美国超级富豪如何影响欧盟的气候和能源政策How the US super-rich influence EU climate and energy policy

欧盟“能源转型”将看到应对气候挑战的巨大变化。拟议的可再生能源扩张需要通过传统能源的安全发电来平衡。煤炭将发挥重要作用：在确保供应安全的同时，降低转型成本。然而，非政府组织的目标明确的运动促进了无煤能源的混合。他们用一切可以想象的理由反对煤炭，经常歪曲事实，玩弄非理性的恐惧。本报告审查了这些非政府组织及其运动的幕后黑手。我们发现，一波资金正涌入欧盟的政策空间，少数捐助者希望这一波资金将影响政策，并有利于他们自己偏好的解决方案，无论消费者付出什么代价。这是一个关于金钱和权力的故事。

The EU “energy transition” will see enormous change in response to the climate challenge. The proposed expansion of renewables will need to be balanced by secure generation from conventional sources. Coal will play an important role: moderating the cost of transition while ensuring security of supply. However, well-targeted campaigns by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) promote an energy mix without coal. They use every imaginable argument against coal, often twisting the truth and playing on irrational fears. This report examines who is behind these NGOs and their campaigns. We find that a wave of money is flooding into the EU policy space, a wave that the few donors hope will influence policy and favour their own preferred solutions, whatever the cost to consumers. This is a story about money and power.