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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · May 19

12 hydrogen transmission projects expected to start operation in 2029....even if they arrive on time: just 3.6% of #hydrogen supply planned for 2030 has final investment decision. 4.5% of supply needed for REPowerEU demand target has a binding offtake agreement (Source: OIES) @eu-acer.bsky.social

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · May 19

Banks, construction sector and energy companies calling for keeping the £13.3bn for insulation in the UK budget on.ft.com/43JYtnR cc @jamesdyson.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social

Thousands of jobs at risk if UK cuts home insulation fund, business warns

More than 50 companies and trade bodies fear Labour government will water down pre-election promise to boost spending

on.ft.com

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · May 2

Fortune published my piece on the @e3g.bsky.social report showing 97% of execs support a transition to renewables. This maps onto the fact that we underestimate how much appetite there is for climate action globally, with 89% of people favouring stronger climate action. @coveringclimatenow.org

Clean business: Why 97% of executives are betting big on renewables

A survey of business leaders across 15 countries shows 97% support for a transition to renewable sources of electricity, with 78% of executives stating they want their firm to transition to 100% renew...

fortune.com

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · May 2

Broad, societal support for better insulation standards in the private rented sector.

It's an important issue, and not easy to get it right. But the status quo of unaffordable bills& mouldy homes is unacceptable.

Read here what a policy package could look like: www.e3g.org/publications...

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · Apr 28

www.politico.eu/article/trum...

Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat

The U.S. argument against the green transition felt “quiet and out of place,” said one official.

www.politico.eu

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · Apr 28

European Union's #CBAM is routinely justified citing "carbon leakage". I have been skeptical about the extent of leakage because the real world is more complex than theory allows on paper. Here's FT saying survey shows willingness to relocate to places with more renewables
www.ft.com/content/5864...

Companies plan shift to green energy despite Trump-era rollbacks, survey shows

Majority of 1,500 executives polled back a long-term move away from fossil fuels

www.ft.com

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 25

My personal bug bear: we are wasting 2/3 of our energy put into the system, largely due to the inefficiency of fossil fuels. Energy demand is growing. Energy efficiency needs a much more prominent role in all these discussions. Next stop: @iea.org #energyefficeincy conference in June in Brussels.

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 25

The IEA energy security summit is over: Strong appetite for collaboration towards a secure energy transition. A positive signal in a context of tension & uncertainty. Not surprising given the unstoppable trend towards more renewables and electrification. www.e3g.org/news/energy-...

Energy Security Summit in London shows strong international appetite to collaborate on a secure energy transition

Explore the significance of energy security amid geopolitical challenges and the commitment to a global energy transition.

www.e3g.org

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

5 - also: @iisd.org @farooqullah.bsky.social set out how fossil fuel subsidies have undermined long term energy security www.iisd.org/articles/dee...

Seven Ways Fossil Fuel Subsidies Undermine Energy Security

Fossil fuel subsidies are often seen as a safety net, protecting consumers from rising energy prices. But do they actually help build long-term energy security? Our experts explain why this assumption...

www.iisd.org

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

4 - case studies on where the energy transition has already provided more energy security by my colleagues @e3g.bsky.social

www.e3g.org/publications...

Hardwiring the energy transition into energy security

A changing geopolitical context puts countries under pressure to rapidly revamp what role global collaboration plays in delivering energy security, and to decide what shared vision of energy security ...

www.e3g.org

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

3 - Excellent data about energy security from the transition from the brilliant folks @ember-energy.org

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

@kingsmillbond.bsky.social
@cleanpowerdave.bsky.social

Energy Security in an insecure world | Ember

Replacing fossil imports with three key levers—electric vehicles, heat pumps, and renewables—can cut net fossil fuel imports by 70%, saving importers $1.3 trillion globally each year.

ember-energy.org

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

2 - more than 130 businesses and business associations have signed a statement for a new energy security framework that centres the energy transition.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social

Business Statement - Energy Security 2025

BUSINESS STATEMENT: REDEFINING ENERGY SECURITY WITH RENEWABLES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY April 2025 On the day of the UK/IEA Energy Security Summit, we the undersigned, a global coalition of leading busi...

docs.google.com

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

1 - The majority of business leaders see energy security as the top benefit of a transition to renewables www.e3g.org/publications...

@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social

Powering Up: Business leaders overwhelmingly back a rapid transition to renewable power

Business voices have expressed overwhelming support for the transition to renewable energy.

www.e3g.org

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 24

The #IEA-#UK Future of Energy Security summit kicks off today. We are fast heading to a mainstream #renewables, margin #fossils system. > 60 countries attending, showing the big appetite to talk about the energy transition & #energysecurity.

Business and civil society have been very clear:

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Apr 14

Sustainable AND affordable #housing becoming a reality in #Denmark and #Poland. Read here my colleague's in depth analysis on how this happened and what role financial regulation and the financial sector played.

