May 2, 2023 Carbon Accounting, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change First European Parliament’s response offers only cosmetic improvements to the Carbon Removal Certification Framework MEP Lidia Pereira, the European Parliament's rapporteur on the Carbon Removal Certification Framework, has released a draft report aimed at…
April 26, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Chernobyl anniversary offers a bleak look at what may await other Ukrainian nuclear plants A little over a year ago, Russian troops abandoned Chernobyl after briefly occupying it during the grim opening days of…
April 25, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Bellona’s nuclear digest for March, 2023 An overview of developments in the nuclear industry and radiation safety linked to Russia and Ukraine.
April 19, 2023 Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine, Ukraine Europe continues to buy products from Russia’s dirtiest companies With the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has begun to reduce trade relations with Russia…
April 19, 2023 Embodied Carbon, European Union, Local Impact Joint Letter: Recommendations for an Environmentally Ambitious Construction Products Regulation (CPR) Bellona signed a joint letter, alongside 22 stakeholders, calling EU Member States for ambitious environmental provisions on the Construction Products…
April 18, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Bellona declared ‘undesirable’ in Russia The Russian prosecutor general’s office today declared Bellona an undesirable organization. The prosecutor says that Bellona has:
March 29, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog visits Ukraine’s embattled nuclear plant in pursuit of a safety accord The head of the UN’s nuclear energy watchdog returned Wednesday to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, reportedly saying he is…
March 27, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine IAEA Chief Grossi to visit embattled Zaporizhzhia plant this week UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will visit the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine next week to assess…
March 27, 2023 Energy Systems, European Union, Hydrogen Production Open Letter: ITRE Members must not delay further the European renewable hydrogen Delegated Act On February 13th, the European Commission adopted the Delegated Acts (DAs) which outline the rules for producing Renewable Fuels of…
March 22, 2023 Energy Systems, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Use, Industry 7 REASONS WHY “hydrogen-ready” IS A MYTH “Hydrogen-readiness” is seemingly omnipresent in today's energy discourse. Gas boilers for home heating, the fossil gas transmission and distribution network,…
March 16, 2023 Energy Systems, Industry, Renewable energy, Sustainable Economy Net Zero Industry Act: Oil & Gas producers finally on the hook for their emissions? On 16 March, the European Commission published several initiatives as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP). The Net-Zero…
March 14, 2023 Cities, Embodied Carbon, European Union, Local Impact European Parliament passes EPBD recast with historic embodied carbon text Today, the European Parliament passed its Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast. Seeing the EU take this decisive action…
March 14, 2023 Cities, Embodied Carbon, European Union, Local Impact Open Letter: Call to vote for an EPBD that supports a fossil fuel and gas phase-out from buildings this decade Bellona Europa signed a letter alongside 11 signatory organisations calling on members of the European Parliament to support a true…
March 9, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine IAEA head decries ‘complacency’ as airstrikes cut power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has renewed appeals for a demilitarized protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear…
March 7, 2023 Carbon Accounting, Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union Open Letter: Joint Statement On The Carbon Removal Certification Framework With the following NGOs, we strongly support the scaling up of safe and effective carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to accelerate…
March 1, 2023 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, CO2 Infrastructure, Industry Porthos and Beyond: The Critical Importance of Carbon Capture and Storage Projects for Dutch Climate Goals Carbon Capture and Storage projects, such as the ‘Porthos’ project of the Port Of Rotterdam, are crucial to tackle emissions…
February 28, 2023 Cities, Climate change, Local Impact Recycling fossil carbon to make transport fuels does not fit long term climate targets In the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), these fuels are recycled carbon or RCFs. However, the limitations of these fuels boil…
February 24, 2023 Electrification, Energy Systems, European Union, Hydrogen Production, TEN-E Consultation Responses: Criteria for selecting Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest for European electricity and hydrogen infrastructure Thorough consideration of potential environmental impacts is essential to ensure that the deployment of electricity grid and hydrogen infrastructure does…
February 23, 2023 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Belarus hints at building a second nuclear power plant without resolving problems at its first The Unit 2 reactor at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant — built to showcase Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s AES-2006…
February 14, 2023 European Union, TEN-T TEN-T Regulation: 24 Stakeholders call on TRAN Committee to recognise crucial ship, rail, barge and truck for transporting CO2 to storage As part of Bellona and CATF’s ongoing campaign on the TEN-T Regulation revision, the campaign #TenTTuesday has sought to highlight…
