December 5, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union EU funding opportunities for full-scale CCS in the Nordics (Event) On the 22nd of November, Bellona organised a Breakfast Seminar, in Oslo (Norway), where representatives from the Norwegian government, the […]
November 28, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union First impressions of the Long-Term Strategy: A Clean Plan(et) For All Today, the European Commission published their Long-Term Strategy for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy. In […]
November 23, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Fossil fuels Report Launch: Industry in a Changing Climate Today, climate damaging emissions from heavy industry, such as steel, cement and chemicals, are responsible for a fifth of the EU’s total […]
November 5, 2018 Electric mobility, Transport Formula-E: Accelerating the race towards electrification Since the first days of Formula One, which dates back to 1950, there have been revolutionary changes to today’s modern passenger car. […]
October 26, 2018 Climate change, Electric mobility, European Union European Parliament promotes clean mobility, but misses opportunity to clean up construction sites The European Parliament’s plenary vote on the Clean Vehicles Directive yesterday has sent a strong signal in support of the procurement of […]
October 25, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union European Parliament calls for higher ambition and rejects anti-CCS recital Today, 25th of October 2018, the European Parliament voted on its position prior to the COP24 in Katowice, Poland, later this year. Key […]
October 18, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, European Union New IPCC report calls for drastic upscaling of climate ambition The IPCC’s long-awaited Special Report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’ issued an alarming message to policy makers calling for ‘rapid and […]
September 19, 2018 Electric mobility, European Union, Future energy system Volvo and Skanska take electric machinery to the next level The ‘Electric Site’ project will attempt to electrify a mining quarry thereby reducing emissions by 95% and proving that it is possible […]
September 13, 2018 Climate change, Electric mobility, Transport Bellona and Oslo Taxi team up on Clean Vehicle Day On Tuesday 4th of September, Bellona and Oslo Taxi teamed up for the 4th year in a row to showcase the progress of zero-emission taxis at […]
August 27, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change, Future energy system From a ‘waste disposal’ problem to a ‘CO2 industry’ opportunity Politicians, industry, academia and NGOs all gathered for the annual week of discussions and political events in Arendal, Norway earlier […]
August 10, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Bellona applauds Norwegian government decision to support CO2 capture The Norwegian government has given the green light for the detailed engineering design of a CO2 capture project at the waste incineration […]
July 30, 2018 European Union, Fossil fuels, Industrial Pollution Bellona response to EC consultation on the fitness check of the Ambient Air Quality Directives Around 500,000 Europeans die each year due to air pollution. In response to this, the European Commission has launched a ‘Fitness Check’ […]
July 3, 2018 Climate change, European Union, Transport What to expect from the Austrian EU Council Presidency on the climate and energy front As of July 1st 2018, Austria has taken over the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union for the 3rd time since joining the […]
June 20, 2018 Climate change, Electric mobility, European Union Why construction machinery must be included in the Clean Vehicles Directive Construction site machinery is responsible for a significant amount of air, noise, and climate pollution yet remains remarkably unregulated. […]
May 30, 2018 Climate change, Electric mobility, European Union Bellona event in European Parliament highlights the need to address construction site emissions within the Clean Vehicles Directive BRUSSELS – Last Thursday, 24th of May 2018, Bellona co-hosted an official EU Greenweek Partner event in the European Parliament with […]
May 18, 2018 European Union, Renewable energy The Renewable Energy Directive: Wasting renewable electricity? To make the most of the steadily growing renewable power and address the urgent need to tackle climate change, renewable electricity sources […]
May 17, 2018 Electric mobility, European Union, Future energy system Bellona welcomes EU Battery Strategy but concrete actions must follow BRUSSELS, 17 May 2018 – The European Commission has today published its third and final mobility package, consisting of a number of key […]
May 15, 2018 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change Norway Industrial CCS – Budget 2018. Research to continue, Government to proceed with at least one facility but investment decision deferred On Tuesday 15th May the Norwegian Government presented its revised Budget proposal to Parliament. The proposal sees new funding announced […]
May 3, 2018 Energy storage, Future energy system, Renewable energy Battery production in Innlandet county, Norway Access to cheap, renewable energy and specialized expertise creates great business opportunities for a large-scale production of high […]
April 16, 2018 Climate change, Transport Letter: Environmental safeguards needed for CCU fuels in the Renewable Energy Directive In light of the trilogue on the RED II taking place in early May, Bellona has, together with Transport&Environment, Zero Waste Europe, […]
