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Europe must face down Putin’s food blackmail over Ukraine, says new report
As part of our #SwitchOffPutin campaign, we took a deep dive in the numbers and dug up what Europe can - no, must - do to deal with the...

Rob De Schutter
Jul 11, 20223 min read


Europe includes nuclear in its sustainable taxonomy
At last, the European Union has agreed nuclear energy belongs in its taxonomy for sustainable investments, after WePlanet’s climate...

Rob De Schutter
Jul 7, 20222 min read


There’s nothing easy about being green: Some words on energy
The term “green” guides our thinking about the future of energy supplies. Yet the word stands in the way of rational thinking about...

Rob De Schutter
Jun 30, 20228 min read


Why sustainability is unnatural
Let’s not fool ourselves. To save nature, we may have to get a little less natural. By Johannes Kopton Solar panels on a green field in...

Rob De Schutter
Jun 24, 20223 min read


What you can do for the climate to make a real difference
If we want to save the climate, we have to stop eating meat and fly less, right? Well, that will help, but only a little. There are other...

Rob De Schutter
Jun 9, 20224 min read


Our open letter on REPowerEU
Guess what's missing from Europe's plan to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels and speed up the transition to a clean and...

Rob De Schutter
May 30, 20223 min read


WePlanet takes action! Watch our Switch Off Putin projections on Grohnde nuclear power plant
RePlanet takes action! Watch our Switch Off Putin projections on Grohnde nuclear power plant

Rob De Schutter
May 20, 20222 min read


Climate change increases need for electricity
Electricity prices are rising sharply in many European countries. Up to 10 per cent of the EU’s population is facing the choice “eat or...

Karolina Lisslö Gylfe
May 16, 20223 min read


Nearly 70% of Europeans want to 'Switch Off Putin' by boycotting Russian oil and gas
New research shows that nearly 70% of Europeans want an immediate boycott of Russian oil and gas, adding to pressure on European...

Rob De Schutter
Apr 8, 20222 min read


Switch off Putin: Europe can immediately exit Russian oil, gas and coal, finds new report
Many have been saying we need to stop importing fossil fuels from Russia. We agree. And we've actually crunched the numbers. The European...

Rob De Schutter
Mar 30, 20223 min read


What Russia’s war efforts mean for our energy choices
The war in Ukraine has removed the smokescreen from Germany’s climate policy. It’s time for a rethink. It appears the much-lauded...

Amardeo Sarma
Mar 3, 20224 min read
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