September 15, 2022 European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system RED III EP Plenary Vote: Divorcing green hydrogen from green electricity will only worsen the energy crisis The Plenary vote on the 14th of September 2022 covered the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). The vote fails to keep the […]
September 14, 2022 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system, Gas, Industrial Pollution, Renewable energy Press Release: State of the Union – Wasting funds and energy in a time of crisis Today, European Commission President Von der Leyen delivered the annual State of the Union Speech before the European Parliament in […]
September 6, 2022 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, TEN-T Different situations require different solutions, Multi-modal CO2 transport key on path to net-zero SINTEF is Scandinavia’s largest independent research organisation, covering a wide range of topics, from nanotechnology to outer space, […]
July 14, 2022 European Union, Future energy system, Transport MEPs vote for higher renewable energy and hydrogen targets: the vote talks the talk, but can they walk the walk? Yesterday, the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee voted on the Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII). Bellona has keenly followed […]
July 13, 2022 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union Press release: EU Innovation Fund invests in crucial infrastructure needed to decarbonise Europe’s industry, and misses a few shots On July 12th, the European Commission announced their pre-selection under the second call for large-scale projects of the Innovation […]
July 8, 2022 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Gas Gas market package: 2 amendments we like and why Reports from MEPs Geier and Buzek on the gas market package show positive developments on Bellona’s ask for a clear definition and no […]
July 7, 2022 Carbon Dioxide Removal We attended this year’s most important conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal so you didn’t have to: read the main takeaways The 2nd International Conference on Negative CO₂ Emissions was held at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14-17, […]
July 6, 2022 European Union, Fossil fuels, Gas, Nuclear issues Press release: The European Parliament’s failure to veto the Taxonomy CDA discredits and jeopardises Europe’s climate ambitions Following a four-month scrutiny period and intense lobbying, the European Parliament failed to reach the required majority (353 required) to […]
June 28, 2022 European Union, 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 path to […]
June 27, 2022 Climate change, Energy Efficiency, European Union, Future energy system 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 […]
June 15, 2022 Energy Efficiency, Future energy system, Renewable energy 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 the Delegated […]
June 7, 2022 European Union, 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 Climate change, 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 points in […]
May 31, 2022 Carbon Dioxide Removal, 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 taxation […]
May 30, 2022 European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system 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 renewable fuels. […]
May 30, 2022 Air Pollution, Electric mobility, Fossil fuels, Transport 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 and van CO2 targets for […]
May 27, 2022 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change 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 the Paris Agreement and we […]
May 27, 2022 Electric mobility, European Union, Fossil fuels, Transport 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 reject the creation of […]
May 23, 2022 Climate change, Energy Efficiency, European Union, Future energy system Call for Veto: Legal breach and democratic shortcomings in Taxonomy CDA Bellona Europa and ClientEarth kicked-off the first event in the planned series on the Taxonomy CDA on the 11th of May. With high level […]
May 18, 2022 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system, Renewable energy, Solar, Wind Press release – REPowerEU: when hydrogen hype clouds climate ambitions The European Commission published its REPowerEU package today, meant to wean Europe off Russian gas. In this package, hydrogen is […]
