last week of January... but that doesn’t mean it’s too late for communities and governments to make climate-focused new year’s resolutions!
Looking for inspo? Check out examples of wind farms, smart meters and solar panels from Scotland, Poland and France.
Looking for inspo? Check out examples of wind farms, smart meters and solar panels from Scotland, Poland and France.
Have you experienced challenges connecting renewables to the power grid or know someone who has?
We’re looking for communities, businesses, or municipalities in 🇩🇪, 🇵🇱, 🇪🇸, or 🇮🇹 dealing with grid connection issues and willing to be interviewed for an exciting new video series!
Get in touch 👇
We’re looking for communities, businesses, or municipalities in 🇩🇪, 🇵🇱, 🇪🇸, or 🇮🇹 dealing with grid connection issues and willing to be interviewed for an exciting new video series!
Get in touch 👇
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Have you experienced challenges connecting renewables to the power grid or know someone who has?
We’re looking for communities, businesses, or municipalities in 🇩🇪, 🇵🇱, 🇪🇸, or 🇮🇹 dealing with grid connection issues and willing to be interviewed for an exciting new video series!
Get in touch 👇
We’re looking for communities, businesses, or municipalities in 🇩🇪, 🇵🇱, 🇪🇸, or 🇮🇹 dealing with grid connection issues and willing to be interviewed for an exciting new video series!
Get in touch 👇
Last week, the 🇪🇺 Parliament is said yes to #justtransition, with over 400 MEPs calling on the Commission to back a #JustTransitionDirective!
Only by prioritising just transition can Europe deliver coal phaseout and a future built on sustainability, climate action, and shared prosperity.
Only by prioritising just transition can Europe deliver coal phaseout and a future built on sustainability, climate action, and shared prosperity.
BREAKING: European Parliament backs a Just Transition Directive ✅
The EU must equip itself with strong tools to anticipate & manage change while building cohesion.
Its for workers like Rainer that the Commission must now move ahead with a Just Transition Directive as part of the Quality Jobs Act.
The EU must equip itself with strong tools to anticipate & manage change while building cohesion.
Its for workers like Rainer that the Commission must now move ahead with a Just Transition Directive as part of the Quality Jobs Act.
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Last week, the 🇪🇺 Parliament is said yes to #justtransition, with over 400 MEPs calling on the Commission to back a #JustTransitionDirective!
Only by prioritising just transition can Europe deliver coal phaseout and a future built on sustainability, climate action, and shared prosperity.
Only by prioritising just transition can Europe deliver coal phaseout and a future built on sustainability, climate action, and shared prosperity.
The EU power sector’s gas import bill rose to €32 billion in 2025, 16%+ than the previous year, finds new @ember-energy.org analysis.
One solution? Storing solar and wind energy in batteries can save billions of euros.
Read through the European Electricity Review 👇
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One solution? Storing solar and wind energy in batteries can save billions of euros.
Read through the European Electricity Review 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The EU power sector’s gas import bill rose to €32 billion in 2025, 16%+ than the previous year, finds new @ember-energy.org analysis.
One solution? Storing solar and wind energy in batteries can save billions of euros.
Read through the European Electricity Review 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
One solution? Storing solar and wind energy in batteries can save billions of euros.
Read through the European Electricity Review 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
4/4 At a moment when multilateralism is under strain globally, the North Sea model shows that collaboration isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a competitive advantage.
Europe isn’t just exporting hardware, it’s sharing know-how.
Europe isn’t just exporting hardware, it’s sharing know-how.
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
4/4 At a moment when multilateralism is under strain globally, the North Sea model shows that collaboration isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a competitive advantage.
Europe isn’t just exporting hardware, it’s sharing know-how.
Europe isn’t just exporting hardware, it’s sharing know-how.
3/4 Regional planning, grid integration, financing & community engagement underpin investable, resilient offshore wind markets across Europe.
Today is #InternationalCleanEnergyDay and the #NorthSeaSummit in Germany, where 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇸 🇮🇪 🇱🇺 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 pledge 100 GW of joint offshore wind.
Today is #InternationalCleanEnergyDay and the #NorthSeaSummit in Germany, where 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇸 🇮🇪 🇱🇺 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 pledge 100 GW of joint offshore wind.
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
3/4 Regional planning, grid integration, financing & community engagement underpin investable, resilient offshore wind markets across Europe.
Today is #InternationalCleanEnergyDay and the #NorthSeaSummit in Germany, where 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇸 🇮🇪 🇱🇺 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 pledge 100 GW of joint offshore wind.
Today is #InternationalCleanEnergyDay and the #NorthSeaSummit in Germany, where 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇸 🇮🇪 🇱🇺 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 pledge 100 GW of joint offshore wind.
2/4 Europe has built a cooperation model around the North Sea, now a blueprint for scaling offshore wind from Asia to Latin America.
Countries seeking secure, affordable & resilient clean energy want European turbines, & the system behind them.
🗞️@gwec.bsky.social
www.rechargenews.com/opinion/why-...
Countries seeking secure, affordable & resilient clean energy want European turbines, & the system behind them.
🗞️@gwec.bsky.social
www.rechargenews.com/opinion/why-...
