Suzie Marshall
@suzie-marshall.bsky.social
Climate and energy policy at E3G, with a focus on the global coal to clean transition 🌱 born at 363ppm 🌱 all opinions my own
Really good piece by @australiainstitute.org.au on how coal mines stopped by grassroots activism in Australia helped bring down coal demand in South Korea, ultimately encouraging them to join the @pastcoal.bsky.social at #COP30
An example of how diplomacy follows activism ✊ bit.ly/4ozSiuN
An example of how diplomacy follows activism ✊ bit.ly/4ozSiuN
Australia’s big climate win – stopping Korean coal mines
One of the big announcements at last week’s UN climate talks in Brazil was that the South Korean Government has committed to phasing out coal-fired power by 2040.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Really good piece by @australiainstitute.org.au on how coal mines stopped by grassroots activism in Australia helped bring down coal demand in South Korea, ultimately encouraging them to join the @pastcoal.bsky.social at #COP30
An example of how diplomacy follows activism ✊ bit.ly/4ozSiuN
An example of how diplomacy follows activism ✊ bit.ly/4ozSiuN
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An interesting snippet of information...
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
An interesting snippet of information...
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
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COP30 FOSSIL FUEL ROADMAP: We've now seen the full list of 82 countries supporting some sort of roadmap on transitioning away from fossil fuels
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November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
COP30 FOSSIL FUEL ROADMAP: We've now seen the full list of 82 countries supporting some sort of roadmap on transitioning away from fossil fuels
docs.google.com/spre...
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COP30 COVER TEXT: The Brazilian presidency has published a first draft "global mutirão" text on the "big four" issues at COP30 – finance, 1.5C, trade & transparency
Options inc a "Belém roadmap to 1.5C", national FF roadmaps, tripling adaptation finance and more
NB this is only a draft!
Options inc a "Belém roadmap to 1.5C", national FF roadmaps, tripling adaptation finance and more
NB this is only a draft!
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
COP30 COVER TEXT: The Brazilian presidency has published a first draft "global mutirão" text on the "big four" issues at COP30 – finance, 1.5C, trade & transparency
Options inc a "Belém roadmap to 1.5C", national FF roadmaps, tripling adaptation finance and more
NB this is only a draft!
Options inc a "Belém roadmap to 1.5C", national FF roadmaps, tripling adaptation finance and more
NB this is only a draft!
The last new coal plant proposal in Brazil - and the whole of Latin America - has now officially been archived and can’t proceed. Huge success from @arayaraoficial.bsky.social and others on the first day of #COP30 🎉 bit.ly/3XnYMBG
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The last new coal plant proposal in Brazil - and the whole of Latin America - has now officially been archived and can’t proceed. Huge success from @arayaraoficial.bsky.social and others on the first day of #COP30 🎉 bit.ly/3XnYMBG
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
😍 #Lula just opened #COP30 with a strong call: the world needs "to get rid of fossil fuels" & "accelerate the energy tranisition"
He said Belem will honour the COP28 + 29 agreements to transition away from #fossilfuels and scale up finance, and we need a roadmap for doing so in a fair way
He said Belem will honour the COP28 + 29 agreements to transition away from #fossilfuels and scale up finance, and we need a roadmap for doing so in a fair way
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
😍 #Lula just opened #COP30 with a strong call: the world needs "to get rid of fossil fuels" & "accelerate the energy tranisition"
He said Belem will honour the COP28 + 29 agreements to transition away from #fossilfuels and scale up finance, and we need a roadmap for doing so in a fair way
He said Belem will honour the COP28 + 29 agreements to transition away from #fossilfuels and scale up finance, and we need a roadmap for doing so in a fair way
No New Coal now a global norm 🎉
164 countries have no prospective coal capacity + in 2025 stalled and cancelled coal proposals led to a record low in the number of countries proposing or building new coal plants
👇 bit.ly/4oiT9ke