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · Apr 10

🏡 Sustainable, affordable housing is already being delivered in #Poland & #Denmark.

Our new briefing shows how smart finance, public–private partnerships & EU-aligned policy are transforming the housing sector.

📄 Read it here (EN, DK & PL): www.e3g.org/publications...

From the ground up: Financing sustainable and affordable homes

The transition of Europe’s building stock is not just an environmental necessity, but also a social and an economic imperative. Our research in Denmark and Poland shows that delivering homes that are ...

www.e3g.org

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · Apr 14

New German government plans for 20 GW of new gas plants is being opposed by industry associations for being costly and not market friendly

Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · Apr 9

Gegen den Plan von Schwarz-Rot, 20 GW subventionierte Gaskraftwerke zu bauen, protestieren inzwischen nicht nur Klimaschützer, sondern auch Verbände wie @dihk.bsky.social, Familienunternehmer, ZVEI und BNE:

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · Apr 3

Renewables helped Spain cut electricity prices by around 20% since 2021. The EU avoided €59B in fossil fuel costs since 2019. Clean energy is the best shield against volatile energy prices.

Read more: www.e3g.org/news/clean-e...

Clean energy has already made the EU more secure – and more can be done

Clean energy is boosting the EU’s security by cutting reliance on Russian gas. Renewables, heat pumps & efficiency are key—more action is needed

www.e3g.org

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Pieter de Pous @pieterdepous.bsky.social · Apr 1

Good case by @adrianhiel.bsky.social that there is more agreement on phasing out gas in the EU then one may think

energy-cities.eu/european-ene...

European Energy for European Homes and Industry - Energy Cities

Geopolitics are forcing different levels of government (European, national and local) to see gas imports as Europe’s Achilles heel. The solution is European energy for […]

energy-cities.eu

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E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism @e3g.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢📝 Green investment is essential for Europe’s security. E3G has signed an open letter urging EU budget negotiators to prioritise renewables & energy resilience to reduce dependency on volatile energy sources. 🌍⚡

Read more in @euronews.com: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

EU urged to include green energy in increased security spending

With the European Commission due to propose the EU's next seven-year, trillion-euro budget in the summer, security analysts are calling for a focus on green energy alongside increased military spendin...

www.euronews.com

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Mar 28

Clean #energy has already made the #EU more secure, and more can and must be done. Within 2 years, the EU eliminated 20bcm of annual gas use via renewables and heat pumps alone. Meanwhile, additional US #LNG imports since 2022 are 30bcm, coming at a hefty annual bill.

▶️ www.e3g.org/news/clean-e...

Clean energy has already made the EU more secure – and more can be done

Clean energy is boosting the EU’s security by cutting reliance on Russian gas. Renewables, heat pumps & efficiency are key—more action is needed

www.e3g.org

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Mar 25

Just saying this again because it's important: fossil gas was responsible for the biggest chunk of the rise in emissions in the energy sector from 2023 to 2024

Gas is a fossil fuel and a pollutant: dumping it and burning it causes suffering and death to living things

[note the truncated y axis]

gas responsible for most of the rise in energy emissions

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Mar 24

A clear-eyed piece on why a return to Russian #gas must be avoided for European security - and why the #energytransition holds the key to doing so.

Co-authored by a former NATO commander, former energy commissioner & a dear [email protected] colleague.

www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gast...

Handelsblatt

www.handelsblatt.com

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Feb 17

And if you are looking for more on the ground examples for the transition away from gas in Europe, here's a great short write up by my colleague Marion Revest: www.e3g.org/news/gas-tra...

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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · Feb 17

Great to see the tremendous progress of Vienna's #heat #decarbonisation summed up - incl how it helps getting Austria off Russian #gas: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... Proud to have been advising them via the Decarb City Pipes Advisory Board, alongside @sustainable2050.bsky.social and many others.

Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas

The Austrian capital has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported natural gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.

www.bloomberg.com

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Tara Connolly @taraconnolly.bsky.social · Feb 13

An eye-opening stat from the recent @bruegel.bsky.social report on European grids.

The value of the French DSO's assets are over three times those of the French TSO 🤯

Great work by @cheussaff.bsky.social.

www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

A screenshot from the report reading:

"The transmission grids of most neighbouring European countries are interconnected. There are 30 transmission system operators (TSOs) 4 in the EU and several thousand distribution system operators (DSOs). Electricity-distribution grids account for most electricity-grid infrastructure and this is reflected in asset values. For example, the grid operated by the largest French DSO, ENEDIS, is worth €54 billion, while the asset base of French TSO RTE is €17 billion (S&P Global Ratings, 2024). The returns earned by TSOs and DSOs and their investment incentives are determined by national regulators, with each EU country taking a distinct regulatory approach. "

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