Author name: Luc Van Vliet

The Climate Change and Fossil Fuels (CLIFF) Project funded by the European Research Council Advanced Grant to Prof. Joyeeta Gupta (project number 101020082) examined the equitable options for leaving fossil fuel underground (LFFU) and the role of large investors, fossil fuel companies and the low- and middle-income countries with large fossil fuel reserves. The conference […]

As part of the 2025 CLIFF Final Conference, attendees were given the chance to submit a poster as part of a poster competition. You can view the submitted posters here.

In November 2025, we welcomed experts, policymakers, and researchers to Amsterdam for the final CLIFF conference: “New Narratives for Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground.” It was an incredible three days of intense, necessary, and inspiring discussions on the politics, finance, and justice dimensions of the energy transition. We are thrilled with the level of engagement and

Thank you to all who attended the 2025 conference, Climate Change and Fossil Fuels: New Narratives. The conference asked: What is the role of big investors in leaving fossil fuels underground (LFFU)? What are the North-South implications of LFFU? And what measures can be taken, and by whom, to equitably allocate and accelerate shareholder and stakeholder