Ende
Gelände
2026

Ende Gelände’s roots lie in the anti-nuclear and anti-coal movements. Together with tens of thousands of people, we have shown how strong and broad the resistance is to a fossil-fuel “business as usual.” The fact that a coal phase-out made it onto the political agenda with an exit date being set is a victory for the whole movement.

However, this is not enough! We remain steadfast and will not allow the hard-won coal phase-out to be turned into a shift to gas. For us, the principle has always been — and still is: We will not stand by while our future is burned away; while regions in the Global South are sacrificed; while only a few profit from energy production at the expense of the vast majority.

Gas is already one of the most expensive ways to produce electricity — and it’s only going to get more expensive. Every year, we all get poorer, while fossil fuel corporations rake in record profits. That’s why we need to phase out gas as quickly as possible. But Economic Minister and Gas Lobbyist Katherina Reiche is doing the exact opposite: she proposes to build 40 new gas power plants in the coming years. This means we’re being forced to pay twice — first through our taxes to subsidize these plants, and then through skyrocketing electricity bills as these corporations drive up prices.
We refuse to keep funding the billion-dollar profits of RWE, Uniper, or EPH. We’re taking the energy transition into our own hands. Together, we will socialize the big energy corporations so that we, the people, can decide how energy is produced and distributed.
Phasing out gas stays a hands-on struggle!

Our fight for climate justice has never been limited to just reducing emissions or staying below a certain temperature threshold. To find solidarity-based solutions to crises, we must build networks with those most affected, center voices from the Global South and redistribute resources!
Fossil capitalism is incapable of making such a radical turn. That’s why we must break the power of corporations, democratize decision-making, and move beyond the destructive system that prioritizes economic growth and profits over life and livelihoods.
Here and now, we stand in the way — fighting for climate justice and a socially and ecologically just system change..

Gas is a climate killer — in it’s overall balance it is just as dirty as oil or coal. It’s made up of 90% methane, which, when released into the atmosphere, traps heat 80 times more effectively than CO₂. And methane is emitted at every stage of its production. Gas isn’t just one of the most environmentally destructive ways to produce energy; its extraction is rooted in colonial violence and displacement, fuels wars, and props up the profits of fossil fuel giants. That’s why, since 2022, we’ve been resisting not only coal but also gas. Through civil disobedience in Hamburg, Reichling, and Rügen, we’ve made these injustices visible at the very sites of destruction.
This summer, we aim to block the construction of new gas power plants. Remember: We are the investment risk!