164 countries have no prospective coal capacity + in 2025 stalled and cancelled coal proposals led to a record low in the number of countries proposing or building new coal plants
👇 bit.ly/4oiT9ke
Closing in on No New Coal: The final push
No New Coal has become a global norm across the world. However, a small group of countries continue to keep new coal on the table and threaten progress.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
No New Coal now a global norm 🎉
164 countries have no prospective coal capacity + in 2025 stalled and cancelled coal proposals led to a record low in the number of countries proposing or building new coal plants
👇 bit.ly/4oiT9ke
164 countries have no prospective coal capacity + in 2025 stalled and cancelled coal proposals led to a record low in the number of countries proposing or building new coal plants
👇 bit.ly/4oiT9ke
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In response to today's announcement from Kemi Badenoch, E3G CEO, Nick Mabey, comments,
"Repealing the Climate Change Act would make British citizens poorer, less secure and more vulnerable to energy price shocks."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Repealing the Climate Change Act would make British citizens poorer, less secure and more vulnerable to energy price shocks."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In response to today's announcement from Kemi Badenoch, E3G CEO, Nick Mabey, comments,
"Repealing the Climate Change Act would make British citizens poorer, less secure and more vulnerable to energy price shocks."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Repealing the Climate Change Act would make British citizens poorer, less secure and more vulnerable to energy price shocks."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
⚡⚡⚡Renewables help drive down energy prices⚡⚡⚡
🔺Since 2019, Spain has achieved a 75% 📉 in the no. hours where gas influenced the electricity price - much faster than e.g. the UK
🔺In 2019, Spain's elec. price was amongst the highest in Europe
🔺... and in H1 2025 was 32% lower than the EU average 🎉
🔺Since 2019, Spain has achieved a 75% 📉 in the no. hours where gas influenced the electricity price - much faster than e.g. the UK
🔺In 2019, Spain's elec. price was amongst the highest in Europe
🔺... and in H1 2025 was 32% lower than the EU average 🎉
NEW | Surging wind and solar power helped make electricity in Spain CHEAPER than in most European countries.
📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks
https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
📈 As wind and solar grows…
📉 …The influence of costly fossil fuels on the electricity price shrinks
https://loom.ly/8DEmqVc
October 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
⚡⚡⚡Renewables help drive down energy prices⚡⚡⚡
🔺Since 2019, Spain has achieved a 75% 📉 in the no. hours where gas influenced the electricity price - much faster than e.g. the UK
🔺In 2019, Spain's elec. price was amongst the highest in Europe
🔺... and in H1 2025 was 32% lower than the EU average 🎉
🔺Since 2019, Spain has achieved a 75% 📉 in the no. hours where gas influenced the electricity price - much faster than e.g. the UK
🔺In 2019, Spain's elec. price was amongst the highest in Europe
🔺... and in H1 2025 was 32% lower than the EU average 🎉
Up to 78% of international public fossil fuel finance was slashed by Clean Energy Transition Partnership signatories in 2024 vs pre-CETP levels - but less than 20% of funds from fossil fuels have been redirected to clean energy
More 🔎 bit.ly/3VLLOx2 @nataliejones.bsky.social @indiraura.bsky.social
More 🔎 bit.ly/3VLLOx2 @nataliejones.bsky.social @indiraura.bsky.social
Holding Course, Missing Speed
This report analyzes progress by Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) signatories in shifting international public finance from fossil fuels to clean energy in 2024.
www.iisd.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Up to 78% of international public fossil fuel finance was slashed by Clean Energy Transition Partnership signatories in 2024 vs pre-CETP levels - but less than 20% of funds from fossil fuels have been redirected to clean energy
More 🔎 bit.ly/3VLLOx2 @nataliejones.bsky.social @indiraura.bsky.social
More 🔎 bit.ly/3VLLOx2 @nataliejones.bsky.social @indiraura.bsky.social
💡 From just transitions for coal communities in Alberta, Chile and South Africa to the early retirement of coal plants in North Macedonia and the Philippines, the @pastcoal.bsky.social's new Solutions Bank is a repository of positive case studies away from coal. Check it out ⤵️
The world can move from coal power to clean energy, and our Solutions Bank shows how.
