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
Renewables continue to be a shining beacon in Europe’s energy landscape. It’s no coincidence that more countries are coming closer to phasing out coal as their clean energy capacity rises.
Unlocking the power of renewables strengthens climate ambition, economic resilience, and energy independence.
Unlocking the power of renewables strengthens climate ambition, economic resilience, and energy independence.
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Renewables continue to be a shining beacon in Europe’s energy landscape. It’s no coincidence that more countries are coming closer to phasing out coal as their clean energy capacity rises.
Unlocking the power of renewables strengthens climate ambition, economic resilience, and energy independence.
Unlocking the power of renewables strengthens climate ambition, economic resilience, and energy independence.
Renewables are one side of the story, but to run a fully clean energy system, we also need modern grids and clean flexibility to balance supply and demand.
On today's second Energy Day at #COP30, our new mini guide breaks down how it all fits together 👇
On today's second Energy Day at #COP30, our new mini guide breaks down how it all fits together 👇
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Renewables are one side of the story, but to run a fully clean energy system, we also need modern grids and clean flexibility to balance supply and demand.
On today's second Energy Day at #COP30, our new mini guide breaks down how it all fits together 👇
On today's second Energy Day at #COP30, our new mini guide breaks down how it all fits together 👇
Our new mini-guide breaks down how soaring data centre demand, fuelled by AI, is straining energy systems and slowing the transition in Europe.
At #COP30, governments and tech giants need to realise data centres growth needs new and extra renewables, and can’t come at our planet’s expense.
At #COP30, governments and tech giants need to realise data centres growth needs new and extra renewables, and can’t come at our planet’s expense.
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Our new mini-guide breaks down how soaring data centre demand, fuelled by AI, is straining energy systems and slowing the transition in Europe.
At #COP30, governments and tech giants need to realise data centres growth needs new and extra renewables, and can’t come at our planet’s expense.
At #COP30, governments and tech giants need to realise data centres growth needs new and extra renewables, and can’t come at our planet’s expense.
In June, Ireland 🇮🇪 became the 15th coal-free country in Europe, made possible by its remarkable progress on renewable power!
But, it’s leaning heavily on fossil gas to supply for Irish data centres’ insatiable electricity demand, which accounts for 88% of electricity demand growth since 2015.
But, it’s leaning heavily on fossil gas to supply for Irish data centres’ insatiable electricity demand, which accounts for 88% of electricity demand growth since 2015.
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
In June, Ireland 🇮🇪 became the 15th coal-free country in Europe, made possible by its remarkable progress on renewable power!
But, it’s leaning heavily on fossil gas to supply for Irish data centres’ insatiable electricity demand, which accounts for 88% of electricity demand growth since 2015.
But, it’s leaning heavily on fossil gas to supply for Irish data centres’ insatiable electricity demand, which accounts for 88% of electricity demand growth since 2015.
One message at our #COP30 event on grids was clear: connecting regions rich in renewable potential with those that need the power most will take real collaboration across borders and sectors. And to succeed, the transition must deliver visible benefits for people and communities — not just industry.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
One message at our #COP30 event on grids was clear: connecting regions rich in renewable potential with those that need the power most will take real collaboration across borders and sectors. And to succeed, the transition must deliver visible benefits for people and communities — not just industry.
📉 Coal generation has plummeted by more than 55% across Europe in just 10 years, and wind and solar now produce x2 as much electricity than the dirty fuel.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📉 Coal generation has plummeted by more than 55% across Europe in just 10 years, and wind and solar now produce x2 as much electricity than the dirty fuel.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
☀️ Solar is now playing a central role in Europe’s electricity generation, with a recent boom in four countries in central and eastern Europe.
Time for our quarterly update, and we’re starting with good news!
Coal generation in Spain 🇪🇸 has dropped 97% since the early 2000s, making up just 1% of the country’s power mix so far this year. The payoff? Cleaner air and 95% drop in emissions from coal power in ten years.
Coal generation in Spain 🇪🇸 has dropped 97% since the early 2000s, making up just 1% of the country’s power mix so far this year. The payoff? Cleaner air and 95% drop in emissions from coal power in ten years.
