With your help, we can put a stop to the fossil fuel industry and switch to clean energy

The project aims to undermine the power and social acceptance of the fossil fuel industry, by persuading public institutions to sever their ties with it. Its goal is to remove barriers to climate policy and accelerate a just transition towards an energy system based on renewable sources that ensures a safe climate.

The fossil fuel industry continues to extract coal, oil and gas, blocking effective climate policies and using advertising to encourage consumption. By maintaining close ties with public institutions such as pension funds, schools, museums and sports clubs, these companies retain a level of social acceptance that represents the greatest obstacle to achieving a just energy transition and a habitable planet.

To tackle this situation, the organisation Fossielvrij NL is mobilising citizen power by driving a network of local groups and volunteers across the Netherlands. Through strategic campaigns, legal action against greenwashing, initiatives to ban fossil fuel advertising, and support for communities in the form of training and digital tools, the project aims to withdraw social support from fossil fuel companies and accelerate the transition towards a renewable and decentralised energy model.

• Launch strategic campaigns targeting public institutions, banks and pension funds.

• Take legal action and pursue litigation against corporate greenwashing.

• Promote campaigns to secure a ban on fossil fuel advertising.

• Provide support, advice, training and digital tools to campaign groups.

• Build coalitions with organisations fighting for climate justice.

The general public and future generations benefit, gaining a safe climate, a habitable planet and a renewable energy model. Furthermore, communities and ecosystems affected by climate injustice benefit, as do activist groups and volunteers, who receive training and resources to take action in their local areas.

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