Featuring 1️⃣7️⃣case studies from 5️⃣ continents, this Bank will contribute to the Action Agenda for COP30.
Launching today at #ClimateWeekNYC. Find out more here ⏩
poweringpastcoal.org/solutions-ba...
Featuring 1️⃣7️⃣case studies from 5️⃣ continents, this Bank will contribute to the Action Agenda for COP30.
Launching today at #ClimateWeekNYC. Find out more here ⏩
poweringpastcoal.org/solutions-ba...
September 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
💡 From just transitions for coal communities in Alberta, Chile and South Africa to the early retirement of coal plants in North Macedonia and the Philippines, the @pastcoal.bsky.social's new Solutions Bank is a repository of positive case studies away from coal. Check it out ⤵️
HUGE news — govt of Colombia to host a first-of-its-kind, landmark intergovernmental summit that will provide a global platform for countries to cooperate on strategies to phase out oil, gas, and coal extraction 🎉
🚨 Breaking news from the #UNGA sidelines:
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
Government of Colombia Announces First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Colombia proudly announces its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The ...
fossilfueltreaty.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
HUGE news — govt of Colombia to host a first-of-its-kind, landmark intergovernmental summit that will provide a global platform for countries to cooperate on strategies to phase out oil, gas, and coal extraction 🎉
At @e3g.bsky.social we've created a tool to track the COP28 energy commitments in #NDCs
What do countries say about:
- Deploying renewables
- Improving energy efficiency
- Phasing down coal
- Transitioning away from fossil fuels
- Quitting FF subsidies
Explore here 👉 www.e3g.org/publications...
What do countries say about:
- Deploying renewables
- Improving energy efficiency
- Phasing down coal
- Transitioning away from fossil fuels
- Quitting FF subsidies
Explore here 👉 www.e3g.org/publications...
www.e3g.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
At @e3g.bsky.social we've created a tool to track the COP28 energy commitments in #NDCs
What do countries say about:
- Deploying renewables
- Improving energy efficiency
- Phasing down coal
- Transitioning away from fossil fuels
- Quitting FF subsidies
Explore here 👉 www.e3g.org/publications...
What do countries say about:
- Deploying renewables
- Improving energy efficiency
- Phasing down coal
- Transitioning away from fossil fuels
- Quitting FF subsidies
Explore here 👉 www.e3g.org/publications...
🚗💨 Cars drive a massive demand for steel (~1/5 of all EU steel is used to make cars) - most of which is made with coal
💡By demanding green steel, carmakers can drive a transformation for cleaner air, healthier communities, & a climate-safe future leadthecharge.org/steel/?_orde... #GreenSteel #IAA25
💡By demanding green steel, carmakers can drive a transformation for cleaner air, healthier communities, & a climate-safe future leadthecharge.org/steel/?_orde... #GreenSteel #IAA25
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚗💨 Cars drive a massive demand for steel (~1/5 of all EU steel is used to make cars) - most of which is made with coal
💡By demanding green steel, carmakers can drive a transformation for cleaner air, healthier communities, & a climate-safe future leadthecharge.org/steel/?_orde... #GreenSteel #IAA25
💡By demanding green steel, carmakers can drive a transformation for cleaner air, healthier communities, & a climate-safe future leadthecharge.org/steel/?_orde... #GreenSteel #IAA25
Voices promoting coal are increasingly marginalised as real-world trends show that coal power is on its way out 📉
"Clean" coal is unproven, unscalable, and unaffordable: countries pursuing that risk falling behind in the energy transition
My blog for @e3g.bsky.social: www.e3g.org/news/the-end...
"Clean" coal is unproven, unscalable, and unaffordable: countries pursuing that risk falling behind in the energy transition
My blog for @e3g.bsky.social: www.e3g.org/news/the-end...
The end of the 'clean coal' myth: lobby group closes as the OECD zeros in on coal exit
The closure of the International Centre for Sustainable Carbon marks the end of the ‘clean coal’ myth, as OECD and EU countries accelerate coal phaseouts and global clean energy costs undercut fossil ...
www.e3g.org
August 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Voices promoting coal are increasingly marginalised as real-world trends show that coal power is on its way out 📉
"Clean" coal is unproven, unscalable, and unaffordable: countries pursuing that risk falling behind in the energy transition
My blog for @e3g.bsky.social: www.e3g.org/news/the-end...