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Time for our quarterly update, and we’re starting with good news!
Coal generation in Spain 🇪🇸 has dropped 97% since the early 2000s, making up just 1% of the country’s power mix so far this year. The payoff? Cleaner air and 95% drop in emissions from coal power in ten years.
Coal generation in Spain 🇪🇸 has dropped 97% since the early 2000s, making up just 1% of the country’s power mix so far this year. The payoff? Cleaner air and 95% drop in emissions from coal power in ten years.
"We are price-takers, not price-makers, with wholesale gas costs still 75% higher than before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Homegrown clean power is the best route to energy security, lower wholesale costs, & lower bills," writes Ed Miliband.
www.ft.com/content/2453...
@julietphillips.bsky.social
Homegrown clean power is the best route to energy security, lower wholesale costs, & lower bills," writes Ed Miliband.
www.ft.com/content/2453...
@julietphillips.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"We are price-takers, not price-makers, with wholesale gas costs still 75% higher than before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Homegrown clean power is the best route to energy security, lower wholesale costs, & lower bills," writes Ed Miliband.
www.ft.com/content/2453...
@julietphillips.bsky.social
Homegrown clean power is the best route to energy security, lower wholesale costs, & lower bills," writes Ed Miliband.
www.ft.com/content/2453...
@julietphillips.bsky.social
How can power systems meet rising demand while phasing out fossil fuels?
Join global experts to explore lessons from the Iberian blackout & strategies for modern, renewable-ready, and reliable grids at #COP30.
When? 11 November, 15h45 (Brazil time).
Register via: luma.com/eqsdh9p
@e3g.bsky.social
Join global experts to explore lessons from the Iberian blackout & strategies for modern, renewable-ready, and reliable grids at #COP30.
When? 11 November, 15h45 (Brazil time).
Register via: luma.com/eqsdh9p
@e3g.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
How can power systems meet rising demand while phasing out fossil fuels?
Join global experts to explore lessons from the Iberian blackout & strategies for modern, renewable-ready, and reliable grids at #COP30.
When? 11 November, 15h45 (Brazil time).
Register via: luma.com/eqsdh9p
@e3g.bsky.social
Join global experts to explore lessons from the Iberian blackout & strategies for modern, renewable-ready, and reliable grids at #COP30.
When? 11 November, 15h45 (Brazil time).
Register via: luma.com/eqsdh9p
@e3g.bsky.social
Europe’s municipalities can drive the energy transition — protecting health, cutting bills & boosting local economies.
Our 5-step guides show paths to renewables & climate action.
Italy, Türkiye, Greece & Poland are live, Bosnia and Herzegovina is coming soon!
beyondfossilfuels.org/municipaliti...
Our 5-step guides show paths to renewables & climate action.
Italy, Türkiye, Greece & Poland are live, Bosnia and Herzegovina is coming soon!
beyondfossilfuels.org/municipaliti...
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Europe’s municipalities can drive the energy transition — protecting health, cutting bills & boosting local economies.
Our 5-step guides show paths to renewables & climate action.
Italy, Türkiye, Greece & Poland are live, Bosnia and Herzegovina is coming soon!
beyondfossilfuels.org/municipaliti...
Our 5-step guides show paths to renewables & climate action.
Italy, Türkiye, Greece & Poland are live, Bosnia and Herzegovina is coming soon!
beyondfossilfuels.org/municipaliti...
Around the world, from Türkiye to China to Greece, former coal mines are being repurposed for solar energy in a growing trend that blends clean electricity with regional development and environmental restoration.
Read more 👇
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Read more 👇
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November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Around the world, from Türkiye to China to Greece, former coal mines are being repurposed for solar energy in a growing trend that blends clean electricity with regional development and environmental restoration.
Read more 👇
www.aa.com.tr/en/science-t...
Read more 👇
www.aa.com.tr/en/science-t...
What energy sources are being used to fuel data centres’ insatiable appetite for electricity? Where does it come from? What is their environmental impact?
83% of people want to know in our new poll commissioned partners.
Discover the results in full 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
83% of people want to know in our new poll commissioned partners.
