January 2, 2018 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law, Sochi Olympic Games Russian environmental activist who exposed illegal mansions for Putin cronies beaten and hospitalized The leader of a crusading Russian environmental group that has worked to expose corrupt land grabs in the country’s Black Sea region, was […]
December 21, 2017 Ukraine Якою має бути політика сталого розвитку міст? Олег Савицький Глобальна трансформація транспорту та енергетики в бік […]
December 20, 2017 Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Norilsk Nickel offers a sketch of how it will reduce its sulfur dioxide pollution Norilsk Nickel, which has time and again made its hometown one of the most polluted places on earth, has announced plans to slash dirty […]
December 19, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Floating nuclear plant’s rectors to fire up in Murmansk Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has dispelled the cloud of mystery it had created about where and when, exactly, it plans to […]
December 18, 2017 Electric mobility, Future energy system, Transport Bellona gets green light for projects to electrify construction machinery OSLO – 15 December, a critical step was made towards emission free construction sites: Two pilot projects initiated by Bellona in […]
December 18, 2017 Ukraine Інновації вже прокладають шлях у світ зеленого майбутнього Олег Савицький В 21 столітті потреба у підвищенні ефективності використання […]
December 15, 2017 Ukraine Перехід до низьковуглецевої економіки відкриває нові можливості для України Олег Савицький Які можливості відкриває перед Україною декарбонізація […]
December 14, 2017 Accidents and incidents, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s Mayak issues partial admission to radioactive ruthenium leak A senior official at the Mayak Chemical Combine has taken a small step toward admitting that a radioactive isotope discovered over Europe […]
December 14, 2017 European Union, Future energy system, Transport What to expect from the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency on the climate and energy front BRUSSELS – From 1 January 2018 Bulgaria will be taking over the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first […]
December 13, 2017 Arctic, Nuclear issues, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Atomflot floats possibility of building yet more newline icebreakers Atomflot, Russia’s nuclear icebreaker port, is reportedly in talks with government ministries in an effort to secure two more multibillion […]
December 13, 2017 Ukraine Біллона має рішення для сталої аквакультури Тетяна Кармелюк Морські жителі – риба, молюски та водорості – не повинні […]
December 12, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Donors pledge more funding to remove broken nuclear fuel at Andreyeva Bay Donor nations backing the cleanup of Andreyeva Bay, one of Russia’s most deviling Cold War legacy projects, have agreed to put more […]
December 12, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Future energy system, Ukraine New Bellona report presents opportunities for Ukraine in a low-carbon future Ukraine has in recent years dealt with many more challenges than opportunities. The economic situation in the country has fluctuated over […]
December 11, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Moscow issues suspiciously repetitive denials about radioactive leak Moscow has again insisted that a spike in the radioactive isotope ruthenium 106 detected over Europe as well as by Russia’s own weather […]
December 11, 2017 Ukraine Основа кліматичної політики України Тетяна Кармелюк У листопаді Міністерство екології та природних ресурсів […]
December 8, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Industrial Pollution Press release: Bellona seminar on Nordic CCS cooperation – CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is essential for reaching Europe’s climate targets – Cooperation between Sweden and Norway on […]
December 7, 2017 Renewable energy, Solar Chernobyl’s nuclear wasteland primed for solar power explosion Some would be rightly spooked by the idea of electricity produced by a glowing source emanating from Chernobyl, but thanks to a €100 […]
December 6, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Kola plant director stumps for new nuclear capacity that no one needs At current, all four reactors at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant near Murmansk are expected to run fully twice as long as their originally […]
December 5, 2017 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Norwegian editor banned by Moscow vows to fight his case in Russia’s Supreme Court Moscow’s City Court has refused to say Russia’s Federal Security Service acted illegally when it banned Norwegian newspaper editor […]
December 4, 2017 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Drifting oil tanker prompts Arctic icebreaker rescue A tanker carrying tons of oil through Russia’s fragile arctic could have become an icebound environmental disaster had it not been for a […]
