April 9, 2021 Electric mobility, Transport Ford to mass produce electric vans in Russia, say reports Ford Motors, one of America’s top three automakers, will move to mass produce electric cars in Russia, local media have reported, making […]
April 7, 2021 Electric mobility, Transport Massive Biden infrastructure plan gives huge boost to electric cars President Joe Biden has made electric vehicle development a priority under a $2 trillion infrastructure bill put forth by his […]
April 6, 2021 European Union, Future energy system, TEN-E INTERVIEW WITH Fortum Oslo Varme The role of shipping in CCS – developing carbon capture and storage requires flexible solutions Recognizing that we are running late […]
April 1, 2021 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport EV sales skyrocketed in 2020; petrol, diesel car sales in steep decline European sales of fossil fuel vehicles took a massive hit last year, dropping by 5 million vehicles or more than a third compared to 2019. […]
March 31, 2021 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Climate change Now-resolved Suez Canal blockage shows value of Arctic shipping route, Russia says While hundreds of ship and tankers were blocked from passing through the Suez Canal by a stranded container ship, Russia’s Energy Ministry […]
March 30, 2021 Climate change Biden administration announces major push for offshore wind energy In a major energy policy shift, America’s offshore wind industry is getting a major boost from the Biden administration as the White House […]
March 26, 2021 Climate change, Fossil fuels Norwegian cities lead the way in reaching zero-emissions in construction sites Municipalities in Norway are moving towards stringent climate requirements for construction sites. With a combined population of over […]
March 25, 2021 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union Oslo CCS project is one step closer to EU funding Fortum Oslo Varme’s (FOV) waste management facility at Klemetsrud is among the most mature CCS project proposals in Europe. […]
March 25, 2021 Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Murmansk regional polluter shuts down another of its polluting facilities A major Russian metalworks near the Norwegian border has ceased operations in a move meant to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide that have […]
March 23, 2021 Electric mobility, Transition The trials and tribulations of two Belarusian EV drivers in Russia’s far north This winter, two Tesla-driving Belarusian businessmen named Artur and Viktor decided to take a trip to Murmansk by electric car. It was a […]
March 21, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Rosatom seeks contractor to dispose of sunken subs reactor cores Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has announced a tender for disposing of reactor cores from the K-27 submarine, which was […]
March 18, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Imported transformers behind November outage at Belarusian nuclear plant Italian-produced equipment was behind a mishap at the Belarus nuclear power plant late last year, which saw a newly operational […]
March 18, 2021 Climate change, Transition NGO Alliance reply to European Commission request for expert advice on transition finance On the 18th of January, the European Commission issued a request to the Sustainable Finance Platform (SFP) to “provide advice on […]
March 16, 2021 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, TEN-E Bio-CCS’ role on path to net-zero – dependent on legislative framework’s recognition of shipping and CO2 storage Tapping into ongoing discussions in Sweden on Bio-CCS’ vital role on the path to net-zero by 2050, Fabian Levihn from Stockholm EXERGI […]
March 15, 2021 Electric mobility, Transport Electric car sales see huge annual increases in Russia For another year running, Russia has set records for electric car sales that, shockingly, outpace rates in its EV-hungry Scandinavian […]
March 12, 2021 Climate change CBAM report in the European Parliament presents several big wins for the climate The recent report adopted by the European Parliament supporting the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is a […]
March 12, 2021 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan 10 years after Fukushima, the nuclear industry still has trouble gaining the public’s trust Ten years ago this week, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in the Pacific sent an eight story wall of water rolling toward the six reactors of the […]
March 4, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Industrial Pollution, Renewable energy Hydrogen in steel production: what is happening in Europe – part one The steel industry accounts for 4% of all the CO2 emissions in Europe and 22% of the industrial carbon emissions in Europe. Several […]
March 1, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, TEN-E Interview: TEN-E Recognition of CO2 Storage: Spark to light the flame of large-scale CO2 sequestration in Europe As part of the ongoing revision of the guidelines for Trans-European Energy Infrastructure (TEN-E) Regulation, Bellona Europa has together […]
February 22, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences US is officially back in the Paris Agreement. What’s next? As of Friday, the United States has official rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, lending new vigor to the global struggle against climate […]