Discover the results in full 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
What energy sources are being used to fuel data centres’ insatiable appetite for electricity? Where does it come from? What is their environmental impact?
83% of people want to know in our new poll commissioned partners.
Discover the results in full 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
83% of people want to know in our new poll commissioned partners.
Discover the results in full 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
Local grids, run by DSOs, connect people to renewables and clean technologies. But grid bottlenecks and slow permitting are now delaying projects and slowing the energy transition.
We need:
🔎analysis of the scale of the problem.
🎥 a visual storyteller
Apply now: beyondfossilfuels.org/about-us/wor...
We need:
🔎analysis of the scale of the problem.
🎥 a visual storyteller
Apply now: beyondfossilfuels.org/about-us/wor...
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Local grids, run by DSOs, connect people to renewables and clean technologies. But grid bottlenecks and slow permitting are now delaying projects and slowing the energy transition.
We need:
🔎analysis of the scale of the problem.
🎥 a visual storyteller
Apply now: beyondfossilfuels.org/about-us/wor...
We need:
🔎analysis of the scale of the problem.
🎥 a visual storyteller
Apply now: beyondfossilfuels.org/about-us/wor...
But not all stories end in horror. Renewables are stepping up for communities across Europe, from solar co-ops, to wind farms, creating local jobs and protecting land from damage.
Check out our Local Energy Solutions map and find out more!
beyondfossilfuels.org/local-energy...
Check out our Local Energy Solutions map and find out more!
beyondfossilfuels.org/local-energy...
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
But not all stories end in horror. Renewables are stepping up for communities across Europe, from solar co-ops, to wind farms, creating local jobs and protecting land from damage.
Check out our Local Energy Solutions map and find out more!
beyondfossilfuels.org/local-energy...
Check out our Local Energy Solutions map and find out more!
beyondfossilfuels.org/local-energy...
You can wake up from a dream of a Nightmare on Elm Street, but in Roskovec, Albania, farmers are living a nightmare every day.
Last year, they discovered about plans to put a power plant right in the middle of their village, threatening their livelihoods.
No consultation, no transparency. Scary.
Last year, they discovered about plans to put a power plant right in the middle of their village, threatening their livelihoods.
No consultation, no transparency. Scary.
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
You can wake up from a dream of a Nightmare on Elm Street, but in Roskovec, Albania, farmers are living a nightmare every day.
Last year, they discovered about plans to put a power plant right in the middle of their village, threatening their livelihoods.
No consultation, no transparency. Scary.
Last year, they discovered about plans to put a power plant right in the middle of their village, threatening their livelihoods.
No consultation, no transparency. Scary.
In Poland, the Turów coal mine continues to inflict damage on nearby communities in Germany and Czechia, impacting peoples’ homes, destroying the climate, and draining the water…
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In Poland, the Turów coal mine continues to inflict damage on nearby communities in Germany and Czechia, impacting peoples’ homes, destroying the climate, and draining the water…
LEAG, a giant German energy company, is no stranger to playing a monster in everyday lives.
It’s left a dystopian lunar landscape in its wake at the Nochten coal mine, and residents in the nearby village of Mühlrose village have had to leave their homes to make room for the expansion of the mine.
It’s left a dystopian lunar landscape in its wake at the Nochten coal mine, and residents in the nearby village of Mühlrose village have had to leave their homes to make room for the expansion of the mine.
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
LEAG, a giant German energy company, is no stranger to playing a monster in everyday lives.
It’s left a dystopian lunar landscape in its wake at the Nochten coal mine, and residents in the nearby village of Mühlrose village have had to leave their homes to make room for the expansion of the mine.
It’s left a dystopian lunar landscape in its wake at the Nochten coal mine, and residents in the nearby village of Mühlrose village have had to leave their homes to make room for the expansion of the mine.
Vampires, zombies and witches are spooky, scary, and fictional. But fossil fuels? Sadly very real, and they’re still haunting our planet every day.
This Halloween, take a read of some frightening examples of how they wreak havoc on communities across Europe…
This Halloween, take a read of some frightening examples of how they wreak havoc on communities across Europe…
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Vampires, zombies and witches are spooky, scary, and fictional. But fossil fuels? Sadly very real, and they’re still haunting our planet every day.
