July 21, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Bold Russian anti-nuke group waves off foreign agent law, refuses to pay mounting fines Russia’s Ecodefense anti-nuclear group has again been fined for refusing to register as a “foreign agent” with the country’s Justice […]
July 20, 2015 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radwaste storage at nuclear fuel cycle plants in Russia Radwaste storage site near St. Petersburg scratched over funding shortfall Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has jettisoned its original model for a radioactive waste repository in the town of Sosnovy […]
July 20, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change France’s plans to end export credits at risk of cancellation Earlier this year the French government announced plans to withdraw credits for the construction of coal power plants in developing […]
July 16, 2015 Arctic Transport and Shipping, Industrial Pollution Waters of the Barents Sea and Kola Bay remain officially ‘dirty’ thanks to local industrial negligence MURMANSK – The prime fishing waters of the Barents Sea and Kola Bay are being negatively impacted by industry, shipping traffic and other […]
July 16, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Future energy system Commission launches ‘summer package’ of energy reforms As part of the EU’s Energy Union Strategy, on 15 July 2015 the Commission presented four key documents, comprising the so-called ‘Summer […]
July 15, 2015 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Spent nuclear fuel unloaded from decommissioned icebreaker service ship fills 50 containers MURMANSK – Russia’s icebreaker port Atomflot has unloaded the second most dangerous parcel of spent nuclear fuel from the holds of the […]
July 15, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage ETS Reform: Steps taken towards an Energy Union Today, 15 July 2015, the European Commission has launched its so-called ‘Summer Package’ with the proposal to revise the EU’s Emission […]
July 14, 2015 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, Russian Navy No radioactive contamination from sunken subs in Barents Sea, say experts, but conditions must be monitored MURMANSK – Russian and Norwegian scientists have tallied up 20 years of radiation studies in the Barents Sea, Kola Bay, as well as results […]
July 13, 2015 Russian human rights issues, Sochi Olympic Games Cautious optimism among supporters that Vitishko may be released early A regional court in the Tambov Region of Russia has delayed a hearing on a petition that could free jailed environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko […]
July 13, 2015 Climate change Climate change: A view from St. Petersburg, Russia ST. PETERSBURG—On June 6, a global citizen consultation day, held in 104 cities in 79 world countries under the World Wide Views on […]
July 8, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change ETS Reform: Spelling out the agreed upon Market Stability Reserve The European Parliament has today (8 July 2015) voted in favor of a 2019 start of the proposed ETS reform, the so-called Market Stability […]
July 7, 2015 Future energy system, International climate conferences The Luxembourgish EU Presidency to play decisive role at COP 21 This month Luxembourg took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will retain until 31 December 2015. […]
July 2, 2015 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill BP and Gulf States agree to $18.7 billion damage settlement, but will it make the region ‘whole?’ NEW ORLEANS –The federal government and Gulf Coast states have reached an $18.7 billion settlement agreement with the oil company BP for […]
July 2, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, International climate conferences China unveils climate pledge toward COP 21 China, the world’s largest emitter of CO2, announced its climate pledge towards COP 21, at a bi-lateral meeting with the EU on 29 June […]
July 1, 2015 Nuclear issues in ex-soviet republics Spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste management in Ukraine KIEV – On Tuesday June 23 the two NGO’s Nature & Youth and the Bellona Foundation arranged a roundtable discussion […]
June 30, 2015 International climate conferences Report reveals insufficiency of submitted country pledges towards COP21 With the decisive UN Climate Summit only a few months away, it is important to take stock of the adequacy and ambition of countries’ […]
June 24, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage Alabama and Mississippi blog: The South as climate technology frontrunners “Almost two weeks in the Southern US states confirmed that the North American CCS train has left the station, while Europe is still […]
June 23, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy storage Bellona’s vision for attaining an electromobile Europe Currently, passenger cars alone are responsible for over 15% of total CO2 emissions in the EU. The global car fleet is predicted to double […]
June 10, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Energy Council concludes on Energy Union and sets agenda for next EU Presidency On 8 June 2015 the EU Energy Council met in Brussels to discuss the Energy Security Strategy and adopt conclusions on the implementation of […]
June 9, 2015 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill Hurricane season brings fears of massive Deepwater Horizon oiling in Gulf of Mexico MOBILE, Alabama – An Alabama chemist is warning Gulf of Mexico residents that future hurricanes could bring Deepwater Horizon oil and […]
