June 28, 2022 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, Industry, TEN-T Rail and Ship Transport of CO2 to Storage: Key to Enable Slovenian Industrial Decarbonisation at Salonit Anhavo Cement Plant The Slovenian cement manufacturer, Salonit Anhavo, is looking to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to reduce emissions further on the…
June 27, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog voices concern for workers at Ukrainian nuclear plant and demands access The UN nuclear watchdog has voiced its mounting concern about the staff at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in…
June 27, 2022 Energy Systems, European Union EED – Time for Binding National Targets Together with several NGO's we asked the European Commission to adopt binding national targets, moving from ambition to implementation.
June 23, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Reports say Ukrainian nuclear workers are enduring detentions and brutal interrogations Russian soldiers who control an enormous nuclear power plant in Ukraine are detaining its workers and subjecting them to brutal…
June 15, 2022 Energy Systems, Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Use, Industry Letter calling on strict RFNBO production to ensure emission reductions, reduce fossil fuel dependency, and prevent increasing energy prices for consumers Together with several NGOs, Bellona calls on the Commission to ensure that the strict principle of additionality be upheld in…
June 14, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog restores data transmission from besieged Ukrainian nuclear plant The UN nuclear watchdog has reported that data connections between its offices and the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant now occupied by…
June 13, 2022 Climate change, Electrification, Energy Systems, Hydrogen Production Explainer on the delegated acts on RFNBOs and GHG emissions reductions Renewable hydrogen plays a large role in the EU’s climate ambitions, and particularly so with the REPowerEU package, meant to…
June 10, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine UN nuclear watchdog again appeals for safety visit to besieged Ukrainian nuke plant Addressing days of feuding with Kyiv, the international Atomic Energy Agency head said the “highest levels” of the Ukrainian government…
June 8, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Ukraine rebuffs UN nuclear watchdog’s hope of visiting besieged nuclear plant Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom has heaped criticism on the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, denouncing the nuclear watchdog’s request to…
June 7, 2022 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, Industry, TEN-T To avoid climate disaster, timing is everything: Flexible transportation solutions for CO2 to Storage key to speed up deployment Carbon Collectors is a Dutch carbon dioxide transport and storage company founded in 2016, focusing on flexible solutions for transportation…
June 3, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Westinghouse to supply all of Ukraine’s nuclear fuel Ukraine has signed a deal for the US nuclear power company Westinghouse to supply fuel to all of its atomic…
June 3, 2022 European Union Open letter asking for MEPs to vote for an EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that work for the climate and support industrial transformation Together with other NGOs, Bellona Europa signed an open letter asking the Members of the European Parliament for three key…
June 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine Ukrainian nuclear inspectorate in spat with IAEA over Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant Ukraine’s state nuclear inspectorate has accused International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi of falling for Russian propaganda and demanded…
June 1, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Russian-Norwegian nuclear safety commission ceases work over war in Ukraine Russia has announced its withdrawal from a high-level joint commission it runs with Norway to ensure nuclear safety in the…
May 31, 2022 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels Three points the Energy Taxation Directive should get right Our asks are developed along three axes: the complete exclusion of fossil fuels from tax exceptions, the levelling of hydrogen…
May 30, 2022 Cities, Energy Systems, European Union, Hydrogen Production, Local Impact Commission tries to quietly rush through disastrous rules on renewable hydrogen On 20 May, the European Commission published two documents that set the rules for the production of hydrogen, among other…
May 30, 2022 Cities, Local Impact Letter calling on EU policy makers to agree to more ambitious car and van CO2 targets for the environment, consumers and Europe’s energy independence Bellona Europa, together with 53 NGOs, signed a statement calling on EU policy makers to agree to more ambitious car…
May 27, 2022 Carbon Accounting, Carbon Dioxide Removal NEGEM consortium publishes briefing on ways in which CDR is handled in the latest IPCC report The headline message of the report is clear: our current and expected pathways of emissions are not in line with…
May 27, 2022 Cities, European Union, Local Impact Open letter urging decision makers to reject the creation of additional demand for natural gas An open letter has been sent to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU urging decision makers to…
May 26, 2022 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Ukraine US university report argues for sanctioning Russia’s nuclear supply chain As numerous countries in the west consider taking aim at Russia with energy sanctions over Moscow’s attack on Ukraine, Russia’s…
