{"id":184802,"date":"2026-04-17T12:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=184802"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:33:02","slug":"oil-companies-windfall-profits-have-to-be-taxed-says-european-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/04\/17\/oil-companies-windfall-profits-have-to-be-taxed-says-european-civil-society\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Oil companies’ windfall profits have to be taxed,’ says European civil society"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of 31 European NGOs, including Oxfam, WWF, CAN Europe, and T&E, has called on the EU to tax excess oil profits to support Europeans in the crisis.<\/p>\n

In a letter<\/a>, the NGOs, which represent more than 40 million citizens across more than 2,000 member organizations, call for funds to be targeted to shield vulnerable households and support the clean energy transition to avoid similar volatility in the future.<\/p>\n

“The European Union is once again confronted with a severe energy crisis, driven by the US-Israel war on Iran and escalating geopolitical tensions,” Transport & Environment (T&E) warns. “The EU\u2019s fossil fuel import bill has increased by \u20ac22 billion<\/a> in just the first 44 days of the conflict, which the head of the International Energy Agency has described as the worst energy crisis in history.”<\/p>\n

Oil companies are set to make a \u20ac24 billion windfall on road fuel alone in 2026, according to T&E\u2019s oil profits tracker<\/a>, “much of this at the expense of EU citizens and businesses,” T&E notes.<\/p>\n

Solidarity contribution<\/h4>\n

In 2022, the EU introduced a temporary solidarity contribution on excess profits for energy companies. An assessment by the European Commission found that the measure raised \u20ac28 billion in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Last week, five countries, Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, called on the Commission to develop an EU-wide tax on windfall profits.<\/p>\n

Antony Froggatt, senior director at T&E, said: \u201cOnce again, drivers\u2019 pain is Big Oil\u2019s gain. Instead of governments putting the burden on taxpayers, it\u2019s time that oil companies pay up. As an immediate and first step, the EU should reintroduce its windfall tax on oil company war profits and use those funds to protect citizens.\u201d That’s why the group of 31 NGOs has taken action.<\/p>\n

The group also calls on the EU to expand the scope of the mechanism to address profits from across the oil supply chain, and those generated by international fossil fuel companies, including those not headquartered in the EU but deriving significant revenues from the European market.<\/p>\n

Social and environmental purposes<\/h4>\n

The letter calls for revenues to be clearly and transparently earmarked for socially and environmentally beneficial purposes, including targeted support for vulnerable households, investment in energy efficiency, and accelerated deployment of renewable energy, electric vehicles, and other electrification solutions.<\/p>\n

The mechanism should be embedded within a broader strategy to reduce Europe\u2019s dependence on fossil fuels, say the signatories, to mitigate the impact of oil price volatility in an ever more energy-insecure world.<\/p>\n

On April 22, the EU Commission is scheduled to present emergency measures to help governments better support industries hit hardest by the energy crisis. EU leaders will also discuss the bloc\u2019s response when they meet on 22-23 April.<\/p>\n

The letter is signed by: 350.org, ActionAid Denmark, CAN Europe, Carbon Market Watch (CMW), CDE, CEE Bankwatch Network, Cittadini per l\u2019Aria, Cool Heating Coalition (CHC), E3G, Ecopreneur.eu, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), EUREC, FEANTSA, Fern, Friends of the Earth-CEPA, Germanwatch, ISDE Italia, LEGAMBIENTE, KyotoClub, New Economics Foundation, Next Energy Consumers, Oxfam, Reclaim Finance, REScoop.eu, R\u00e9seau Action Climat, Salud por Derecho, SOLIDAR, T&E, Veblen Institute for Economic Reforms, WWF European Policy Office, ZERO – Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Terrestre Sustent\u00e1vel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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