March 7, 2016 Climate change, Electric mobility, European Union, Future energy system, Transport Ambiguous EU directive risks unintentionally retarding EV uptake 2016 is set to be a busy year for the European Union, with a number of legislative processes currently underway on the climate and energy […]
February 29, 2016 European Union, International climate conferences What does the Paris Agreement mean for the EU? The EU’s climate and energy targets are based on an objective to limit temperature rise to 2°C rather than the newly agreed pursuit of […]
February 24, 2016 Bioenergy, European Union, Renewable energy, Transport Bioenergy in Europe’s ‘year of delivery’ Bioenergy policy in the EU is currently guided by the 2020 targets, which sets a 20% renewable energy target and a sub-target of 10% […]
February 16, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union, Future energy system, Gas EU presents gas strategy – while aiming to avoid fossil lock-in BRUSSELS: The European Commission today presented a package consisting of four legislative proposals which aim to enhance European energy […]
February 11, 2016 Bioenergy, Climate change, Energy Efficiency, International climate conferences World’s first ever cap on aviation emissions strengthens rationale for sustainably sourced biofuels Following years of negotiations, the United Nations aviation body, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), reached an […]
February 5, 2016 Arctic, Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system, Gas Norway goes to Brussels to dump its dirty fossil assets on Europe BRUSSELS: At the third annual EU-Norway Energy Conference in Brussels today, the EU’s Climate and Energy Commissioner Arias Cañete was […]
February 3, 2016 Electric mobility, Future energy system Fight against car maker lobby harder than anticipated Today, 3 February 2016, during its plenary vote in Strasbourg, environmentally conscious parties in the European Parliament failed to secure […]
February 2, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Where is the EU ETS reform at present? The first trading periods of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) exposed the scheme’s numerous flaws mainly tied to its failure to […]
January 26, 2016 Electric mobility, European Union, Future energy system Rectifying the EU’s emission testing regime: Where are we now? Following revelations about the commonplace nature of emission test manipulations across the entire car maker industry, the European […]
January 25, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Opening in Oslo: A world first for CCS Today a test plant for CO2-capture opened at the waste incineration plant at Klemetsrud, Oslo. This is the first time anywhere in the world […]
January 13, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Fossil fuels, Gas, International climate conferences, Oil Bellona hosts its 2nd ‘Energy and Climate Dialogue’ forum in Kiev 24 November 2015, Kiev – The Bellona Foundation held its 2nd “Energy and Climate Dialogue” forum, this time focusing on oil and gas […]
January 12, 2016 Climate change, Electric mobility, Energy storage, International climate conferences Year in Review: What 2015 has meant for electro-mobility 2015 has sure proven a turbulent year for the EU transport sector. The Volkswagen scandal opened the world’s eyes to the commonplace […]
January 12, 2016 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, International climate conferences Bellona hosts meeting in the heart of Europe to assist Ukraine in tackling its industrial emissions The Bellona Foundation recently established presence in Ukraine with the aid of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, where a three-year project […]
January 11, 2016 Climate change, International climate conferences What the Dutch Presidency promises for EU climate and energy policy On 1 January 2016 the Netherlands took over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Being one of the six […]
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 […]
