March 6, 2020 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Climate change Russia’s Arctic shipments grow, despite warnings about climate change Cargo shipments passing through the Northern Sea Route, Russia’s remote Arctic sea artery, topped 30 million tons during the past year, […]
March 4, 2020 Nuclear issues France begins winding down its reliance on nuclear power France began shutting down its oldest nuclear plant last month after 43 years of operation, the first in a series of closures the government […]
March 3, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Bellona’s working group aims to keep depleted uranium imports honest Over the past several months, there has been alarm in Russian about the import of depleted uranium, a possibly dangerous substance that some […]
February 28, 2020 Gas How the gas lobby is making electricity grids irrelevant Gas today is almost entirely of fossil origin. “Natural” gas is only natural to the extent that coal is […]
February 26, 2020 Electric mobility, Transport Russia weighs slashing import taxes for electric cars The Eurasian Economic Union, whose biggest member is Russia, says it is considering scrapping import taxes on electric cars until the end of […]
February 20, 2020 Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union The EU Climate Law must prevent a rude awakening on carbon removal For Europe to become the global leader on tackling climate change the Climate Law should highlight the importance of transparency when it […]
February 19, 2020 Fossil fuels, Gulf of Mexico oil spill New study says Deepwater Horizon spill was worse than previously thought The environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was much worse that previously thought, according to a new […]
February 17, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russian icebreaker delivery delayed by electrical failure A motor breakdown during sea trials aboard the Arktika, one of the world’s biggest nuclear icebreakers, has thrown into doubt that the […]
February 13, 2020 Arctic, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Bellona: A green energy transition is necessary in the Arctic Climate change is one of the biggest threats to the Arctic and therefore the entire plant. And while numerous nations speak of the […]
February 13, 2020 Carbon Capture and Storage North European Cities Aim at Zero Emissions with CCS & CCU – Report Together with The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA) NIRAS and five Northern European capitals , we launch the report “Cities Aim at […]
February 12, 2020 Electric mobility, Transport While the number of electric cars in Russia is on the upswing, they remain a rare sight With each passing year, the number of electric cars sold in Russia is growing exponentially, but it is still to early to suggest the country […]
February 10, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia Bellona’s Russian nuclear project celebrates its 25th anniversary Bellona’s nuclear project is a tale of how a Norwegian organization and the world community helped Russia dispose of Soviet radioactive […]
February 6, 2020 Electric mobility Hit & Sunk: How to Clean the Shipping Sector Bellona, we believe that electric infrastructure supplying ships with shore- and charging power along with addressing fossil fuel subsidies […]
February 4, 2020 Climate change, Electric mobility, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Transport The fossil fuel industries are under attack on four fronts – and they’re losing The fossil fuel industries of coal, oil and natural gas are now under attack on four separate fronts. They are unlikely to survive this for […]
February 4, 2020 Climate change To DECC or not to DECC, that is the question As far as important weeks in climate politics go, this one Is set to be big. Claire O’Neill’s unceremonious sacking last Friday may have […]
February 3, 2020 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel Russia eyes raising thousands of radioactive relics from watery Arctic graves It should have been an easy job. Instead, towing a rust-bucket nuclear submarine known as the k-159 to scrapping ended in a headache Russia […]
January 30, 2020 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping Bellona’s Arctic Frontiers side-event takes aim at dirty maritime fuel As climate change warms the Arctic, it’s not just rising temperatures that are melting the ice. Another culprit is soot spewed by vessels […]
January 29, 2020 Arctic, Climate change Russia’s ranking officials take a miss on important Arctic conference The Arctic Frontiers conference convened in Tromsø, Norway this week, offering an important annual forum for politicians of Arctic […]
January 27, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet Russian government bankrolls Leader nuclear icebreaker project The Russian government has allocated $2 billion to build a goliath high-tech nuclear icebreaker it claims will keep the Arctic ice free for […]
January 23, 2020 Climate change What it means when climate change finally spooks the world’s biggest asset manager Last week, Laurence Fink, the founder and chief executive of the massive BlackRock group, made an announcement that shook the financial […]
