January 24, 2017 Fossil fuels Trump pushes personal and political conflicts over US oil and gas pipelines In his first strike against the last administration’s environmental legacy, President Donald Trump signed orders clearing the way for […]
January 23, 2017 Arctic, Climate change Conference tries to strike environmental balance in Arctic TROMSØ, Norway – Prime minsters and foreign ministers of Nordic countries are convening in this city to balance economic interests and […]
January 22, 2017 Ukraine Кліматичний барометр 2016: рейтинг подій і рішень Минулий рік став надзвичайно багатим на різноманітні рішення та події, […]
January 19, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian fast reactor program stalls while economy plummets Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has pushed back a major fast neutron reactor building program, dubbed the “breakthrough” […]
January 18, 2017 Climate change, International climate conferences How safe is Obama’s environmental legacy under Trump? Barack Obama spent the final days of his presidency quantifying his environmental legacy in the pages of America’s most established […]
January 17, 2017 Ukraine Центр розвитку чистої енергії змістився з півночі на південь Тетяна Кармелюк Climatescope – це не тільки оцінка можливостей та ринкових умов […]
January 16, 2017 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Environmental Rights Center Bellona called a ‘foreign agent’ by Russian government Russia’s Justice Ministry on Monday named the Environmental Rights Center Bellona as a “foreign agent,” casting doubt on future […]
January 16, 2017 Electric mobility, European Union 2017: A year of opportunities for advancing electric transport in Europe A rapid shift towards electric mobility across all transport modes is key to deliver on all Energy Union long-term objectives, namely: […]
January 16, 2017 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Police departments in St Petersburg demand financial documents from NGOs Russian human rights activists say the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the country’s law enforcement body, is conducting a massive check in […]
January 12, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s first VVER-440 reactor shuts for decommissioning Russia has put its oldest VVER-440 reactor into decommissioning, and the project is hoped to become a blueprint for taking nearly 30 such […]
January 10, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Alexei Yablokov, grandfather of Russian environmentalism, dies at 83 Alexei Yablokov, the towering grandfather of Russian ecology who worked with Bellona to unmask Cold War nuclear dumping practices in the […]
January 10, 2017 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law New amendments to Russia’s NGO law may shield environmental groups President Vladimir Putin, according to Russian media reports, is again considering amendments to his signature “foreign agents” law of […]
January 10, 2017 European Union, Future energy system, Transport What to expect from the Maltese EU Council Presidency on the climate and energy front BRUSSELS – On 1 January 2017 the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union was taken over by Malta, the EU’s […]
January 9, 2017 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia What’s the good of running Kola nuclear plant reactors beyond their capacity? MURMANSK – As 2016 wrapped up, the Kola Nuclear Power Plant held a public hearing to clear its plan to operate its No 3 reactor at 107 […]
January 5, 2017 Arctic, Fossil fuels Putin hacks his own election, tarring Paris Accord with ExxonMobil oil As unholy alliances between US president-elect Donald Trump and the Kremlin go, none are more potentially disastrous for the environment, or […]
January 3, 2017 Arctic, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russian nuclear icebreaker launch pushed back another year MURMANSK – The launch of the lead ship in Russia’s new line of nuclear icebreakers, which was expected this year, has been pushed back […]
December 29, 2016 Ukraine Політичний фундамент чи перекладання папірців? В Україні окреслюється стратегічна кліматична політика Тетяна Кармелюк Цей рік Україна провела під кліматичним прапором: так […]
December 21, 2016 Ukraine Новий звіт розкриває переваги інвестування у вуглецевоефективні компанії Тетяна Кармелюк У рамках глобального кліматичного договору, узгодженого в […]
December 21, 2016 Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Norilsk Nickel’s Potanin says his company should be an environmental example MURMANSK –Vladimir Potanin, chairman of the giant and notoriously polluting Norilsk Nickel, has said his company’s biggest problem is […]
December 20, 2016 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Who’s to blame and what to do? Rosatom and the No Nukes movement The relationship between Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and environmental groups has never been stable: Opposition, mistrust, […]
