Study finds: renewables & heat pumps could slash EU gas demand by 25% ⛽ #EnergySky The 2022 crisis & recent disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz created the second fossil fuel crisis in <10 years. The answer isn’t finding new suppliers: Europe has to reduce its gas demand. Read more 🧵👇

Yesterday was Earth Overshoot Day: from today to December 31st, humanity's demand on nature is already exceeding what it can regenerate in a year. As the fastest-warming continent, Europe has every reason to make better use of the resources we have. 🧵👇 #EnviroSky

What's next for Europe's cooling and heating transition? 🎤 The Electrification Action Plan (EAP) points in the right direction, with promising measures like exploring a Clean Heat Market Mechanism and the promise of a separate Cooling and Heating Action Plan planned. The next steps are decisive. 🧵👇

🏠 Innovation is moving faster than policy: to support the decarbonisation of buildings, the @eeb.org has launched a new webinar series to bridge this gap. 📅 21 October, 11:00–12:00 CET Register here for the first of six sessions 👉 tinyurl.com/5ahvmuv9 #EUPol #EnergySky #EnviroSky

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Electricity is over twice as expensive than gas in all the EU except Sweden and Finland 💶 The graph in today's piece in The European Correspondent shows why gas remains cheaper to use than electricity. Taxes on electricity make up 25–35% of household bills, while gas remains lightly taxed. 🧵👇

Those breathing the dirtiest air can least afford cleaner heating ⚠️ In this report, BPIE analysed the investment needed to transition vulnerable households in 5 EU countries to clean heat and the readiness of their National Social Climate Plans (NSCPs) for this. 🧵👇 #EUPol

Good news: the European Commission has endorsed Latvia's Social Climate Plan 📝 🇱🇻 What does this mean for Latvians? Between 2026 and 2032, the plan will mobilise around €620 million to aid the households most affected by the clean transition. 🧵👇 What will that money actually fund? #ClimateSky

⚡ 🔌 The just released Electrification Action Plan includes an indicative target 46% electrification by 2040, a Clean Heat Market Mechanism, and a planned Cooling & Heating Action Plan. Next steps: read more on our website 👇 coolheatingcoalition.eu/2026/07/17/e... #EnergySky #ElectrifyNow

Electrification Action Plan marks a major step forward for Europe's heating and cooling transition

Today, the European Commission published its long-awaited Electrification Action Plan (EAP), setting out a roadmap to accelerate the electrification of Europe’s economy and reduce its dependence on im...

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⚡️🔌 Our ‘war room’ as we wait for the Electrification Action Plan. Expectant and hopeful for an ambitious electrification target, an announced Heating and Cooling strategy, a Clean Heat Market Mechanism and more, all while supporting vulnerable households! #EAP #ElectrifyNow #EnergySky

⚡ Our asks on the Electrification Action Plan ⚡ Tomorrow, the European Commission will publish the Electrification Action Plan (EAP), which is set to contain impactful measures contributing to Europe's heating and cooling transition. Here's what we want to see: #ClimateSky #EUSky #EnergySky

♨️ Webinar alert! Under the Hood: lessons learnt for designing a Clean Heat Market Mechanism In this discussion, we'll explore how the EU can design a Clean Heat Market Mechanism drawing from lessons from the UK, and across other proven EU policies. Register here 👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Congratulations! 🏆 So glad to have @rescoop.eu within our member base. ✨

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✨ Proud moment for our network at #EUSEW2026 Awards! 🏆 Massive congratulations to Donna Gartland, of our supporter Codema, for winning the Women in Energy Award! 🌟 Our hearts are also full of pride for our board member and finalist Suzanne Renard of Énergie Partagée.

Today is #HeatActionDay, commemorated by the Red Cross & Crescent. This year’s theme: indoor heat. Workers and vulnerable people often spend long periods of time inside sweltering unventilated buildings, risking heat stroke and dehydration. In Europe, 60 000 died from heat in the summer of '22.

Home decarbonisation needs to move faster. Europe needs a clear policy that bundles all these fossil-free solutions for homes together. Not fragmented measures, not piecemeal fixes, but a proper package that makes home electrification simple. We call them “Independence kits” 🏡⚡️💪

Europe needs ‘independence kits’ to electrify every home

Simple, ready-to-install technology kits could cut bills and end fossil dependence. Davide Sabbadin explains why this is exactly the kind of household-oriented policy the EU needs during crisis times.