This Halloween, take a read of some frightening examples of how they wreak havoc on communities across Europe…
This Halloween, take a read of some frightening examples of how they wreak havoc on communities across Europe…
🔋In an energy shortage, only 4% of people think data centres should get top priority.
🥇Hospitals, housing, and food come first.
📊 Our new poll developed with partners shows new European attitudes to growing data centre electricity demand 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/m...
🥇Hospitals, housing, and food come first.
📊 Our new poll developed with partners shows new European attitudes to growing data centre electricity demand 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/m...
October 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🔋In an energy shortage, only 4% of people think data centres should get top priority.
🥇Hospitals, housing, and food come first.
📊 Our new poll developed with partners shows new European attitudes to growing data centre electricity demand 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/m...
🥇Hospitals, housing, and food come first.
📊 Our new poll developed with partners shows new European attitudes to growing data centre electricity demand 👇
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/m...
New polling on data centres finds 72% of Europeans want a measure requiring new data centres be built only if they’re powered by new and additional renewable energy.
⚠️ People aren’t willing to trade the climate for unsustainable data centre growth.
Read more 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
⚠️ People aren’t willing to trade the climate for unsustainable data centre growth.
Read more 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New polling on data centres finds 72% of Europeans want a measure requiring new data centres be built only if they’re powered by new and additional renewable energy.
⚠️ People aren’t willing to trade the climate for unsustainable data centre growth.
Read more 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
⚠️ People aren’t willing to trade the climate for unsustainable data centre growth.
Read more 👉 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
🚨New polling across 🇮🇪, 🇬🇧, 🇪🇸, 🇨🇭, 🇩🇪 finds:
👉 76% of people believe new data centres should be powered with renewable energy.
👉73% want governments to set clear criteria for energy distribution.
Renewables, transparency, & fairness are key for data centres.
More: beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
👉 76% of people believe new data centres should be powered with renewable energy.
👉73% want governments to set clear criteria for energy distribution.
Renewables, transparency, & fairness are key for data centres.
More: beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
October 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🚨New polling across 🇮🇪, 🇬🇧, 🇪🇸, 🇨🇭, 🇩🇪 finds:
👉 76% of people believe new data centres should be powered with renewable energy.
👉73% want governments to set clear criteria for energy distribution.
Renewables, transparency, & fairness are key for data centres.
More: beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
👉 76% of people believe new data centres should be powered with renewable energy.
👉73% want governments to set clear criteria for energy distribution.
Renewables, transparency, & fairness are key for data centres.
More: beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/e...
It's clear that Europe needs to build out grid infrastructure faster, and use its existing grids more effectively. Without action, grid connection bottlenecks will continue to delay the roll-out of renewables and the future-proofing of key industries.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/08/e...
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/08/e...
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's clear that Europe needs to build out grid infrastructure faster, and use its existing grids more effectively. Without action, grid connection bottlenecks will continue to delay the roll-out of renewables and the future-proofing of key industries.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/08/e...
beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/08/e...
Since too many energy regulators are heading into the future with tools of the past, our new briefing written with @regassistproj.bsky.social lays out two key recommendations for European energy regulators focussing on independent oversight and transparency regarding their planning and investment.
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Since too many energy regulators are heading into the future with tools of the past, our new briefing written with @regassistproj.bsky.social lays out two key recommendations for European energy regulators focussing on independent oversight and transparency regarding their planning and investment.
⚡ Europe’s grid buildout is too slow. Without faster upgrades and smarter use of existing infrastructure, renewables and key industries will stay stuck in bottlenecks. Regulators must ensure grid operators plan and invest for a clean, secure energy future.
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
⚡ Europe’s grid buildout is too slow. Without faster upgrades and smarter use of existing infrastructure, renewables and key industries will stay stuck in bottlenecks. Regulators must ensure grid operators plan and invest for a clean, secure energy future.
Faster connections will only accelerate electrification and the deployment of homegrown renewables, allowing Europe to reduce dependence on volatile energy imports.
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Faster connections will only accelerate electrification and the deployment of homegrown renewables, allowing Europe to reduce dependence on volatile energy imports.