December 7, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Both reactors on Rosatom’s floating nuclear plant now operational Both reactors on the Akademik Lomonosov, Russia’s controversial floating nuclear power plant, are now operational, and its starboard side […]
December 6, 2018 Climate change, Electric mobility, Future energy system, Transport Bellona signals progress toward zero emissions construction sites at COP 24 event Imagine a construction site that doesn’t grate on your nerves with its rattling noise. Or perhaps consider a neighborhood where the sight […]
December 5, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union EU funding opportunities for full-scale CCS in the Nordics (Event) On the 22nd of November, Bellona organised a Breakfast Seminar, in Oslo (Norway), where representatives from the Norwegian government, the […]
December 3, 2018 Climate change, International climate conferences Americans are at odds with Trump on climate change As negotiators from around the world gather in Katowice, Poland to salvage the Paris Climate Agreement, there are signs that the American […]
December 3, 2018 Climate change, International climate conferences Bellona at COP24 COP24 has started in Katowice, Poland. Bellona is presenting important solutions for the world facing potential catastrophic climate […]
November 28, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union First impressions of the Long-Term Strategy: A Clean Plan(et) For All Today, the European Commission published their Long-Term Strategy for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy. In […]
November 23, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Fossil fuels Report Launch: Industry in a Changing Climate Today, climate damaging emissions from heavy industry, such as steel, cement and chemicals, are responsible for a fifth of the EU’s total […]
November 21, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia is building a nuclear-powered spaceship. Yes, you heard that right The last time Russia brought up the notion of atomically powered space travel, it was to threaten the United States with cruise missiles […]
November 20, 2018 Industrial Pollution, The Kola Mining and Metallurgy Combine Norilsk Nickel cautiously opening the conversation with environmentalists Environmentalists are at last hearing something encouraging from Norilsk Nickel, one of Russia’s biggest polluters –which last week […]
November 14, 2018 Arctic, Electric mobility, Renewable energy, Transport, Wind Murmansk region aims to be the driver of Russia’s e-car and renewable energy economy To hear those who attended Murmansk’s Business Week tell it, the winds of change are blowing in the Arctic and there’s an electric […]
November 13, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Is Russia really offering Norway nuclear assistance, or is the joke on us? For more than two decades, Norway has spent millions of dollars, in often trying political circumstances, to help Russia free itself from […]
November 12, 2018 Industrial Pollution Internet users have a feeling that St. Petersburg is pretty polluted – and they’re right The people have spoken, and St Petersburg, Russia has found a place among Europe’s most polluted cities – at least according to Numbeo, […]
November 5, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russia’s floating nuclear plant starts its first reactor Russia’s floating nuclear power plant, long a controversial dream of the country’s atomic energy industry, has finally become an actual […]
November 5, 2018 Electric mobility, Transport Formula-E: Accelerating the race towards electrification Since the first days of Formula One, which dates back to 1950, there have been revolutionary changes to today’s modern passenger car. […]
October 31, 2018 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Shipbuilder cries foul over plans to construct nuclear mega-icebreaker in Russia’s Far East The Leader, a Russian nuclear icebreaker that has existed in mythical blueprint since 2015, has become a political dispute as shipbuilders […]
October 30, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Officials conduct radiation emergency drills at Andreyeva Bay A container of old spent nuclear fuel rods weighing several tons falls from a crane and, thanks to a defective weld, splits open, spilling a […]
October 26, 2018 Climate change, Electric mobility, European Union European Parliament promotes clean mobility, but misses opportunity to clean up construction sites The European Parliament’s plenary vote on the Clean Vehicles Directive yesterday has sent a strong signal in support of the procurement of […]
October 25, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union European Parliament calls for higher ambition and rejects anti-CCS recital Today, 25th of October 2018, the European Parliament voted on its position prior to the COP24 in Katowice, Poland, later this year. Key […]
October 18, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian Navy Last remains of defunct Russian submarines to be taken off water next year It took about 25 years of Russian elbow grease and billions of dollars in foreign funding, but as of six years ago, the dilapidated remains […]
October 18, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union New IPCC report calls for drastic upscaling of climate ambition The IPCC’s long-awaited Special Report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’ issued an alarming message to policy makers calling for ‘rapid and […]
