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COP31 must turn climate promises into action

Phase out fossil fuels, scale up public finance and remove the barriers holding countries back. Make the transition fast, fair and real. At COP31, the EU must use its political and economic power to turn global commitments into delivery.

SIGN NOW: Slash oil and gas profits, make the polluters pay!

We’re calling on the EU and its member states for stronger, permanent taxes on all oil and gas profits – taxes that make these destructive industries less profitable and redirect investment away from fossil fuels. Are you with us? Add your name.

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Funding Fairer Futures: call for proposals open now!

We want to mobilise people in Europe to act for and drive political and systemic change towards climate justice and just transition. The Climate Action Engagement Fund provides financial support to CSOs/groups promoting just transition and climate justice in the European Union, via awareness-raising, campaigning, mobilisation, public engagement and advocacy activities.

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From an idea to a community: How neighbours in Lisbon built Portugal’s first citizen-led renewable energy community

In 2020, around 300 residents of Lisbon’s Telheiras neighbourhood came together to think about how they could improve their community. Through a participatory initiative called the Network of Ideas, they proposed around 60 ideas for making the neighbourhood more sustainable. Among them, seven were prioritised and co-developed with volunteer-led working groups. One of the proposals that would eventually become a reality was: “Let’s produce our own renewable energy and share it among neighbours.”

Today, that idea has become the Telheiras/Lumiar Renewable Energy Community (CERT/L), a citizen-led, non-profit energy community and the first citizen-driven renewable energy community to be officially registered and operational in Portugal. Solar photovoltaic systems installed on public buildings generate renewable electricity that is virtually shared with nearby residents, small businesses, condominiums and local organisations.

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Poblado Dirigido de Orcasitas: How residents transformed their neighbourhood through collective action

Barcelona, Catalonia – Project led by La Borda

In the 1950s, rural migrants arriving in Madrid built around 1,500 homes on the city’s southern outskirts. There was no running water, no electricity and no paved roads. Built on clay and mud, Orcasitas became a neighbourhood shaped by collective effort from the very beginning. More than half a century later, residents faced new challenges, including poor housing conditions and energy poverty. Community organising once again played an important role in shaping the neighbourhood’s response.

Today, Orcasitas is recognised as one of Spain’s leading examples of citizen-led renovation. Heating bills have fallen by 80%, homes have become more comfortable and energy-efficient, and the neighbourhood is preparing for its next chapter through a collective solar energy project. Yet the story of Orcasitas is not primarily about buildings. It is a story about residents who came together to improve their neighbourhood and shape its future.