February 20, 2017 European Union, Transport Norway’s first electrified waste collection truck – uncovering the potential of decarbonising urban duty vehicles Between passenger cars and road freight transport, urban duty vehicles, including waste collection, construction and delivery trucks, is an […]
February 16, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union ETS Reform: Solution or façade? On 15th of February, the European Parliament accepted a proposal on the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The proposal is […]
February 15, 2017 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Gas Norwegian gas power plant in Mongstad meeting its end “A project with catastrophic consequences for both climate and economy” – says Bellona leader Fredric Hauge.
January 16, 2017 Electric mobility, European Union 2017: A year of opportunities for advancing electric transport in Europe A rapid shift towards electric mobility across all transport modes is key to deliver on all Energy Union long-term objectives, namely: […]
January 10, 2017 European Union, Future energy system, Transport What to expect from the Maltese EU Council Presidency on the climate and energy front BRUSSELS – On 1 January 2017 the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union was taken over by Malta, the EU’s […]
December 16, 2016 Electric mobility, European Union How Europe can give a jolt to electric car infrastructure If the EU really wants to supercharge the electric vehicle revolution, it needs a quick, coordinated rollout of recharging infrastructure […]
December 12, 2016 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Norwegian politics, industry and labour unions endorse Bellona’s European CCS strategy On December 8th, Bellona hosted its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) forum in Oslo with focus on the decarbonisation of European industry […]
November 30, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Electric mobility, European Union Energy Union Winter Package: disappointing for transport decarbonisation and climate action BRUSSELS – Today, 30 November 2016, the European Commission published its Energy Union Winter Package supposed to serve as a base for […]
November 30, 2016 European Union, Transport Newly approved EU air pollutant caps necessitate electrifying transport BRUSSELS – The European Parliament last week approved new air quality rules which are expected to reduce by 50% the damaging impact of […]
November 29, 2016 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Bellona Co-Hosts Bio-CCS Workshop in Lausanne During the 13th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-13) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bellona Europa and the International […]
November 28, 2016 Electric mobility, European Union Bellona, along with 24 members of Electro-Mobility Platform, calls on EU to accelerate electric recharging infrastructure deployment BRUSSELS – The Platform for Electro-mobility, of which Bellona is a founding member, has today, 28 November 2016, launched a new paper […]
November 24, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Electric mobility, European Union How Bellona came to be at the heart of the EU policy making arena: The story of Bellona Europa The independent non-profit organisation Bellona, founded in 1986, aims to meet and fight climate challenges through identifying and […]
November 15, 2016 Climate change, Energy Efficiency, Transport Putting an end to European truck industry’s exemption from the low-carbon transition The EU has long enjoyed a reputation as a global leader in climate diplomacy. This is, however, increasingly put into question, in light of […]
November 8, 2016 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels Big oil and gas pledge $1 billion for climate action over next decade: Here’s why this is just not enough Last Friday, 4 November 2016, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced an investment of $1 billion in low carbon technologies […]
November 7, 2016 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Transport Why labelling CCU as renewable would be detrimental for electro-mobility Labelling synthetic fossil fuels, produced with captured industrial CO2, as “renewable” in the new EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) […]
November 4, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Industrial Pollution, Renewable energy, Transport Bellona fights to prevent catastrophic ‘CO2 laundering’ through inclusion of CCU in EU ETS and RED BRUSSELS –On 26 October 2016 Bellona attended the “Valorisation of carbon emissions for a sustainable, competitive European industry” […]
November 2, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union, Renewable energy Press Release: Synthetic Fossil Fuels – backdoor subsidies, climate on the backburner Change to the Renewable Energy Directive will result in less actual renewables and more CO2 in the atmosphere
November 2, 2016 Climate change, Fossil fuels, Transport Germany considers banning fossil cars by 2030, signaling an electric future for European transport One year after the Dieselgate scandal sparked by Volkswagen, Germany – Europe’s largest car manufacturer has announced plans of banning […]
October 28, 2016 Climate change, Future energy system, Transport Bellona calls for EU targets requiring minimum sales of zero-emission vehicles The European Commission has conducted a public consultation as part of the revision process of the EU regulations setting CO2 emission […]
October 26, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Carbon Capture and Use in the EU ETS? – A risk of CO2 laundering preventing a permanent CO2 solution Drastically reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is necessary to reach the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. The permanent […]