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After two energy shocks, some countries are finally acting. Austria fully funds boiler replacements for low-income households. Belgium & Finland are cutting taxes to make fossil-free heating cheaper than gas. Germany & Spain are rolling out flat-rate public transport passes. Find more measures👇

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The Catalogue provides examples of measures which produce energy savings and, system efficiency gains and help replace fossil fuels with homegrown, clean energy in the EU.

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Electrification isn’t a “green lifestyle choice.” It’s a way to save €2,200 a year 💸 A new analysis shows switching to heat pumps and electric transport can cut bills fast across the EU. The barrier isn’t technology. It’s access to it 🧵

Heat pumps and EVs can save EU households over €2,200 a year - report

Electrification is the “most powerful tool” to protect Europeans from fossil fuel energy shocks, according to a new analysis.

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Read CAN Europe’s input to the EU’s Energy Security Revision: caneurope.org/publications... 🧵 8/8

Energy Security Revision: Advocacy Input - CAN Europe

The European Union is once again experiencing the consequences of its structural dependence on expensive fossil fuels, an exposure that has proven to be not

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That means setting a clear fossil gas phase-out strategy with annual gas demand reduction of at least 7%, ambitious electrification targets, faster deployment of storage and grids, and strong implementation of the EU Methane Regulation. 🧵👇 7/8

Looking ahead, the EU must move ➡️ from emergency response ➡️ to structural transformation 🧵👇 6/8

The latest energy crisis sparked by the war in Iran and conflict in the wider region have once again highlighted a fundamental reality: fossil fuel dependency itself remains Europe’s core energy security risk. 🧵👇 5/8

⚠️Europe is still exposed to volatile gas prices due to high dependency on expensive LNG ⚠️ LNG dependency - especially on US imports - has grown rapidly ⚠️Electricity prices remain above pre-crisis levels because gas still sets power prices ⚠️In 2025 the EU spent ~€335 billion on fossil fuels 🧵👇 4/8

More renewables and lower gas consumption helped to bring down wholesale energy prices. But vulnerabilities remain. 🧵👇 3/8

⬇️ EU gas demand fell by ~19% ☀️ EU solar capacity more than doubled 🌬️ Wind + solar surpassed fossil generating ~30% of EU electricity 🔋 Battery storage more than doubled since 2023 📉 Russian gas imports fell from ~44% to ~12% 🧵👇 2/8

Four years ago, REPowerEU was launched as an emergency response to Europe’s worst energy price crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the EU has made major progress. 🧵👇 1/8

To combat disinformation we need to expose both the false narratives and the deceptive tactics, techniques and procedures used to disseminate the lies. Excellent work by the @desmog.com team and @politico.com!

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Interesting new reporting from @desmog.com and @politico.com reveals campaign against heat pumps by PR exec with links to the gas industry 👇

But @louisesunderland.bsky.social nails it on the head in the Guardian: 'these reforms will only be as effective as their implementation'. (3/3)

Notable for heating are proposals to use tax law to ensure electricity is reasonably priced compared to fossil fuels, deliver an electrification target and to consider an EU wide market mechanism for heat pumps. (2/3)

Today's AccelerateEU communication from the European Commission explains how the existing EU energy policy mix will be further bolstered to drive electrification in order to reduce fossil fuel exposure. (1/3)

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AccelerateEU to strengthen EU energy resilience https://www.europesays.com/2937550/ The REPowerEU plan and roadmap aim to phase out all Russian energy imports and assure EU’s energy independence from…

⁉️ How can #ETS2 work for Central & Eastern Europe? ⁉️ 📅 22 April – 16:00 📍 Mundo Matongé, Brussels We’re co-hosting a panel with @europeum.bsky.social and @transportenvironment.org 👇 #EUSky #ClimateSky #ETS2

How can the ETS2 work for Central and Eastern European countries?

Panel on carbon pricing for buildings and transport in Central and Eastern Europe, future reforms, and member state positions, with Q&A.

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♨️ Join our #EUSEW session: “Plugging the gap: how to make local heating & cooling plans investable” The European Commission just opened registrations for EUSEW (9–11 June, Brussels). We’re co-hosting a policy session with EU City Facility (EUCF) 👇 #EUSky #EnergySky #ClimateSky

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