June 1, 2017 Arctic, Industrial Pollution, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Bellona seminar sums up Russia’s Year of the Environment “It’s totally unacceptable that Nikel’s emissions continue – we have told he Russians that emissions must go down,” said Norwegian […]
June 1, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, International climate conferences Will China now trump the USA in Paris Climate leadership? With Trump set to abandon the Paris climate deal, the world looks to the East for a new lead in the fight against climate change. China has […]
May 31, 2017 Climate change, International climate conferences Trump set to abandon Paris climate agreement President Trump was poised Wednesday to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement in a move that would make good on a […]
May 31, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia New Bellona report says Russian nuclear industry is spending its money in the wrong places The risk of a nuclear accident at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant near Murmansk and only kilometers from Norway’s border with Russian, will […]
May 30, 2017 Ukraine Кліматичні переговори у Бонні: між Кіотським минулим та Паризьким майбутнім Тетяна Кармелюк З 8 до 18 травня у німецькому місті Бонн тривали інтенсивні […]
May 30, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics, Nuclear Russia Vilnius redoubles pushback against Belarusian nuclear plant Lithuania has renewed its long-held opposition to a Russian-built nuclear power plant going up just 50 kilometers from its capitol in […]
May 30, 2017 European Union, Transport Redesigning Europe’s road tolling rules: a first step to cutting freight emissions BRUSSELS – Tomorrow, 31 May 2017, the European Commission will release its proposal for the revision of the so-called Eurovignette […]
May 25, 2017 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Court appeals could clarify law that smothers Russia’s non-profits Russia’s Justice Minister has said it’s working on a response to a demand from the European Court of Human Rights to explain the […]
May 24, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Rosatom’s vague plans could create radwaste crisis in Turkey, environmentalists fear As Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom continues site preparation for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey, environmentalists have […]
May 24, 2017 European Union, Transport Major urban emission cuts possible at European construction sites Europe can rid itself of vast amounts of urban pollution. Bellona-sponsored study shows that construction sites for buildings emit more than […]
May 22, 2017 Electric mobility, Transport Bellona helps Russian drivers plug in with new e-car charger in Murmansk In a shocking new development, electric car owners in Russia’s northern capital of Murmansk will by mid-summer have a place to charge […]
May 22, 2017 Ukraine Скорочення викидів у 2016: надто мало і надто пізно Тетяна Кармелюк 4 травня управління статистики країн ЄС Євростат […]
May 18, 2017 Renewable energy, Wind Wind energy making small but steady gains in Northwest Russia The Murmansk region’s energy situation presents unique opportunities. On the one hand, hydroelectric and nuclear plants produce an energy […]
May 17, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel In historic move, Andreyeva Bay fuel is finally packing up Officials have packed up the first container of spent nuclear fuel from the notorious Andreyeva Bay submarine maintenance yards in Northwest […]
May 15, 2017 Electric mobility, European Union, Transport Worldwide cities pledge to combat air pollution by electrifying transport Cities around the world are facing a crisis as cars are suffocating the streets, creating congestion and contributing to health-threatening […]
May 12, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union EU sees CO2 emissions dropping: Too little and almost too late On 4 May 2017, Eurostat released its numbers on the change in CO2 emissions observed in the European Union in 2016 as compared to the year […]
May 11, 2017 Arctic, Climate change Washington’s uncertain position on climate change clouds Arctic talks Uncertainty over whether the Trump Administration will pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement is clouding talks among the eight Arctic […]
May 11, 2017 Electric mobility, Future energy system, Renewable energy Zero-subsidy bids in Germany a breakthrough for offshore wind and renewable energy production Subsidies are an important tool in the transition towards new and cleaner technologies; however, they are no long term solution. Although […]
May 10, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Is Rosatom selling debt and dependence to its overseas customers? When a court in South Africa torpedoed a $76 billion deal to build 10 nuclear reactors with Russia’s Rosatom because the arrangement […]
May 9, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear USA Workers at Washington nuclear waste plant take cover after apparent tunnel damage A tunnel was damaged on Tuesday at a plutonium handling facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, leading authorities […]
