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
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.
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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
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Clean flex 🤝 Renewables
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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...
🧵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.
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.
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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...
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...
This month’s electricity blackout in Berlin has sparked interest in balcony solar & batteries, but true energy resilience isn’t about everyone going it alone.
Storage, flexible demand & decentralised renewables work best as part of a strong, well-planned system.
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Storage, flexible demand & decentralised renewables work best as part of a strong, well-planned system.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/19/w...
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This month’s electricity blackout in Berlin has sparked interest in balcony solar & batteries, but true energy resilience isn’t about everyone going it alone.
Storage, flexible demand & decentralised renewables work best as part of a strong, well-planned system.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/19/w...
Storage, flexible demand & decentralised renewables work best as part of a strong, well-planned system.
beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/01/19/w...
We support @shareaction.bsky.social in calling on BNP, ING, La Banque Postale and Crédit Agricole to set an "objective for financing grids and energy storage – an important constraint on the scale and profitability of renewable power."
Read the letters 👇
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Read the letters 👇
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We've written letters to the CEOs of Europe's largest banks
We've written letters to the CEOs of Europe's largest banks
shareaction.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
We support @shareaction.bsky.social in calling on BNP, ING, La Banque Postale and Crédit Agricole to set an "objective for financing grids and energy storage – an important constraint on the scale and profitability of renewable power."
Read the letters 👇
shareaction.org/letters-to-t...
Read the letters 👇
shareaction.org/letters-to-t...
It’s good news for:
👍 Households, where wind energy can weaken the grip of costly gas in energy bills
👍 Businesses, who get more predictable & competitive energy costs
👍 Energy security, by reducing reliance on volatile fossil fuels
👍 Govts, showing that clean energy can be affordable & scalable
👍 Households, where wind energy can weaken the grip of costly gas in energy bills
👍 Businesses, who get more predictable & competitive energy costs
👍 Energy security, by reducing reliance on volatile fossil fuels
👍 Govts, showing that clean energy can be affordable & scalable
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
It’s good news for:
👍 Households, where wind energy can weaken the grip of costly gas in energy bills
👍 Businesses, who get more predictable & competitive energy costs
👍 Energy security, by reducing reliance on volatile fossil fuels
👍 Govts, showing that clean energy can be affordable & scalable
👍 Households, where wind energy can weaken the grip of costly gas in energy bills
👍 Businesses, who get more predictable & competitive energy costs
👍 Energy security, by reducing reliance on volatile fossil fuels
👍 Govts, showing that clean energy can be affordable & scalable
Traditional offshore wind projects are 40% cheaper than the estimated cost of building & fuelling new gas plants, as seen in the UK’s latest wind auction.
👉 Wind energy is already delivering cheaper electricity than new fossil fuels while lowering prices for consumers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
👉 Wind energy is already delivering cheaper electricity than new fossil fuels while lowering prices for consumers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK secures record supply of offshore wind but price rises
The government says the projects will bring down bills but the Conservatives say it is locking in high wind prices.
www.bbc.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Traditional offshore wind projects are 40% cheaper than the estimated cost of building & fuelling new gas plants, as seen in the UK’s latest wind auction.
👉 Wind energy is already delivering cheaper electricity than new fossil fuels while lowering prices for consumers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
👉 Wind energy is already delivering cheaper electricity than new fossil fuels while lowering prices for consumers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is where Europe's offshore wind model stands out. It shows what’s possible when policy, planning, & public interest are aligned through cross-border cooperation.
And this blueprint isn’t just powering the region, it’s being studied & adapted from Asia to Latin America.
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And this blueprint isn’t just powering the region, it’s being studied & adapted from Asia to Latin America.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This is where Europe's offshore wind model stands out. It shows what’s possible when policy, planning, & public interest are aligned through cross-border cooperation.
And this blueprint isn’t just powering the region, it’s being studied & adapted from Asia to Latin America.
bsky.app/profile/beyo...
And this blueprint isn’t just powering the region, it’s being studied & adapted from Asia to Latin America.
bsky.app/profile/beyo...
🇩🇪's gas power plant strategy is a warning, not a model.
