January 23, 2023 Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, European Union Bellona applauds election of new ZEP chair Eve Tamme The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) chose Eve Tamme as its new Chair on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. With her background in the Global CCS […]
January 20, 2023 Climate change, Industrial Pollution Lead Markets 101 The fundamental step of creating green lead markets is to generate a comprehensive CO2-footprint of a good or service in order to identify […]
January 12, 2023 Climate change, Electric mobility, Industrial Pollution Embodied Carbon 101 The goal of climate neutrality requires every part of our economy to decarbonise. An important aspect of this transition is to think of […]
January 9, 2023 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, COP27, International climate conferences Event Summary: “Global governance of CDR: carbon accounting of transboundary projects” at COP27 On the 10th of November 2022, Bellona hosted an event on Global Governance of Carbon Dioxide Removal: carbon accounting of transboundary […]
January 6, 2023 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change German minister Habeck’s visit to Norway: Joint plan for a climate-neutral future Germany and Norway have committed to a strategic partnership on climate protection, renewable energies and green industry. During German […]
January 6, 2023 Climate change, European Union, Future energy system, Industrial Pollution, Transport Swedish Presidency of the EU Council: What this means for climate action With European economies severely affected by the war, the green and energy transitions take centre stage, with the ‘Fit for 55’ package […]
December 22, 2022 Carbon Dioxide Removal Carbon Dioxide Removal and Certification – What is it and why is it needed? Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the primary goal in fighting global warming. However, to achieve net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or […]
December 20, 2022 Carbon Capture and Storage Call for European Commission Communication to recognise the need for a carbon capture and storage strategy to reach climate neutrality in Europe We welcome the European Commission’s announcement to publish its Communication on the Strategic Vision on CCUS in early 2023. However, the […]
December 15, 2022 Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Energy Efficiency, European Union, Future energy system Bellona signs open letter protecting the Innovation Fund to ensure real climate action and support industrial transformation A strong reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is needed in order to rapidly reduce emissions from the goods and services Europe […]
December 5, 2022 Arctic, European Union, Fossil fuels Norway must accept an oil & gas-free Arctic Last week, Norwegian daily Dagens Næringsliv wrote about the looming failure of Norway and the EU to conclude a “Green Industry […]
November 30, 2022 Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union Certifying removals, an essential step for net-zero Bellona welcomes the EU carbon removal certification framework proposal, which could become a crucial tool for the coherent deployment of […]
November 24, 2022 European Union NGOs urge EU Commission to set target for zero emission trucks for 2035 Open letter of environmental, health and consumer organisations to the Commission urging to put all new trucks on a path to zero emission by […]
November 20, 2022 COP27 COP27: a historic win for vulnerable nations, a lost opportunity for the planet With hopes relatively low to start with, COP27 came to a close with an underwhelming overall result, but at least one very clear win. A huge […]
November 10, 2022 COP27 What’s COP got to do with it? Podcast Check out our new podcast, What’s COP got to do with it? where we will be discussing all things COP!
November 9, 2022 Electric mobility Joint open letter to Commissioner Breton following his comments on e-mobility The phase-out of the internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans in 2035 is crucial to provide certainty to investors, decision-makers […]
November 9, 2022 COP27 What climate action should look like Time has run out for solving problems in isolation. At the global level, leaders need to move beyond sectoral approaches, and seek […]
November 8, 2022 COP27 “The global community needs both grit and optimism” The main focus of the UN climate summit is how world leaders will meet the existential threat of the climate crisis. “While solutions […]
November 8, 2022 European Union Letter asking for ETS & CBAM to work for the climate and support industrial transformation Bellona co-signed an open letter by NGOs and industry asking for the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment […]
November 4, 2022 European Union NGO letter to the European Commission on the CRCF Bellona co-signed an NGO letter to the European Commission on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework, together with Carbon Market […]
October 14, 2022 COP27, International climate conferences Enabling solutions for the climate emergency: Bellona’s presence at COP27 Uniting colleagues from the Oslo, Berlin and Brussels Bellona offices, our presence at COP27 will be an opportunity to bring stakeholders […]