March 18, 2021 Climate change, Transition NGO Alliance reply to European Commission request for expert advice on transition finance On the 18th of January, the European Commission issued a request to the Sustainable Finance Platform (SFP) to “provide advice on […]
March 16, 2021 Bio-CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, TEN-E Bio-CCS’ role on path to net-zero – dependent on legislative framework’s recognition of shipping and CO2 storage Tapping into ongoing discussions in Sweden on Bio-CCS’ vital role on the path to net-zero by 2050, Fabian Levihn from Stockholm EXERGI […]
March 12, 2021 Climate change CBAM report in the European Parliament presents several big wins for the climate The recent report adopted by the European Parliament supporting the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is a […]
March 4, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Industrial Pollution, Renewable energy Hydrogen in steel production: what is happening in Europe – part one The steel industry accounts for 4% of all the CO2 emissions in Europe and 22% of the industrial carbon emissions in Europe. Several […]
March 1, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, TEN-E Interview: TEN-E Recognition of CO2 Storage: Spark to light the flame of large-scale CO2 sequestration in Europe As part of the ongoing revision of the guidelines for Trans-European Energy Infrastructure (TEN-E) Regulation, Bellona Europa has together […]
February 18, 2021 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Future energy system, Gas EU RRF ‘Do No Harm’ criteria fail to safeguard the resilience of the recovery Last week the EU Commission published a note on the “Technical guidance on the application of ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH)” under […]
February 10, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage Norway proposes €200 per ton CO2 tax by 2030 Released on January 8, the white paper outlines how Norway will achieve a 45% reduction in emissions not falling under the Emissions Trading […]
February 2, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Industrial Pollution EU’s CCS decarbonisation efforts recognized across the Atlantic, EU must build on it Last week, the B20 took place in Italy where, in his first speech as the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry highlighted […]
January 27, 2021 European Union, Plastic Pollution EP calls for waste prevention and a low-carbon circular economy The ENVI Committee within the European Parliament adopted today a report welcoming the Circular Economy Action Plan released in March 2020. […]
January 27, 2021 Climate change, Transport How policies can prevent the SUV uptake SUVs emission have increased by 0,5% the past year while a drastic emission fall was registered across all the other sectors of the economy. […]
January 22, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, European Union The future of CCS in the Central and Eastern European Region CCS is now moving up on the climate agenda of many countries, as net-zero targets require a deep decarbonisation of the wider economy within […]
January 20, 2021 Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change How can recycling in the cement and concrete sector contribute to climate change mitigation? Cement production accounts for 8% of global emissions. It is the second-largest industrial emitter of CO2 after iron and steel. While the […]
January 19, 2021 European Union Climate change and sustainability in the Portuguese EU Council presidency agenda We took a look at the Portuguese EU presidency agenda. According to their programme, the three priorities driving their action will be: […]
January 11, 2021 European Union European Clean Hydrogen Alliance to kickstart its work As part of the European Industrial Strategy aimed at maintaining the EU industrial leadership, on 8th July 2020 the European Commission […]
January 6, 2021 European Union, TEN-E Open letter from 27 leaders in industry, academia, and civil society to include CO2 storage & multiple transport modalities in TEN-E As the process on TEN-E continues, Bellona Europa, alongside Clean Air Taskforce, issued a letter from leaders in industry, academia and […]
December 15, 2020 Climate change, European Union, Fossil fuels, Gas, TEN-E TEN-E Draft Regulation misses the ‘smart’ mark on climate and is not ‘EU Green Deal’ ready The much-anticipated draft TEN-E Regulation was released this afternoon. While important steps have been taken to align the TEN-E […]
December 15, 2020 Fossil fuels Fossil loopholes go dangerously unnoticed in EU Sustainable Finance Rules The EU’s new rules on sustainable finance has been a hotly debated topic throughout 2020. Changes to the criteria for climate mitigation […]
December 14, 2020 Carbon Dioxide Removal, Climate change, European Union European Council is misleading its citizens with a ‘net’ 2030 target The European Council has agreed to reduce the EU’s contribution to climate change by ‘at least 55%’ by 2030, by including carbon […]
December 11, 2020 Fisheries Novel feed sources to reduce climate emissions of Norwegian salmon farming The Bellona Foundation, the Norwegian Seafood Federation and seven major players in the fish feed industry have joined forces to improve the […]
November 25, 2020 Carbon Dioxide Removal, European Union Takeaways on defining Real and Credible Carbon Dioxide Removal Without setting basic principles, there is a risk that projects which claim to be carbon dioxide removal, will actually […]
