Gas
We need massive public investment in renewable energy and reducing energy consumption to stop climate breakdown.
But the European Union and its member states are still fanning the flames of climate breakdown, by using public money to subsidise new fossil gas projects.
Since 2014, the EU has spent hundreds of billions of Euros on pipelines and other infrastructure to transport gas into and around Europe. These projects will last well into the future, locking us into continued fossil fuel dependency. And it is increasingly promoting hydrogen derived from more fossil gas.
We campaign for an end to public money for all fossil fuel infrastructure, and work to support communities across Europe and beyond pushing back against these polluting projects.
Fighting funding for gas
10/11/21
EU Commission slammed for backing gas projects during COP26
EU Commission slammed for backing 30 gas projects worth €13 billion during COP26 – “dangerous and dirty” say NGOs
26/10/21
Energy ministers lack urgency on energy crisis
Winter is coming, and Europe’s energy ministers have are showing a complete lack of urgency in the face of a gas price crisis that risks throwing mill …
13/09/21
MEPs ready to support new fossil gas projects?
As MEPs prepare to vote, they look set to support new fossil gas projects – sending a devastating message that people suffering the effects of climate …
Gas industry lobbying
23/12/22
The EU-US Energy Task Force, another fossil fuel lobby vehicle?
On the 25th March, as the EU was scrambling to respond to the invasion of Ukraine and its potential implications for the EU’s access to energy supplie …
02/09/21
Fossil fuelled media events boycotted
Sixteen leading European civil society organisations have announced they will no longer accept invitations to speak at media events on EU policy spons …
04/05/21
The EU’s Industrial Alliances
The new corporate capture that threatens democracy and the environment The European Commission has increasingly been turning to alliances with big bus …
Around Europe
26/10/22
A ‘Gastastrophic’ Mistake
The attack on Ukraine brought Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas into the limelight earlier in 2022. But the EU doesn’t only rely on fossil fu …
01/12/21
Victory! France won’t support gas megaproject in the Arctic
Thanks to citizen mobilisation, French President Emmanuel Macron and his government will ultimately not support Arctic LNG 2, a Total gas megaproject …
25/10/21
Energy prices are skyrocketing. It’s game over for gas
EU leaders are scrambling a response to skyrocketing energy prices. But the most glaring long-term answer is not on the table: getting Europe off gas.
Contact
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Colin RocheClimate justice & energy coordinator |
Cristina PricopAnti-fossil gas campaigner |
Kim ClaesCorporate capture and Fossil free politics campaigner
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