An effort to outlaw greenwashing by fossil fuel companies across the European Union launched today, with more than 20 organisations representing millions of Europeans launching a European Citizens’ Initiative to “Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorships”.
Terms of reference, assumptions and conditions for the establishmentof an inclusive, accessible, multi-stakeholder platform to assist EU countries and regions to unlock the support available through the EU Just Transition Mechanism and to deliver a truly just transition for their territories.
The Europe Beyond Coal coalition is urging coal region leaders to commit multibillion Euro recovery sums to a clean energy transition - and to tell their governments that the EU should not divert the funds towards a fossil gas-led future.
We’ve done our half-year check on planned coal projects and found that 6 projects appear to be shelved: Çerkezköy, Ergene […]
Poland has taken a welcome step forward on phasing out coal this week, after state-owned coal utility PGE permanently closed the B1.
Italian civil society groups will testify in court today against the management of Tirreno Power’s Vado Ligure coal plant, who is on trial for illegally operating heavily-polluting units between 2000 and 2014.
Executives worked hard to present RWE as a cleaner, greener utility at the launch of it’s new business strategy, but RWE’s attempt to reposition
French global insurer AXA is putting European coal companies on notice that they should publish coal phase-out plans compatible with the UN Paris climate agreement by 2021.
Every region and every community is different. EU countries wake up to the climate emergency and the need for a swift transition to a sustainable society.