November 30, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change Norwegian industry calls for new carbon removal policy An industrial consortium led by Bellona is asking the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide for a policy framework […]
November 29, 2021 Electric mobility, Transport By electric car from St Petersburg to Vladivostok, installing charging stations along the wat Pyotr Movchan, who heads Portal Energy – a St Petersburg company that develops and manufactures its own charging stations for electric […]
November 22, 2021 Climate change, European Union Bellona Europa Fit for 55 Consultation Responses CBAM, Energy Taxation Directive and ReFuelEU Last July, the European Commission launched its mammoth package of legislative proposals aiming to implement the EU Green Deal and deliver […]
November 18, 2021 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport Road to Glasgow: What our 5,400 km electric road trip taught us After having recently completed an immense road trip traversing nine countries, I’ve learned that although electromobility is certainly […]
November 17, 2021 Air Pollution, Climate change, ZECS Construction sites and low emission zones: the missing piece of the puzzle Air pollution kills almost half a million people per year in Europe, making it a critical issue for cities to act upon. Low- and […]
November 17, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, Industrial Pollution, International climate conferences Press Release: Bellona statement on Glasgow Climate Pact After two weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed on Saturday. Bellona supports the outcome as an important step in […]
November 16, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union Press Release: EU Innovation Fund decision is moving the goal post for industrial decarbonisation Bellona would like to congratulate the Commission on today’s decision on the first Innovation Fund Call for Large-Scale projects, […]
November 16, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Gas Bellona signs open letter to prevent nuclear energy and fossil gas from being labelled as green Granting nuclear and fossil gas the label of sustainability would undermine the EU’s climate targets, divert much-needed investments in […]
November 16, 2021 European Union, Gas EU Climate Action and Net-Zero by 2050 Goal in Jeopardy if European Commission gives into mounting political pressure on Fossil Gas’ role in EU Taxonomy The EU is currently at a watershed moment, deciding on the role of fossil gas in the green and just transition and notably the EU […]
November 13, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences Bellona sees a tightening of the Paris Agreement at COP26 After extending negotiations for an extra day, leaders of the United Nations summit in Glasgow have offered a new draft agreement that aims […]
November 12, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences COP26: Double counting in Article 6 is worse than no Article 6 Bellona strongly supports the call for corresponding adjustments, the cancellation of legacy credits, and for the partial cancellation of […]
November 12, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences Report exposes the shaky data underlying claims to emissions cuts at Glasgow’s COP26 As the final days of the United Nations COP26 climate talks began in Glasgow, the Washington Post published a remarkable and possibly […]
November 11, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Renewable energy Letter to President Ursula von der Leyen – Hydrogen production for industry and efuels for transport need to come from truly additional renewable electricity Only if hydrogen is used in hard-to-abate sectors and produced from additional renewable electricity, can it play a genuine role in limiting […]
November 10, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, International climate conferences The world will be cooked without CCS Bellona has been working for carbon capture and storage (CCS) since 1992. Yet it took several decades for the UN Climate Panel to recommend […]
November 2, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences Norway’s prime minister opens Bellona’s pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was on hand to open the Bellona pavilion at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland Sunday, […]
November 1, 2021 Electric mobility, Transport A new EV charger opens on the Russian shore of the Barents Sea Another brick in the Barents Baltic Electric Road has been laid in Teriberka, a village on the Barents Sea popular with tourists and the […]
October 29, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences Bellona’s 30-year history at UN climate summits Bellona made its international breakthrough at the world’s first environmental conference in Rio in 1992, where we presented a report […]
October 28, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences Norway is out of step with the world The European Union, the United States and the other western countries with Arctic territory are now in favor of stopping oil and gas […]
October 27, 2021 Climate change, Electric mobility, International climate conferences, Transport Bellona takes off for Glasgow in an electric car On Monday, Bellona set out for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in an electric car – of course. Most have heard that electric car sales […]
October 26, 2021 International climate conferences Programme for the Bellona pavilion at COP26 Program for the Bellona pavilion at COP26 – May be subject to change. Check back often.