Promises of gas subsidies put energy policy on a volatile rollercoaster, ultimately ending in failure.
Prioritising renewables, storage, and clean flexibility offers a faster, cheaper, and more secure path to energy security.
Promises of gas subsidies put energy policy on a volatile rollercoaster, ultimately ending in failure.
Prioritising renewables, storage, and clean flexibility offers a faster, cheaper, and more secure path to energy security.
January 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
🇩🇪's gas power plant strategy is a warning, not a model.
Promises of gas subsidies put energy policy on a volatile rollercoaster, ultimately ending in failure.
Prioritising renewables, storage, and clean flexibility offers a faster, cheaper, and more secure path to energy security.
Promises of gas subsidies put energy policy on a volatile rollercoaster, ultimately ending in failure.
Prioritising renewables, storage, and clean flexibility offers a faster, cheaper, and more secure path to energy security.
Good news for global offshore wind as a US court lifts the block on Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project. The result?
✅ work on the US wind farm to immediately restart
✅ pushback against efforts to undermine offshore wind and inject uncertainty into the clean energy sector.
www.ft.com/content/d1cc...
✅ work on the US wind farm to immediately restart
✅ pushback against efforts to undermine offshore wind and inject uncertainty into the clean energy sector.
www.ft.com/content/d1cc...
Ørsted shares rally after US court lifts block on key wind farm project
Danish company says ruling will allow work on Revolution Wind to restart immediately
www.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Good news for global offshore wind as a US court lifts the block on Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project. The result?
✅ work on the US wind farm to immediately restart
✅ pushback against efforts to undermine offshore wind and inject uncertainty into the clean energy sector.
www.ft.com/content/d1cc...
✅ work on the US wind farm to immediately restart
✅ pushback against efforts to undermine offshore wind and inject uncertainty into the clean energy sector.
www.ft.com/content/d1cc...
Although much progress has been made in ditching fossil fuels across 🇪🇺, there’s still a lot of work to do.
Our planet is still warming, fast. A renewables-based electricity sector lowers emissions and provides permanently clean and affordable energy for generations to come.
Graph by @data.ft.com.
Our planet is still warming, fast. A renewables-based electricity sector lowers emissions and provides permanently clean and affordable energy for generations to come.
Graph by @data.ft.com.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Although much progress has been made in ditching fossil fuels across 🇪🇺, there’s still a lot of work to do.
Our planet is still warming, fast. A renewables-based electricity sector lowers emissions and provides permanently clean and affordable energy for generations to come.
Graph by @data.ft.com.
Our planet is still warming, fast. A renewables-based electricity sector lowers emissions and provides permanently clean and affordable energy for generations to come.
Graph by @data.ft.com.
Investing in wind & solar projects means investing in electrification & power grid upgrades & driving big job growth, with the electricity workforce estimated to reach 290k jobs by 2030 in 🇬🇧!
And in parallel, jobs in the oil and gas sector continue to drop off.
Read more 👉 www.ft.com/content/281a...
And in parallel, jobs in the oil and gas sector continue to drop off.
Read more 👉 www.ft.com/content/281a...
January 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Investing in wind & solar projects means investing in electrification & power grid upgrades & driving big job growth, with the electricity workforce estimated to reach 290k jobs by 2030 in 🇬🇧!
And in parallel, jobs in the oil and gas sector continue to drop off.
Read more 👉 www.ft.com/content/281a...
And in parallel, jobs in the oil and gas sector continue to drop off.
Read more 👉 www.ft.com/content/281a...
Given the choice, how would you prefer to power your home?
We took to the streets of Berlin to find out!
We took to the streets of Berlin to find out!
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Given the choice, how would you prefer to power your home?
We took to the streets of Berlin to find out!
We took to the streets of Berlin to find out!
Wondering what to look expect on the clean energy front this year? Here are three things to look out for: from offshore wind power projects picking up speed to growing international pressure to phase out fossil fuels - we’ve got you covered.
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Wondering what to look expect on the clean energy front this year? Here are three things to look out for: from offshore wind power projects picking up speed to growing international pressure to phase out fossil fuels - we’ve got you covered.