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May 2, 2019 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping

What is the real price of Russia’s Arctic dream?

The Kremlin is approaching the Northern Sea Route on an almost war-like footing. New ice-class ships are under construction to…

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April 29, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Fukushima cleanup hits a milestone as worker remove nuclear fuel rods

Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, owner of Japan’s ruined Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, began removing radioactive fuel rods earlier this month at one of the three reactors that melted down after they were hit by a tsunami in 2011, marking a major milestone in the arduous cleanup operation. Thousands of former residents have been […]

April 26, 2019 Nuclear issues, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel

Norway shutters its last nuclear research reactor, cheering environmentalists

Norway has announced that it will close its last nuclear research reactor after 50 years of operation and a checkered…

April 25, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Reactors on Russia’s floating nuclear plant reach full capacity

The reactors aboard the Akademik Lomonosov, Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, have been brought to 100 percent capacity and is…

April 25, 2019 Climate change, European Union

Europe Launches CCUS Knowledge Exchange Network to Support Industry´s Climate Action

A Europe-wide knowledge sharing network has received fresh funding from the European Commission to support and inspire major carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) projects in their efforts to deliver climate action. The revitalised European CCUS Projects Network, which launches its new website today (www.ccusnetwork.eu), will connect industry partners involved in real-life CCUS projects, which […]

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April 24, 2019 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil

For all of Russia’s talk about oil drilling in the Arctic, most Arctic oil will likely go untouched

Despite owning some 80 percent of the oil and gas resources tucked under the Arctic shelf, as well as a…

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April 12, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Questionable Russian-owned company caught up in Ukrainian nuclear reactor deal

As Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko, faces a run off in the country’s elections, he has issued a decree to his…

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April 10, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia

Norway and Russia to visit sunken Komsomolets sub three decades after it sank

This summer, Norwegian and Russian scientists will plumb the depths of one of the Cold War’s most enduring legends –…

April 9, 2019 Climate change, European Union

Too important to ignore: 5 reasons to speak up and act on industrial emissions

As the notion of ‘pre-industrial’ temperature levels already suggests, the industry plays a central role in rising emissions and therefore…

April 8, 2019 Industrial Pollution

Murmansk port hopes huge screens will trap its coal dust

Officials at the Murmansk Commercial Seaport have raised a fence they hope will trap the smog of soot rising from…

April 5, 2019 Climate change, Fossil fuels, Gas, Oil

Norway’s huge oil fund makes major shift to renewable energy

In a major move to spread the use of green energy, Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund has announced that…

Towards a European sustainable battery industry: how to create jobs for a low carbon society?

April 5, 2019 Electric mobility, Energy storage, European Union

Market will be there for batteries, Europe can still catch up, says Frederic Hauge

On Tuesday 2nd of April, Bellona co-organised an event on 'Sustainable Battery production in Europe', with the European Policy Centre…

April 4, 2019 Climate change, European Union, Plastic Pollution

The Chemical Industry’s Contributions to Climate Change

The chemical sector is one of the biggest industries in the world and is by far the largest industrial user…

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April 3, 2019 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping

Rosneft steps in to make good on Putin’s Arctic development plans

As the Moscow scrambles to fulfill a presidential decree demanding an unprecedented boost in cargo volumes flowing through the Northern…

April 2, 2019 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping

Anxious Russian ministry says billions are needed for Arctic buildup

Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources has calculated that the Arctic needs some $160 billion of new investment to realize a…

April 1, 2019 Electric mobility, Transport

As of last month, nearly 60 percent of new cars sold in Norway are electric

Almost 60 percent of all new cars sold in Norway in March were fully electric, said the Norwegian Road Federation…

March 28, 2019 Electric mobility, Transport

What could make electric cars more useful — and less like UFOs — to Russians?

While sightings of electric cars have become commonplace in many European countries, why are they still so exotic to Russian…

March 28, 2019 European Union, Plastic Pollution, Transport

Tyred of microplastics

On a global level 28% of primary microplastic releases to our oceans come from tyres. How are the EU and…

March 26, 2019 Electric mobility, Transport

Finnish politicians campaign on electric cars

Finland hasn't reached the stellar heights of its Scandinavian neighbors when it comes to the sale of electric cars. But…

March 25, 2019 Climate change, International climate conferences

Norway’s young walk out of school to demand climate action

Norwegian school children on Friday took part in a nationwide walkout from classes to protest adult failures to come to…