December 16, 2015 Electric mobility, Future energy system European Parliament says ‘NO’ to flawed car emission tests The European Parliament’s Environment Committee passed a resolution on 14 December 2015 blocking a controversial proposal that waters down […]
December 15, 2015 Bio-CCS, International climate conferences Press release: Bellona calls on European Commission for a negative emissions advisory body The COP21 finished last week with a 1.5°C target – this places renewed pressure on the EU to deliver quicker and bigger – […]
December 15, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, International climate conferences COP 21: Without twists or reservations, Bellona tells the truth behind CCS’s suboptimal pace of deployment By securing the agreement of nearly 200 countries to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the two-week […]
December 10, 2015 Arctic Transport and Shipping, Energy storage, Future energy system, International climate conferences, Solar The ‘Race for Water’ solar vessel hosts Bellona-led discussions on taking the Tesla revolution to the seas PARIS – On 8 December 2015, the Race for Water solar vessel provided the perfect venue for fruitful discussions on the transition […]
December 8, 2015 Electric mobility, Future energy system, International climate conferences Bellona talks energy storage on board the ‘Race for Water’ solar vessel PARIS – What better timing than the UN Climate Change Summit, COP 21, to talk about the disruptive effect of batteries on the transport […]
December 4, 2015 International climate conferences COP21 Week 2: Coming up at the Bellona-CICERO pavilion PARIS – After the first week of the climate conference saw the Norwegian Prime Minster Erna Solberg, Climate and Environment Minister […]
December 3, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy storage, International climate conferences Bellona puts electro-mobility in the spotlight at COP 21 PARIS – All eyes are turned on Paris as leaders from across the world are gathered to negotiate a future climate deal to safeguard our […]
December 1, 2015 Electric mobility, International climate conferences Mounting evidence of EU emissions testing sham The need for an urgent replacement of the currently in use NEDC system is becoming ever more apparent. Renault’s flagship Espace minivan […]
November 25, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change PRESS RELEASE: UK Tosses CCS Leadership Aside and risks Europe’s deep decarbonisation The UK government has quietly announced the cancellation of funding for the development of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology just […]
November 23, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage New report urges industry CCS action within the next decade The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP), of which Bellona is a leading member, recently released a new report entitled “CCS for industry: […]
November 20, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Electric mobility, Future energy system Commission’s 2015 State of the Energy Union: a positive surprise for CCS, but e-mobility omitted The European Commission released its Communication on the State of the Energy Union 2015 along with a number of reports, this week on 18 […]
November 19, 2015 Electric mobility Bellona calls on Commission to progress electromobility in Energy Union Electro-mobility is key to reach the Energy Union’s goals to decarbonise transport, to contribute to energy security and to create […]
November 16, 2015 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage Bellona Europa’s first Carbon-Negative Conference held in Brussels On November 9, 2015, Bellona Europa hosted a first Carbon-Negative Conference in Brussels, in what is hoped to become an annual event. The […]
November 13, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage CCS Plan for Europe presented in European Parliament On November 12, 2015, the European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) hosted a hearing on the steps […]
November 5, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Electric mobility, Energy Efficiency, Future energy system Draft report offers first glance at progress towards an Energy Union A fortnight before the European Commission is to release its Communication on the State of the Energy Union 2015, the appearance of a draft […]
November 3, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy Efficiency Audi and Porsche added to the list of ‘named and shamed’ cheating automakers In response to the recent revelations of Volkswagen having equipped around 11 million of its vehicles with defeat devices to produce […]
October 29, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy Efficiency With human lives in the balance, EU car lobby wins the fight to continue emitting on average four times the legal limit of deadly pollutants The conventional car maker industry has once again proven its influence on the EU policy making arena. Under shameless pressure from […]
October 28, 2015 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Electric mobility Bellona welcomes Oslo’s new climate action plan While the Norwegian government lags behind in terms of climate action, the recently elected Oslo city council is taking its climate […]
October 27, 2015 Climate change, International climate conferences UN climate talks: what should we expect from COP 21? From 19 to 23 October 2015 delegates from across the world assembled in Bonn, Germany, for the final round of official negotiations ahead of […]
October 26, 2015 Electric mobility, Energy storage, International climate conferences Report highlights Australia’s enormous energy storage potential A new report by the Climate Council, entitled “Powerful Potential: Battery Storage for Renewable Energy and Electric Cars”, […]