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
2/4 Europe has built a cooperation model around the North Sea, now a blueprint for scaling offshore wind from Asia to Latin America.
Countries seeking secure, affordable & resilient clean energy want European turbines, & the system behind them.
🗞️@gwec.bsky.social
www.rechargenews.com/opinion/why-...
Countries seeking secure, affordable & resilient clean energy want European turbines, & the system behind them.
🗞️@gwec.bsky.social
www.rechargenews.com/opinion/why-...
🧵1/4 Feeling overwhelmed by geopolitical chaos, attempts to unravel international cooperation, market instability, climate inaction and growing uncertainty for communities, society and the future?
Us too.
But there’s one part of the energy transition blowing in the opposite direction.
Offshore wind.
Us too.
But there’s one part of the energy transition blowing in the opposite direction.
Offshore wind.
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
🧵1/4 Feeling overwhelmed by geopolitical chaos, attempts to unravel international cooperation, market instability, climate inaction and growing uncertainty for communities, society and the future?
Us too.
But there’s one part of the energy transition blowing in the opposite direction.
Offshore wind.
Us too.
But there’s one part of the energy transition blowing in the opposite direction.
Offshore wind.
New gas is not the answer to energy security, and CSS isn’t a real solution to fossil fuel emissions. Tapping into Scotland’s vast wind potential is the way to economic growth and climate action.
Stay up to date with Europe’s most problematic gas plants ⬇️
beyondfossilfuels.org/gas/
Stay up to date with Europe’s most problematic gas plants ⬇️
beyondfossilfuels.org/gas/
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
New gas is not the answer to energy security, and CSS isn’t a real solution to fossil fuel emissions. Tapping into Scotland’s vast wind potential is the way to economic growth and climate action.
Stay up to date with Europe’s most problematic gas plants ⬇️
beyondfossilfuels.org/gas/
Stay up to date with Europe’s most problematic gas plants ⬇️
beyondfossilfuels.org/gas/
What does local opposition, financial qualms & risk of fossil fuel lock-in look like?
Meet Peterhead, 🏴's monster gas plant, expected to pollute more than "promised" after the CSS project meant to capture its dirty emissions lost financial backing.
👉 📈 increase in the chances of huge amounts of CO₂.
Meet Peterhead, 🏴's monster gas plant, expected to pollute more than "promised" after the CSS project meant to capture its dirty emissions lost financial backing.
👉 📈 increase in the chances of huge amounts of CO₂.
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
What does local opposition, financial qualms & risk of fossil fuel lock-in look like?
Meet Peterhead, 🏴's monster gas plant, expected to pollute more than "promised" after the CSS project meant to capture its dirty emissions lost financial backing.
👉 📈 increase in the chances of huge amounts of CO₂.
Meet Peterhead, 🏴's monster gas plant, expected to pollute more than "promised" after the CSS project meant to capture its dirty emissions lost financial backing.
👉 📈 increase in the chances of huge amounts of CO₂.
@nrdc.org @foeireland.bsky.social @globalactionplan.bsky.social @reset.org @shareaction.bsky.social @stand.earth
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 AM
We're with 40+ NGOs backing reforms to the #GreenhouseGasProtocol to stop renewable energy #greenwashing.
No more hiding behind offsets & cheap certificates, companies must report real, local & hourly matched renewables use, & bring more clean power online.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/23/t...
No more hiding behind offsets & cheap certificates, companies must report real, local & hourly matched renewables use, & bring more clean power online.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/23/t...
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) Scope 2 Letter
Beyond Fossil Fuels supports the call for reform in emissions accounting alongside 40 NGOs to ensure effective corporate climate actions.
beyondfossilfuels.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
We're with 40+ NGOs backing reforms to the #GreenhouseGasProtocol to stop renewable energy #greenwashing.
No more hiding behind offsets & cheap certificates, companies must report real, local & hourly matched renewables use, & bring more clean power online.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/23/t...
No more hiding behind offsets & cheap certificates, companies must report real, local & hourly matched renewables use, & bring more clean power online.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/23/t...
👍 Good news from new @ember-energy.org research: wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix for the first time ever in 2025.
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a record 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
Read the full electricity review below 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a record 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
Read the full electricity review below 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM
👍 Good news from new @ember-energy.org research: wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU electricity mix for the first time ever in 2025.
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a record 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
Read the full electricity review below 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a record 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
Read the full electricity review below 👇
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The UK govt has announced it will make households eligible for thousands of pounds' worth of solar panels & other clean tech to lower their energy bills.
The Warm Homes Plan, or "rooftop revolution”, aims to x3 homes with solar & lift 1 million people out of fuel poverty.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The Warm Homes Plan, or "rooftop revolution”, aims to x3 homes with solar & lift 1 million people out of fuel poverty.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The UK govt has announced it will make households eligible for thousands of pounds' worth of solar panels & other clean tech to lower their energy bills.
The Warm Homes Plan, or "rooftop revolution”, aims to x3 homes with solar & lift 1 million people out of fuel poverty.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The Warm Homes Plan, or "rooftop revolution”, aims to x3 homes with solar & lift 1 million people out of fuel poverty.
www.gov.uk/government/n...