"Clean" coal is unproven, unscalable, and unaffordable: countries pursuing that risk falling behind in the energy transition
My blog for @e3g.bsky.social: www.e3g.org/news/the-end...
Reposted by Suzie Marshall
📢 CREA is #hiring!
👉 Digital Storyteller, Communications
📍 #Remote | South Asia; Asia
🔎 CREA is looking for a #DigitalStoryteller to join our #Communications team
Want to make an impact? Learn more & apply here:
energyandcleanair.org/jobs/?jobId=...
#ClimateJob #ClimateWork #Jobs #RemoteWork
👉 Digital Storyteller, Communications
📍 #Remote | South Asia; Asia
🔎 CREA is looking for a #DigitalStoryteller to join our #Communications team
Want to make an impact? Learn more & apply here:
energyandcleanair.org/jobs/?jobId=...
#ClimateJob #ClimateWork #Jobs #RemoteWork
Jobs – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
CREA is looking to expand its team! If you are passionate about fighting climate change through data, tracking pollution, and supporting organisations to enable the energy transition, please consider…
energyandcleanair.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📢 CREA is #hiring!
👉 Digital Storyteller, Communications
📍 #Remote | South Asia; Asia
🔎 CREA is looking for a #DigitalStoryteller to join our #Communications team
Want to make an impact? Learn more & apply here:
energyandcleanair.org/jobs/?jobId=...
#ClimateJob #ClimateWork #Jobs #RemoteWork
👉 Digital Storyteller, Communications
📍 #Remote | South Asia; Asia
🔎 CREA is looking for a #DigitalStoryteller to join our #Communications team
Want to make an impact? Learn more & apply here:
energyandcleanair.org/jobs/?jobId=...
#ClimateJob #ClimateWork #Jobs #RemoteWork
Renewable energy is now the lowest-cost form of electricity generation ☀️🌬️🔋
In 2023:
- 96% of new solar and wind capacity globally had lower generation costs than new coal
- 75% of new renewables projects were cheaper than running existing coal plants
In 2023:
- 96% of new solar and wind capacity globally had lower generation costs than new coal
- 75% of new renewables projects were cheaper than running existing coal plants
Clean power is now the cheapest energy worldwide and business is backing the shift.
Read why the global economy is moving on from fossil fuels.
www.e3g.org/news/powerin...
Read why the global economy is moving on from fossil fuels.
www.e3g.org/news/powerin...
Powering Up: Why the global economy is moving on from fossil fuels
Climate goals and business interests are increasingly aligned in advancing the global energy transition. Governments are supporting this shift with policies to boost growth, competitiveness and energy...
www.e3g.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Renewable energy is now the lowest-cost form of electricity generation ☀️🌬️🔋
In 2023:
- 96% of new solar and wind capacity globally had lower generation costs than new coal
- 75% of new renewables projects were cheaper than running existing coal plants
In 2023:
- 96% of new solar and wind capacity globally had lower generation costs than new coal
- 75% of new renewables projects were cheaper than running existing coal plants
Reposted by Suzie Marshall
We are delighted with the FT’s focus on solving the world’s coal problem, but last week’s article is doing a disservice to the progress made so far.
Read our letter to the editor, and follow our LCAW events this week, to find out more:
www.ft.com/content/1e6a...
Read our letter to the editor, and follow our LCAW events this week, to find out more:
www.ft.com/content/1e6a...
Letter: Coal might have staying power but the phaseout is under way
From Julia Skorupska, Head of Secretariat, Powering Past Coal Alliance, London SE17, UK
www.ft.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We are delighted with the FT’s focus on solving the world’s coal problem, but last week’s article is doing a disservice to the progress made so far.
Read our letter to the editor, and follow our LCAW events this week, to find out more:
www.ft.com/content/1e6a...
