November 22, 2021 Climate change, European Union Bellona Europa Fit for 55 Consultation Responses CBAM, Energy Taxation Directive and ReFuelEU Last July, the European Commission launched its mammoth package of legislative proposals aiming to implement the EU Green Deal and deliver […]
November 18, 2021 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport Road to Glasgow: What our 5,400 km electric road trip taught us After having recently completed an immense road trip traversing nine countries, I’ve learned that although electromobility is certainly […]
November 17, 2021 Air Pollution, Climate change, ZECS Construction sites and low emission zones: the missing piece of the puzzle Air pollution kills almost half a million people per year in Europe, making it a critical issue for cities to act upon. Low- and […]
November 17, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, Industrial Pollution, International climate conferences Press Release: Bellona statement on Glasgow Climate Pact After two weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed on Saturday. Bellona supports the outcome as an important step in […]
November 16, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union Press Release: EU Innovation Fund decision is moving the goal post for industrial decarbonisation Bellona would like to congratulate the Commission on today’s decision on the first Innovation Fund Call for Large-Scale projects, […]
November 16, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Gas Bellona signs open letter to prevent nuclear energy and fossil gas from being labelled as green Granting nuclear and fossil gas the label of sustainability would undermine the EU’s climate targets, divert much-needed investments in […]
November 16, 2021 European Union, Gas EU Climate Action and Net-Zero by 2050 Goal in Jeopardy if European Commission gives into mounting political pressure on Fossil Gas’ role in EU Taxonomy The EU is currently at a watershed moment, deciding on the role of fossil gas in the green and just transition and notably the EU […]
November 12, 2021 Climate change, International climate conferences COP26: Double counting in Article 6 is worse than no Article 6 Bellona strongly supports the call for corresponding adjustments, the cancellation of legacy credits, and for the partial cancellation of […]
November 11, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Renewable energy Letter to President Ursula von der Leyen – Hydrogen production for industry and efuels for transport need to come from truly additional renewable electricity Only if hydrogen is used in hard-to-abate sectors and produced from additional renewable electricity, can it play a genuine role in limiting […]
October 21, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Bellona signs open letter alongside 8 other NGOs and industry organisations to include CCS in the German coalition agreement The letter calls on three key points be included in the Coalition Treaty which will be critical to ensure the deployment of carbon […]
October 15, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, European Union The importance of tracking the origin and fate of carbon dioxide Last week, Bellona submitted a response to the European Commission’s public consultation process on its so-called ‘Restoring Sustainable […]
October 6, 2021 Climate change, ZECS Make construction sites silent: electrification as part of the solution 15 million workers in Europe are exposed to high levels of noise daily on construction sites. These result both in hearing loss and a high […]
September 28, 2021 European Union, TEN-E TEN-E Regulation moving to Trilogues: Important steps in right direction on governance, CO2 storage and transport, but door still left open to fossil gas projects The long-awaited vote on the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation in the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee took place […]
September 15, 2021 ZECS Zero-Emissions Construction Sites Factsheet Electric construction machinery, powered by batteries or fuel cells, offers substantial benefits to climate and human health. This week we […]
September 9, 2021 European Union, Fossil fuels, TEN-E The European Parliament at risk of losing sight of climate crisis by getting ready to support new fossil gas projects A majority in the European Parliament, including the Socialist and Democrats (S&D), look set to vote to lock in upwards […]
September 1, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Future energy system Financing the Fit for 2030 package: Modernisation, Innovation and Social Funds spell the EU’s recipe for the future With the help of a new carbon pricing scheme, the Fit for 2030 package creates the new Emissions Trading System covering buildings and […]
July 15, 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change Fit for 2030 series: A Slow and Steady start for CDR in the EU Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) has recently emerged as an integral component of the EU’s climate neutrality goal. Within the European […]
July 15, 2021 Climate change, European Union Fit for 2030 series: The ETS takes a step forward towards proper GHG accounting of CO2 use CO2 use has been included in the ETS in a way that sets a fair basis for assessing the permanence of the storage in CO2 use. This is in […]
July 15, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Renewable energy, Transport Fit for 2030 series: Hydrogen enters center stage in RED Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological (RFNBO) have increased in importance in the updated REDII proposal, with specific targets for transport […]
July 12, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, TEN-E To enable industrial decarbonisation across EU Member States, full value-chain recognition for CCS is needed in TEN-E Regulation revision What is needed to enable CCS to play its intended role in industrial decarbonisation? For the last #TenETuesday before the summer break, […]