Read our letter to the editor, and follow our LCAW events this week, to find out more:
www.ft.com/content/1e6a...
Reposted by Suzie Marshall
No one in the wealthy part of the world is any longer interested in building new coal plants, the world is actually consigning coal to history
📉 A historic milestone in the #EnergyTransition:
In 2024, for the first time on record, there were no new steam turbine orders for coal-fired power plants in advanced economies.
A clear signal of shifting investment trends.
🔍 From @iea.org’s latest #WorldEnergyInvestment report.
In 2024, for the first time on record, there were no new steam turbine orders for coal-fired power plants in advanced economies.
A clear signal of shifting investment trends.
🔍 From @iea.org’s latest #WorldEnergyInvestment report.
World Energy Investment 2025 – Analysis - IEA
World Energy Investment 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
No one in the wealthy part of the world is any longer interested in building new coal plants, the world is actually consigning coal to history
Reposted by Suzie Marshall
Latin America shelves its last plans for new coal 🎉
In 2015, 18 coal plants were proposed across the region. Last year, just two remained, in Brazil and Honduras.
Today, there are no active coal plant projects on the continent. 🧵👇
In 2015, 18 coal plants were proposed across the region. Last year, just two remained, in Brazil and Honduras.
Today, there are no active coal plant projects on the continent. 🧵👇
May 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Latin America shelves its last plans for new coal 🎉
In 2015, 18 coal plants were proposed across the region. Last year, just two remained, in Brazil and Honduras.
Today, there are no active coal plant projects on the continent. 🧵👇
In 2015, 18 coal plants were proposed across the region. Last year, just two remained, in Brazil and Honduras.
Today, there are no active coal plant projects on the continent. 🧵👇
The Powering Past Coal Alliance (@pastcoal.bsky.social) to welcome a new government tomorrow 👀
🌎Tomorrow in Panama, during Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week, ministers, diplomats & climate leaders will gather to drive a just #EnergyTransition.
At the event, co-hosted by E3G, the @pastcoal.bsky.social will welcome a new Latin American govt ⚡
politicaporinteiro.org/2025/05/19/m...
At the event, co-hosted by E3G, the @pastcoal.bsky.social will welcome a new Latin American govt ⚡
politicaporinteiro.org/2025/05/19/m...
Meeting in Panama, leaders celebrate Latin America’s strategic position in the global transition to clean electricity
With UN’s global climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon on the horizon, governments, companies and sustainable development experts meet to align regional opportunities for the energy transition in LAC...
politicaporinteiro.org
May 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Powering Past Coal Alliance (@pastcoal.bsky.social) to welcome a new government tomorrow 👀
99% of existing US coal plants are more expensive to keep running than if they’re replaced with local solar, wind, & battery storage, from @energyinnovation.org
"Americans immediately begin saving money when coal plants retire and communities transition to clean energy" apnews.com/article/trum...
"Americans immediately begin saving money when coal plants retire and communities transition to clean energy" apnews.com/article/trum...
FACT FOCUS: Trump misrepresents facts about coal as he signs executive orders to boost its use
As President Donald Trump announced moves to ease restrictions on the U.S. coal industry Tuesday, he extolled what he views as its values.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
99% of existing US coal plants are more expensive to keep running than if they’re replaced with local solar, wind, & battery storage, from @energyinnovation.org
"Americans immediately begin saving money when coal plants retire and communities transition to clean energy" apnews.com/article/trum...
"Americans immediately begin saving money when coal plants retire and communities transition to clean energy" apnews.com/article/trum...
Reposted by Suzie Marshall
The closing of the UK’s 🇬🇧 Ratcliffe power plant and new era of #coal-free power was an iconic 2024 headline.
We’re hoping to see some similar stories in 2025.
We’re hoping to see some similar stories in 2025.
December 24, 2024 at 9:44 AM
The closing of the UK’s 🇬🇧 Ratcliffe power plant and new era of #coal-free power was an iconic 2024 headline.
We’re hoping to see some similar stories in 2025.
We’re hoping to see some similar stories in 2025.